Chapter 1 of Biochar for Environmental Management up on Scribd

by Earthscan News 29. June 2009 09:21
We've come across another exciting new platform to share content from our books! The best thing is you can copy / paste the code and embed the reader in your own website (as demonstrated here). Watch out for more Earthscan book chapters coming soon... Earthscan_Biochar_Book_Ch1 (2) ... [More]

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Earthscan authors double up on prestigious Derek Cooper Award

by Earthscan News 26. June 2009 08:23
Geoff Tansey and Tasmin Rajotte, authors of The Future Control of Food, were joint winners of the 2009 Derek Cooper Award for Campaigning and Investigative Food Writing, it was announced yesterday. This was an unprecedented double-win for Geoff Tansey, who received the Derek Cooper Award for ... [More]

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David Schindler wins Sandford Fleming award

by Earthscan News 24. June 2009 03:44
Dr. David Schindler, co-author of The Algal Bowl: Overfertilization of the World's Freshwaters and Estuaries has received the Sandford Fleming award from the Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science. The award was given in recognition of being "a scientist who is able to ... [More]

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More reasons to be cheerful

by EdwardMilford 22. June 2009 11:48
Intersolar. Just the name of the event almost brings a smile to my face. The latest event in the series took place in Munich at the end of May. Over nine halls, 1400 companies exhibiting, 60,000 visitors. It is tangible proof that solar is now a sizable business, not a niche interest for enthusias... [More]

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Innovation Africa launch at Science Forum 2009

by Andrew Miller 19. June 2009 10:23
The Innovation Africa: Enriching Farmers’ Livelihoods book launch took place this week in Wageningen at the Science Forum 2009. The book was presented as part of a joint launch with Practical Action Publishing’s Farmer First Revisited, and the speakers included: Dr. Hansjörg ... [More]

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Solar consequences

by EdwardMilford 18. June 2009 09:51
It is rumoured that some of the EU-leaders who signed up to the renewables directive last year – the famous 20% of all energy to come from renewables by 2020 – did not quite understand what they were agreeing to. First, as a directive, this has legal implications and is no longer just ... [More]

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Globesity: How climate change and obesity draw from the same roots

by Earthscan News 16. June 2009 03:04
"We’re finding a lot of governments are taking the safe option of saying, ‘We need to educate people so they know what they should do.’ That completely ignores the causes of why people eat what they eat and why they aren’t very active...” Grist have publishe... [More]

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Earthscan author writes article for World Oceans Day

by Earthscan News 10. June 2009 06:08
To mark the first official World Oceans Day, BBC News online have posted an opinion piece on whales and marine protected areas by Earthscan author Erich Hoyt. You can read the article in full by following the links below. UK Version http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8089122.s... [More]

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Democracy in action - European Parliament elections

by EdwardMilford 8. June 2009 09:28
Watching a democratic count in action is inspiring. I attended the count for the European Elections in Camden, North London and seeing thousands and thousands of long ballot papers (there were 19 candidates) being carefully sorted, checked and counted all by hand in a period of just a few hours he... [More]

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