Air pollution via small particulate matter (PM) from diesel fumes and other sources is of growing concern in urban areas, and contributes to poor air quality. In European urban areas, PM pollution often exceeds World Health Organization (WHO) safe levels for human wellbeing. In response to this, the European Commission has encouraged researchers to develop a low-cost, sustainable material that captures these particles in order to clean the air1. This study created a new PM capture material using sustainable chemical processes where the carbon footprint and energy use of the production process of the remediation material is taken into account. The newly developed porous material is called ‘SUNSPACE’ (an acronym derived from ‘(SUstaiNable materials Synthesized from By-products and Alginates for Clean air and better Environment’).

Risk assessments of potential bird mortality caused by planned wind farms should be assessed at the scale of the individual turbine rather than the whole farm, according to new research. It indicated that risk assessments made prior to building are not predicting the actual level of mortality when the farm is built.

Biogas production from waste and manure has the potential to make a contribution to environmental, energy and climate policy objectives. However, farmer engagement has remained persistently low. A new study, involving 461 Danish farmers, has investigated their willingness to participate in collective biogas investment (where two or more farmers collectively own a biogas plant). The study suggests that the majority of farmers are willing to participate in partnership-based biogas investment (PBI) and identifies the main factors driving willingness to participate and the intensity of participation. These findings are relevant to policymaking aimed at increasing biogas production and stakeholder engagement.

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Farmers have been thrown a lifeline – but this time it’s to help them cash in on what could be one of their best years.

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An 81-year-old painting enthusiast has won a competition with a painting that epitomises the disastrous effects climate change could have on London.

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LYNCHBURG —Administrative oversight of maintenance and land use services for the counties of Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, and Prince Edward has started to relocate from the old Dillwyn Residency site on Rosney Road in the Town of Dillwyn to the newly constructed Farmville site on Commerce Road in the Town of Farmville.

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Qatar will acquire 30 percent of Total's participating interest in select blocks in the Campeche basin.

Video captured by salmon farmers shows a bald eagle grabbed by an octopus — and then the farmers stepped in.

Officials will offer money to owners of environmentally sensitive farmland if they idle it in a conservation program instead of growing crops.

Food and Water Watch parodies “Portlandia’s” awesome chicken sketch to make a point about factory farming inspections and urges consumers to take action.

The projections paint an unsettling picture of New York's future: A city where by the 2050s, 800,000 people could be living in a flood zone.

Actress delivered a 7.5-pound baby girl at her Pennsylvania farm on July 2.

The island country is currently experiencing a harrowing seasonal infestation of the Malagasy migratory locust.

No one gets more excited about iceberg season than camera-toting Canadian Mark Gray.

In the next decade, the tropics will suffer unprecedented climate change effects, long before the Arctic and its polar bears see big shifts.

Researchers study ants and their complex, productive societies to help address some of human society's most pressing challenges.

Brian Zenowich will sometimes spend his workdays doing a little arm-in-arm dancing. His dance partners manage to stay in step, duplicating his every move almost

Sometimes, the big guns in Congress aim to keep stuff 'away' from their states. Senator Harry Reid and the tale of Yucca Mountain is a prime example.

These symbols of good luck from around the world might just improve your energy in the universe.

Seven-time Tour de France champion to become first person in America to own the new green car.

Lance Armstrong joins a new media campaign to market the innovative 2011 Nissan Leaf.

Seven-time Tour de France champion is first person in America to own automaker's new electric car.

Meet the author, farmer, entrepreneur and leader of the local food movement as he shares his thoughts on modern farming and the needs of animals.

Actress Scarlett Johansson once again says she would enjoy being an organic farmer when her Hollywood career is over.

Innovative program seeks to match landowners with people who will lease their land for organic farming.

Shanghai's largest organic farm branches out into the hospitality industry. The first step? Constructing a visitors center from over 70 shipping containers.

A 30-week Urban Farm School program begins on April 1 at the Ashevillage Institute and Sanctuary in North Carolina.

'Betting The Farm' tells the story of a group of organic milk farmers called MOO Milk is struggling to keep their small operations alive.

After graduating from college, Daniel Mays followed his heart back to the land and has been working to build his own small organic farm up here in Maine.

The organic produce company may sell nationally, but it still keeps a roadside stand in Central California where people can buy organic produce and much more.

Here's your chance to prove it. Cast your vote and propel your local market into the top 100 farmers market in the nation.

This 753-acre piece of Southern history is located only 30 miles from downtown Nashville.

This book takes you on a journey to an organic Japanese farm through personal stories and recipes.

An honest story from an organic Japanese farm about what to do with an unneeded goat.

This diverse magazine covers it all. When discussing goats, topics covered included recipes, raising them, their manure and more.

We can thank 3 important books published in the 1940s for the certified organic produce we see in stores today.

The mini-farm isn't just for tasty food — the Veg-01 experiment will test how well lettuce and other large plants grow in orbit.

Actor graces the cover of Wine Spectator magazine along with his winemaking partner, Marc Perrin.

One of the world's oldest professions is gaining popularity among America's youth, thanks to demand for organic food and a desire to get back to basics.

The Peaceful Belly Farm in Hailey, Idaho, found a unique way to advertise a plant sale.

King Of Pops founder, Steven Carse, recently purchased a 68-acre farm to grow ingredients for his all-natural ice pops.

From backyard chicken keepers to serious sheep shearers, these online storytellers live up the rural life.

These pioneers are sprouting produce indoors, no soil or sunlight required.