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Increasing Corn Production while Reducing Fertilizer Pollution
…effectiveness and uptake, reducing runoff into streams and waterways. The project will help Corn Belt communities increase food production for a growing world, reduce costs and reduce pollution. Cornell: Harold…
Improving Energy Cost and Scalability of Algal Biofuels
…important alternative to plant-based biofuels, yet algal biofuel technology has a major limitation: current methods for removing water from the algae at harvest expend more energy than is harvested. Researchers…
Mineral Resources and Sustainability: Environmental and Social Considerations for Mineral Resource Development in Ecuador
The green energy revolution will require a significant increase in the use of mineral resources for the renewable energy technologies required for a low carbon future. Large-scale mineral extraction industries…
Horace Owiti Onyango (Natural Resources & the Environment)
…to water-dependent communities, particularly small-scale fishing communities near Lake Victoria, Kenya. Harmful microcystins from HABs can adversely affect human and animal health. The vulnerable fishing households, reliant on contaminated water…
Evaluation of State and Federal Policies for Impact on Water Quality (TNC)
Despite decades and billions of dollars to support conservation, nutrient loads continue to increase while adoption of conservation practices remains relatively low, limiting the ability to meet freshwater biodiversity goals…