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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Pesticides threaten bees
28 Jan 2011

Pesticides threaten bees

by Treebeard | posted in: Bees, Health, Nature | 1

Evidence is mounting that the use of neonicotinoids, a form of pesticide that mimics nicotine, is responsible for the deaths of bees, by disorienting them so that they cannot return to the hive or find food.  Names to look out … Continued

bees, pesticides
Tree planting events taking place across the UK
25 Jan 2011

Tree planting events taking place across the UK

by Ammasadele | posted in: Nature | 0

There are tree planting events taking place across the UK in the next couple of months – please see link for ones in your area. http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/take-part/events/Pages/events-in-woods.aspx

Tree planting opportunities
18 Jan 2011

Tree planting opportunities

by Treebeard | posted in: Planting trees | 0

Tree planting events in the South East, Central and Northern England.

Planting trees, Woodland Trust
Plants purify water
16 Jan 2011

Plants purify water

by Treebeard | posted in: Cleaning, plants, Recycling | 0

French scientists are investigating the ways plants can be used to purify water [from the Guardian Weekly 14/1/11], using plant fibres in the roots to digest or trap contaminants.   See Flickr pages 1 & 2. Compare the way nettle … Continued

plants, pollution, remedy
Solar energy | Developments
15 Jan 2011

Solar energy | Developments

by Treebeard | posted in: Electricity, Renewables, Technology | 0

Scientists from the California Institute of Technology (CIT) have developed a new solar cell technology that they say absorbs up to 96 percent of “incident” light. Experimental tests revealed that the new cells operate at around a 90 percent quantum … Continued

California, CIT, photovoltaic, solar

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