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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/njio-nrn112009.php" title="(New Jersey Institute of Technology) The National Science Foundation has recently provided support that totals nearly $4.3 million for the diverse efforts of the following investigators under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009...." target="_self">NJIT receives NSF funding to improve Big Bear Telescope, study solar energy</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>New Jersey Institute of Technology</i>) The National Science Foundation has recently provided support that totals nearly $4.3 million for the diverse efforts of the following investigators under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/nrl-iei112009.php" title="(Naval Research Laboratory) NRL marine biogeochemistry and geology and geophysics scientists return from Arctic expedition exploring methane hydrate deposits in the Beaufort Sea and spatial variation of sediment contribution to Arctic climate change...." target="_self">International expedition investigates climate change, alternative fuels in Arctic</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>Naval Research Laboratory</i>) NRL marine biogeochemistry and geology and geophysics scientists return from Arctic expedition exploring methane hydrate deposits in the Beaufort Sea and spatial variation of sediment contribution to Arctic climate change.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/uoca-nmt112009.php" title="(University of Colorado at Boulder) A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected to benefit..." target="_self">New method to measure snow, vegetation moisture with GPS may benefit farmers, meteorologists</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>University of Colorado at Boulder</i>) A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected to benefit meteorologists, water resource managers, climate modelers and farmers.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/lu-lrg112009.php" title="(Lehigh University) A US Department of Energy grant will help develop methods of recovering and reusing heat generated by the compression of CO2 in a carbon-capture system. The goal is to facilitate carbon capture and sequestration and limit the amount of..." target="_self">Lehigh receives grant to reduce cost of carbon capture at coal-fired power plants</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>Lehigh University</i>) A US Department of Energy grant will help develop methods of recovering and reusing heat generated by the compression of CO2 in a carbon-capture system. The goal is to facilitate carbon capture and sequestration and limit the amount of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere by coal-fired power plants. Unlike other modeling studies, which focus on specific components of the carbon-capture system, the Lehigh researchers will look at the entire power plant.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/drnl-ola111909.php" title="(DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role in maintaining a healthy climate, according to researchers at the US Department of Energy\'s Oak Ridge and Los..." target="_self">ORNL, Los Alamos pioneer new approach to assist scientists, farmers</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory</i>) Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role in maintaining a healthy climate, according to researchers at the US Department of Energy\'s Oak Ridge and Los Alamos national laboratories.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/esa-ssi111909.php" title="(European Space Agency) The MIRAS instrument on ESA\'s SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding of the role these two key vari..." target="_self">SMOS satellite instrument comes alive</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>European Space Agency</i>) The MIRAS instrument on ESA\'s SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding of the role these two key variables play in regulating Earth\'s water cycle.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/nesc-nht111909.php" title="(National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)) The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center is now part of a major new digital data initiative that will improve the ability of scientists, policymakers and the public to monitor the status of Earth\'s bio..." target="_self">NESCent helps to build a global digital data network for biology and the earth sciences</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)</i>) The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center is now part of a major new digital data initiative that will improve the ability of scientists, policymakers and the public to monitor the status of Earth\'s biota and the environment. Named DataONE, the initiative aims to provide secure and permanent access to data in biology and the earth sciences, including atmospheric, ecological, evolutionary, hydrological and oceanographic sources.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/bas-mwt111709.php" title="(British Antarctic Survey) A new study of Antarctica\'s past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously thought. The latest analysis of ice core records suggests that Ant..." target="_self">Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>British Antarctic Survey</i>) A new study of Antarctica\'s past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously thought. The latest analysis of ice core records suggests that Antarctic temperatures may have been up to 6°C warmer than the present day.  ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/uow-ama111609.php" title="(University of Wisconsin-Madison) Roughly 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, North America\'s vast assemblage of large animals -- including such iconic creatures as mammoths, mastodons, camels, horses, ground sloths and giant beavers -- beg..." target="_self">After mastodons and mammoths, a transformed landscape</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>University of Wisconsin-Madison</i>) Roughly 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, North America\'s vast assemblage of large animals -- including such iconic creatures as mammoths, mastodons, camels, horses, ground sloths and giant beavers -- began their precipitous slide to extinction.	');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/dbnl-bll111809.php" title="(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) India may rank only a distant fourth in terms of carbon dioxide emissions, behind China, the United States and Russia, but its rapid economic growth rate coupled with aging and inefficient energy infrastructure ..." target="_self">Berkeley Lab lends expertise to India to promote energy efficiency</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory</i>) India may rank only a distant fourth in terms of carbon dioxide emissions, behind China, the United States and Russia, but its rapid economic growth rate coupled with aging and inefficient energy infrastructure suggest dire environmental consequences if \"business as usual\" continues. That\'s why experts from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have been working to expand collaborations with India on energy efficiency.');
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