Science Education & Policy

How Useful Is The Environmental Performance Index (EPI)?

For countries without their own environmental monitoring systems, the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) can be useful for working out where there is a need for action in environmental policy making, but otherwise there are already better ways of gettin ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 29 2008 - 10:29am

X-Pubs 2008 Announces JustSystems Gold Sponsorship- JustSystems Provide Reception And Educational Workshop

LONDON, February 29 /PRNewswire/-- Europe's Largest XML Publishing and Component CMS (CCMS) Conference announces leading XML solutions provider JustSystems will be Gold Sponsor of X-Pubs 2008 and provide attendee reception and Sunday Content Workshop ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 29 2008 - 11:31am

Wood Supply Analysis Report Outlines Responsible Forest Thinning

One thing has long been clear. Not thinning forests has been a disaster for the environment. Groups normally at loggerheads have reached a consensus on responsible forest management and it identifies the potential volume of wood resources available from mo ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 29 2008 - 1:47pm

Further Postponement On Sanction Allowed For North East Lincs Vet

LONDON, March 1 /PRNewswire/-- The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has this week decided to further postpone its decision on the sanction of a Lincolnshire veterinary surgeon who had appeared before the Committee a year ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 1 2008 - 3:31am

WIREC 2008: Germany's Renewable Energies Industry Provides Advantages To International Investors

WASHINGTON D.C., March 3 /PRNewswire/-- With oil prices exceeding US$100 a barrel, the United States, and the world, is being forced to recognize that fossil fuels may not only be damaging the environment, but also losing their competitive edge regarding ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 3 2008 - 4:30am

Study: Positron Emission Tomography Says Endorphins And "Runner's High" Not A Myth

Throughout the world, amateurs, experts and the media agree that prolonged jogging raises people's spirits. And many believe that the body’s own opioids, so called endorphins, are the cause of this. But in fact this has never been proved until now. Re ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 3 2008 - 10:30am

Study: Correlation Between Low Testosterone And Depression In Men

Older men with lower free testosterone levels in their blood appear to have higher prevalence of depression, according to a new report. Depression affects between 2 percent and 5 percent of the population at any given time, according to background informat ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 3 2008 - 4:57pm

Microsoft, Ventana Research & Prodiance To Host Online Seminar Entitled: '21st Century Spreadsheets- Business Value Driver Or C

SAN RAMON, California, March 3 /PRNewswire/-- Prodiance Corporation, the leading provider of enterprise spreadsheet management solutions, today announced that it will host an online seminar with Microsoft and Ventana Research for senior executives entitle ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 3 2008 - 7:31pm

Microsoft Announces Worldwide Availability Of Office Live Workspace Beta

REDMOND, Washington, March 4 /PRNewswire/--- Customers get immediate access to the new service that extends Microsoft Office, provides anywhere access to documents and enables sharing functionality. Microsoft Corp today announced the public availability o ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 4 2008 - 12:30am

Supermicro SuperBlade(TM) Servers Chosen For CERN Project

SAN JOSE, California, March 4 /PRNewswire/--- Superior Computational Performance, Scalability, and Power Efficiency Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced that its d ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 4 2008 - 2:30am