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An Evaluation of the Solar Award in Taiwan

Cheng, Muhan (2008-04-24)

The Solar Award in Taiwan is an annual contest that encourages professionals and students to submit innovative design projects that utilize solar photovoltaic material. Entries range from architectural and construction ...
AN EVALUATION OF THE TOXICITY OF ZINC OXIDE AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES TO Caenorhabditis elegans

Umakanth, Krithika (2011-04-29)

Nanoparticles, which are used in a large variety of commercial and industrial applications, have high surface reactivity, increasing production volume and unregulated release into the environment which might pose a health ...
Evaluation of Tiger Conservation in India: the use of comparative effectiveness research

Post, Gerald (2010-04-25)

Tigers, the largest of the felids, are now a globally threatened species with only approximately 3000 wild tigers surviving. India contains about 60% or 2000 of the animals, yet despite aggressive conservation efforts the ...
Evaluation of Triple Bottom Line Impacts of Resourceful Communities' Creating New Economies Fund

Furnish, Abigail; Kay, Alexandra; Xia, Shuang (2013-04-26)

Resourceful Communities is a program of The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit that promotes conservation and sustainable economic development. In 2001, Resourceful Communities established the Creating New Economies ...
Evaluation of Triple Bottom Line Impacts of Resourceful Communities' Creating New Economies Fund

Kay, Alexandra; Furnish, Abigail; Xia, Shuang (2013-04-26)

Resourceful Communities is a program of The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit that promotes conservation and sustainable economic development. In 2001, Resourceful Communities established the Creating New Economies ...
Evaluation of Triple Bottom Line Impacts of Resourceful Communities' Creating New Economies Fund

Furnish, Abigail; Kay, Alexandra; Xia, Shuang (2013-04-26)

Resourceful Communities is a program of The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit that promotes conservation and sustainable economic development. In 2001, Resourceful Communities established the Creating New Economies ...
AN EVALUATION OF WETLAND COMPENSATORY MITIGATION IN THE NEW YORK GREAT LAKES BASIN

Chin, Stephanie (2006-12)

An ongoing priority for EPA’s Wetlands Program is to determine the effectiveness of compensatory mitigation at offsetting impacts to wetlands and meeting the goal of ‘no net loss’ of wetland functions. The Army Corps of ...
An Evaluation Perspective on Environmental Management Information Systems Software Selection using a Principle Agency Framework

Mann, Tejinder (2012-04-27)

As organizations thrive to become more sustainable there has been a significant increase in the use of Environmental Management Systems (EMS), specifically adhering to International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ...
Evalutation of payments for ecosystem services in the valley region of Bolivia

Hoffman, Cassie Ann (2009-04-24)

Market based mechanisms are proliferating around the globe as a means to offer direct economic incentives for protecting and conserving ecosystem services. Among the ecosystem services being marketed, payments for watershed ...
The Evolution of Energy Flows through the Economy: A Thermodynamic Perspective

Woollacott, Jared (2011-04-27)

Over time, the U.S. economy has continued to reduce its energy and materials intensities while at the same time increasing its total energy throughput. Taking the perspective of the economy as a system of evolving ...
EXAMINING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IN GATES COUNTY, NC: THE COMPETING INTERESTS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND MILITARY READINESS

Field, Joanna (2009-04-24)

Citizens of rural Gates County, NC, have organized to oppose the Navy’s siting of an outlying landing field (OLF) in their community, which would potentially displace people from their homes and businesses, restrict access ...
Examining Predictors of Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (Pbdes) Among Chinese University Students

Gloekler, Lauren (2013-04)

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame-retardant compounds common in furniture, textiles, plastics, and electronic items. Throughout the use and disposal of products, PBDEs may enter the indoor or outdoor ...
Examining the Barriers to Sustainable Power at Duke Energy: The Non-Profit vs. Corporate Perspectives

Kim, Eleanor (2009-04-21)

Electric utilities throughout the United States are under increasing pressure by the government, the public and environmental groups to make the transition to clean power as urgency over the need to address climate change ...
Examining the Effects of Changing Coastline Processes on Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Nesting Habitat

Varela-Acevedo, Elda (2009-04-23)

Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are severely depleted in the Wider Caribbean Region due to over-exploitation, as well as habitat loss and degradation. Hawksbills typically rely on narrow, steeply sloping ...
Examining the Feasibility of using Coal Mine Drainage as a Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid

Kondash, Andrew (2013-04-26)

Much of the current concern about hydraulic fracturing revolves around the treatment and disposal of wastewaters that come up out of the well after fracturing has occurred. These “produced waters” and “flowback waters” ...
EXHIBIT DESIGN AT THE GASKIN MUSEUM OF MARINE LIFE, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA

Vos, Erin (2003)

Public outreach and education can effectively improve human behavior toward the natural environment. While communication between the scientific community and the general public is often challenging, scientists can bring ...
Expanding alternative energy in North Carolina: A tool for educating the public

Eggers, Kathryn (2007-05)

Interest in improving energy efficiency and expanding renewable energy are gaining momentum around the country and North Carolina is no exception. The state legislature is currently considering several bills to encourage ...
Expanding the Life Cycle Analysis Boundaries for Corn-based Ethanol to Include Land-Use Change: Implications for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bolcar, Kathleen (2007-08-27)

Current life cycle analyses of corn-based ethanol assume that CO2 fluxes from soils are negligible. This paper asks if it is necessary to include this flux for corn grown on lands previously enrolled in the Conservation ...
Expert Assessments of Retrofitting Coal-fired Power Plants with Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

Chung, Timothy (2009-04-24)

Carbon dioxide capture and storage is an emerging set of technologies that can contribute to significant reductions in CO2 emissions. However, a substantial amount of uncertainty belies the technical and economic feasibility ...
Exploring Stakeholders' View of Management Effectiveness in Kenting National Park, Taiwan

Wu, Tai-Ying (2010-04-27)

The Kenting National Park was established in 1984, and it is the first national park in Taiwan. The coastal environment and the high human population make it difficult to balance the environmental protection and local ...