The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating – Well Blog – NYTimes.com
Nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden has created several lists of healthful foods people should be eating but aren’t. But some of his favorites, like purslane, guava and goji berries, aren’t always available at regular grocery stores. I asked Dr. Bowden, author of “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth,” to update his list with some favorite foods that are easy to find but don’t always find their way into our shopping carts. Here’s his advice.
Farming Fuel in Middle Eastern Salt Marshes
A new biofuels project at Abu Dhabi's Masdar Institute of Science and Technology will unite Boeing, Honeywell and others in search of a system to produce fuel and other useful products from biomass and seawater. The Sustainable Bioenergy Research Project is focused on integrating aquaculture and farming to create a closed-loop system that thrives in areas where fresh water is scarce.
Landfill gas power system earns EPA award
The Environmental Protection Agency has honored the city of Sioux Falls and POET for a landfill gas project that offsets significant energy for process steam at POET Biorefining – Chancellor. "As this award signifies, POET wants to do more than produce renewable fuels. We want to use renewable energy to power our production process as well." - POET Chief Operating Officer James Moe.
eSolar Licenses Technology for China’s First Solar Thermal Plant
Concentrating solar power (CSP) company eSolar has licensed its technology to Penglai Electric, a privately-owned Chinese electrical power equipment manufacturer,...
Listening to Mozart can help premature babies gain weight
Playing Mozart to premature babies can help them gain weight, according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper said that new...
Mining Brown Gold for Dairy Farmers
By Alyssa Danigelis A new dairy in Texas promises to green the farming process and put more money in farmers’...
New drive to harness wave power
In a bleakly beautiful island landscape, some strange new sights are emerging. In the turbulent waters off the shores of...
Eco-Friendly SUV Gets a Hydrogen Mileage Boost
When researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) participated in a test drive for a hydrogen fuel cell SUV that reached the equivalent of a 431-mile driving range, it wasn't just California dream. The research team, along with Toyota, recently completed a 331 mile round trip drive between Torrance and San Diego, Calif., driving two Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles — Advanced (FCHV-adv).
Remarkably, Medicines to Deter Cancers Are Not Taken
Many Americans do not think twice about taking medicines to prevent heart disease and stroke. But cancer is different. Much of what Americans do in the name of warding off cancer has not been shown to matter, and some things are actually harmful. Yet the few medicines proved to deter cancer are widely ignored.
Release of U.S. Offshore Wind Energy: A Path Forward
The U.S. Offshore Wind Collaborative (USOWC) announces the release of U.S. Offshore Wind Energy: A Path Forward, a resource for...