November 11th, 2011

An investigation of water issues by an Austin writer and environmentalisthas revived the tactic of shaming high water users like celebrity bike competitor Lance Armstrong to make a point about water conservation in the drought-stricken state.
Paul Robbins asked the Austin Water Utility to release the records for the top residential water users in Austin for fiscal 2011, which just ended Oct. 30.

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September 28th, 2011

A University of Arkansas study suggests that “lifetime” savings claims on product labels are not the most effective method to reach consumers regarding the benefits and potential savings from using energy-efficient products.

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September 12th, 2011

University of Arkansas researchers are taking grape skins left from making wine and juice and using “green” processes to extract powerful antioxidants that can be used in health products.

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September 7th, 2011

Transportation researchers at the University of Arkansas are working to develop a national decision-support system to help local, state and federal law-enforcement and emergency-management agencies identify commercially important rivers and infrastructure that may be especially vulnerable to a terrorist attack or natural disaster.

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May 5th, 2011

LOS ANGELES — Bees play an important role in agriculture, pollinating crops and providing us with the natural sweetener, honey. Environmental stresses are taking their tolls on the insects, however, and this year’s Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement has gone to researcher May Berenbaum, who is studying solutions to the bee crisis.

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December 3rd, 2010

ICLEI USA, an association of mayors and local government leaders, has sent a delegation to the Cancun Climate Conference (COP16) to let negotiators and other leaders know that cities have an important role to play in fighting climate action.

Mayors from around the world recently met in Mexico City to discuss ways to curb greenhouse gases.

The delegation will be delivering the Mexico City Pact, signed by 138 cities at the Mayors Climate Conference, held in November in Mexico City. The signor cities have pledged to address climate change at the local level.

Mayor Patrick Hays, City of North Little Rock, AR, Corporate President and Chair of the Board of Directors, ICLEI USA and Martin Chávez, Executive Director of ICLEI USA and three-term mayor of Albuquerque, NM, are leading the delegation to Cancun. They will join hundreds of local government representatives from across the world gathered for the two-week conference that hopes to further global agreements around climate change.

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