Latest News
Raw cheese recalled nationwidePublished Topix.net 9/2/2010 1:16:26 AM
Morningland Dairy of Mountain View, Missouri, is recalling 68,957 pounds of cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and also has the potential to be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus.
http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2010 ... Robbery cited as motive in slaying of Polk County farm couplePublished Topix.net 9/2/2010 10:13:53 PM
Stolen credit cards and jewelry belonging to the slain Polk County organic farmers were taken by their 20-year-old son, leading authorities to determine that the son and his girlfriend plotted to kill his parents for money, officials said Wednesday.
http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2010 ... Commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact, study findsPublished Science Daily 9/3/2010 11:09:08 AM
Side-by-side comparisons of organic and conventional strawberry farms and their fruit found the organic farms produced more flavorful and nutritious berries while leaving the soil healthier and more genetically diverse. The study is among the most comprehensive of its kind, analyzing 31 chemical and
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/ ... Report: More than three million electric vehicles to be sold by 2015Published Business Green 9/2/2010 2:48:00 AM
Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 09:48:00 Pike Research releases bullish projections for global electric vehicle demand By 2015 the auto industry will have put 3.2 million electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on the world's roads, according to research released this week...
http://feeds.businessgreen.com/c/554/f/7118/s ... Caltech Chemists Develop Simple Technique to Visualize Atomic-Scale StructuresPublished California Institute of Technology 9/3/2010 10:29:17 AM
Researchers at Caltech have devised a new techniqueusing a sheet of carbon just one atom thickto visualize the structure of molecules. The technique, which was used to obtain the first direct images of how water coats surfaces at room temperature, can also be used to image a potentially unlimited
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Latest Bids
the STATE OF MICHIGAN weather doorsPublished Department of Transportation 9/2/2010
The Request for Quotation number is DTMA4Q 10062 and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-39. This acquisition is a FULL AND OPEN for The NAICS is 332321. The contract type will be a firm-fixed-priced price. This is a combined
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/MARAD/WR/DTMA4Q10 ... B--Agriculture Inspection Resources Allocation ModelPublished Department of Homeland Security 9/2/2010
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/USCS/PDDC20229/20 ... Synopsis for Architect-Engineering Services Capabilities Package RequestPublished Department of the Air Force 9/2/2010
FA4600-10-R-9998Synopsis for Architect-Engineering Services Capabilities Package Request Architect-Engineering (A-E) Services for indefinite delivery type contracts for the design and investigation of construction projects on Offutt AFB and off-site facilities in the eastern Nebraska area. The
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/ACC/55CONS/FA460 ... Synopsis for Civil/Structural A/E Capabilities Package RequestPublished Department of the Air Force 9/2/2010
FA4600-10-R-9991Synopsis for Civil/Structural A/E Capabilities Package Request Civil/Structural Services for indefinite delivery type contracts for the design and investigation of construction projects on Offutt AFB and off-site facilities in the eastern Nebraska area. The following engineering and
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/ACC/55CONS/FA460 ... NOTE - RECOVERY TAS::14 1041::TAS RECOVERY GRSM 054757 Resurface Clingmans Dome Road.Furnish and install the traffic control cabinet, delete the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act sign, posts and associated hardware, cap stone repairs, provide ...Published Department of the Interior 9/2/2010
RECOVERY TAS::14 1041::TAS RECOVERY GRSM 054757 Resurface Clingmans Dome RoadFurnish and install the traffic control cabinet, delete the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act sign, posts and associated hardware, cap stone repairs, provide a paved waterway to handle site drainage, change the silt
https://www.fbo.gov/notices/8b7beda3c1f4a59a9 ...
Latest Awards
Muster Construction, PO Box 696 Solicitation: PRESOLICITATION - RECOVERY?McGillivary Complex Improvements- Kootenai National Forest 9/2/2010
THIS IS AN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) PROCUREMENT. The resulting contract will utilize funds provided by the AMERICAN RECOVERY AND
$1,380,188.00
ELEVATOR SURVEYS LLC [DUNS: 831007807],11 W 26TH ST,CHICAGO IL 60616Solicitation: H--Vertical Transportation Certifications 9/2/2010
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5
$36,059.00
BLACK & VEATCH SPECIAL PROJECTS CORP (603168931) 6601 COLLEGE BLVD OVERLAND PARK, KS 66211-1504Solicitation: PRESOLICITATION - RECOVERY--C--PROJECT NUMBER 12047, Kentucky Lock and Dam, Tennessee River, KY 8/20/2010
RECOVERY - PER FAR 5.7 THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY; THEREFORE FAR 5.203 DOES NOT APPLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY T
$251,028.00
Various - See Below, Area One (Hub City - Spokane, WA) Solicitation: PRESOLICITATION - ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING SERVICES IDIQ CONTRACTS, EASTERN SERVICE CENTER, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE, REGION 10 8/19/2010
***SYNOPSIS FOR ARCHITECT-ENGINEER IDIQ CONTRACT ***This request is being solicited as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The size standard determinati
$5,000,000.00
NTVI Enterprises, LLC, 814 W. Diamond Ave. Suite 220, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 USSolicitation: (Recovery) GSA/NCR Design-Build Construction Project Funded by the Recovery Act (Johnson Building and 601-4th St, NW) 8/18/2010
RECOVERY ACTThis is a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Design-Build projects with the U.S General Services Administration's (GSA) NationalCapitol region
$4,200,000.00
Latest Jobs
Assistant Professor - University of Washington School of Nursing - Seattle, WAPublished Indeed.com 9/3/2010 11:11:11 AM
applications and nominations for: Assistant Professor for an open, full time (100% FTE) tenure-eligible... development. Assistant Professor position - Community... From APHA - 02 Sep 2010 06:01:18 GMT - job details - View all Seattle jobs
http://www.indeed.com/rc/clk?jk=7f194b4238f02 ... Assistant Professor - Arizona State University - ArizonaPublished Indeed.com 9/3/2010 6:46:19 AM
Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Arizona State... an Assistant Professor in
chemistry with expertise in toxicology, forensics, and/or
environmental science... From Chronicle of Higher Education - 03 Sep 2010 13:46:19 GMT - job details - View all jobs
http://www.indeed.com/rc/clk?jk=91c2058128e70 ... Assistant Professor job - Environmental Microbial Ecology - Baylor University - Waco, TXPublished Indeed.com 9/3/2010 11:11:01 AM
Assistant Professor job - Environmental Microbial Ecology Position: Assistant Professor Employer: Baylor... Ecological, Earth and
Environmental Sciences programs... From ResearchGATE - 29 Aug 2010 08:25:34 GMT - job details - View all Waco jobs
http://www.indeed.com/rc/clk?jk=43351f8160224 ... Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies - Denison University - Granville, OHPublished Indeed.com 9/3/2010 7:05:41 AM
Basic Function: The Denison Environmental Studies Program... ecological anthropology, environmental education, environmental history, environmental justice, and... From InsideHigherEd.com - 03 Sep 2010 14:05:41 GMT - job details - View all Granville jobs
http://www.indeed.com/rc/clk?jk=cb0de0ffef6ab ... Assistant Professor International Environmental Policy - Colby College - Waterville, MEPublished Indeed.com 9/3/2010 11:10:56 AM
the Colby Environmental Studies Program.
Position Overview:
Colby College and the Environmental Studies... environmental politics, environmental justice... From Justmeans - 02 Sep 2010 16:03:53 GMT - job details - View all Waterville jobs
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Latest Documents
Retrofitting Short Span Precast Channel Beam Bridges Constructed without Shear ReinforcementPublished ASCE 9/1/2010 9:42:42 PM
Ernest Heymsfield and Stephan A. Durham This paper investigates retrofitting precast, non-prestressed, channel beams (PCB) used at short span bridges to improve beam shear strength and consequently beam ductility. Three retrofit approaches were investigated: applying carbon fiber reinforced polymer
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592. ... Improved Optimization Formulations for Launching Nose of Incrementally Launched Prestressed Concrete BridgesPublished ASCE 9/1/2010 9:42:40 PM
Arturo N. Fontan, Jacobo M. Diaz, Aitor Baldomir, and Santiago Hernandez The conventional design process of a launching nose of an incrementally launched bridge is based on trial and error method to reduce bending moment of prestressed concrete deck at the foremost support during launch. In this
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592. ... Change of chlorophyll fluorescence transients in Arabidopsis plants irradiated with low-dose radiation using a gamma phytotronPublished Environmental Expert 8/31/2010 5:21:46 AM
The present study characterised chlorophyll fluorescence transients significantly altered in Arabidopsis leaves upon exposure to gamma radiation for 7.5 days at a low-dose rate of 0.8 Gy day-1 in a gamma phytotron. The JIP transients of Kautsky fluorescence induction were substantially affected by
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/environmental- ... On combining vision-based hybrid classifiers for weeds detection in precision agriculturePublished Environmental Expert 8/31/2010 5:54:10 AM
One objective in precision agriculture is to minimise the volume of herbicides that are applied to the fields through the use of site-specific weed management systems. This paper outlines an automatic computer vision system for the detection and differential spraying of Avena sterilis, a noxious
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/environmental- ... Determining flammability of SpillFix Universal Organic AbsorbentPublished Environmental Expert 8/27/2010 1:28:11 AM
SpillFix Universal Organic Absorbent is an industrial absorbent product made from natural coir (coconut husk). Flammability tests (as detailed below) have determined that the product is a Not Readily Combustible Solid, and is unlikely to catch fire even after absorbing flammable spills.Determining
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Latest Opinions
Cannabis Electric Cars: Canada 1, U.S. 0Published Change.org 8/28/2010 12:15:31 AM
Hippies, rejoice: The world's first cannabis electric car may soon hit the roads of Canada. And guess what? The amusing auto is a truly inspiring feat of engineering.
Developed by Alberta-based Motive Industries, the car prototype—known as the Kestrel—is made from a biocomposite partly derived from
http://environment.change.org/blog/view/canna ... Reviving anarchy for the sake of sustainabilityPublished Energy Bullentin 8/26/2010 5:30:51 AM
One thing that fascinates me about political theorist Murray Bookchin’s writing is how prescient it is. His essay, “Ecology and Revolutionary Thought,” was written in 1965, six years before Earth Day, and almost a half-century before now. Yet its content is as relevant as ever, if not more so, given
http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2010-08 ... Save it for the combinePublished Energy Bullentin 8/24/2010 7:39:49 AM
I have been visiting A2R Farms outside of Corvallis Oregon all year. They are a former conventional grass seed farm transitioning to organic seed crops, primarily for local distribution. I watched as they planted the fields and as the crops grew flax, chick peas, sunflowers and wheat. And as
http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2010-08 ... Can The Green Be Greened?Published Change.org 8/17/2010 11:42:38 AM
The "Wetlands Golf Course" in Aberdeen, Maryland, is always good for a chuckle when I pass it just off the I-95, on my frequent route between New York and DC. How much more ironic can you get? Golf courses destroy natural wetlands, or sometimes create new ones that are poor imitations of the real
http://environment.change.org/blog/view/can_t ... Austerity, social consequences, and more on the Big SocietyPublished Environmental Expert 8/10/2010 5:35:07 AM
David Cameron and Nick Clegg reminded their Ministers this week that reducing the Government`s debt is the only game in town, but are they focusing on the wrong type of austerity?Economies always move in bust and boom cycles, the best that politicians can ever do is alter the frequency and depth of
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