State invests in Timber and Sawmill project

Forest Products firm will boost economy of Northeast New Mexico. Cimarrón – The State of New Mexico is investing $350,000 in Lance Forest Products LLC, which is relocating a sawmill business to Cimarrón as part of an effort to reinvigorate the timber sector …

Grape skins used to create an eco-friendlier de-icer

By Ben Coxworth – Assoc. Prof. Xianming Shi, with a container of grape-skin extract.  Washington State University. – Commonly known as road salt, the sodium chloride that’s commonly used to de-ice highways is harmful to the environment, plus it corrodes both road materials and …

Oceans running out of oxygen as temperatures rise

By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent, Madrid – Climate change and nutrient pollution are driving the oxygen from our oceans, and threatening many species of fish.  Image copyright IUCN.   That’s the conclusion of the biggest study of its kind, undertaken by conservation group …