SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT NEWS

Technology, Climate Change and the Ohio Environment

A leading international conservation group says sturgeon species such as the beluga -- prized for their caviar -- are being pushed to the brink of extinction by overfishing and environmental degradation. But the one sturgeon species native to the Great Lakes region is actually increasing and considered least threatened by the The International Union for Conservation of Nature.  Full story »

Procter & Gamble Co. said today it will launch a major multimedia "Future Friendly" campaign late this month. Besides TV and online ads, there will be new labeling for products in stores meant to save water, energy and waste. Full story »

Customers of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District who have seen a steady stream of rates increases are questioning why the agency needs to spend $300,000 advertising.  Full story »

A local commercial real estate group and others are lining up against the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District's plan to charge property owners a fee to manage storm water and pay for projects to reduce flooding and control erosion across the region.  Full story »

The way the world deals with human waste . . . or doesn't deal with it . . . can mean the difference between life and death, an author says. Full story »

The new land purchase is the first of eight, totaling 168 acres, that are expected to be made this year at a cost of $2.6 million. Full story »

The first phase of a four-part plan to extend the Towpath Trail into downtown Cleveland looks set to go in the summer of 2012. Full story »

Under pending legislation to cap greenhouse gases, the U.S. government would auction emission allowances, funneling as much as $3 billion from the annual proceeds into rain forest protection. U.S. companies facing carbon controls could meet part of their obligations by investing as much as $13 billion a year by 2020 to preserve forests. Full story »

Folks with an interest in subjects such as evolution and rocket science are gathering at Great Lakes Brewing Co. in Cleveland at the Science Cafe -- enjoying a drink while talking about nanotechnology, Cleveland's bridges and sleep disorders. Full story »

The report says agencies like Ohio's Division of Wildlife are primarily funded by hunters, which leads to "game-focused programs and spending . . . to meet the needs of a narrow base rather than broader public interest."  Full story »

The utility also paid developers big sums to build all-electric homes and discouraged homeowners from switching to gas when they had the chance. Full story »

Christopher DellaCorte of Sharon Township has won a Quality and Safety Achievement Recognition for analyzing a balky part of the International Space Station and advising astronauts in what his employer, NASA Glenn Research Center, calls 'the largest lube job in space.' The astronauts repaired a huge joint that helps power the International Space Station, avoiding the need to send up... Full story »

The Cleveland HeartLab, formed in late 2009, has raised money and expanded its operations as it carves out a place in the local field of cardiovascular technology. Full story »

Sounding a familiar clean-energy theme, President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced details of a proposed energy rebate program he hopes will spur demand for insulation and water heaters -- and jobs for hurting Americans. Full story »

Ramon "Ray" Lugo, the No. 2 executive at Cleveland’s NASA Glenn Research Center, is now the facility's acting director, the space agency announced Monday. Lugo temporarily fills the post vacated by center director Woodrow Whitlow, who was promoted last month to NASA’s associate administrator for mission support, overseeing most management operations at the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. A search for... Full story »