Plant Ecology

China's lead in race for new nuclear plants could create UK skills famine (Guardian Unlimited)

29 Aug 2008

Britain's plans for new nuclear power stations will face a fierce challenge for skills and resources

Texas Builder Makes Recycled Paper Bricks (KPRC Local 2 Houston)

28 Aug 2008

HOUSTON -- A Texas Hill Country businessman is taking trash to create homes with recycled paper bricks, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday. Zach Rabon mixes paper with cement and water to create building supplies. Sixty-five percent of each 17-pound cement brick is crated from recycled paper.

Environmentalists spar over South Stream (UPI)

28 Aug 2008

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Bulgarian and Russian officials Thursday sparred over the environmental impact of the proposed South Stream natural gas pipeline on the Black Sea.