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Botanist Barney Lipscomb Receives 2010 Peter H. Raven Award American Society of Plant Taxonomists presents award to Barney Lipscomb of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas for advancing the public's understanding of plant systematic work and its value to society FORT WORTH, Texas, -- Botanist Barney L. Lipscomb, the Dorothea L. Leonhardt Chair of Texas Botany at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth and head of BRIT's scientific press, has received the 2010 Peter H. Raven Award from the American Society of Plant Taxonomists. He was presented the award at ASPT's annual meeting on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, in Providence, R.I. ...
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Wednesday,04 August, 2010  |  Hits: 128
Josh Tickell’s work has taken him from the grease dumpsters of Florida and the farms of the Australian Outback to the Laboratories of the Department of Energy and the oil refineries of the Gulf Coast. He has worked with and directed actors such as Woody Harrelson and musicians such as Sheryl Crow. In addition to his directorial work, he is the author of two books around sustainable energy: From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank - The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel, and Biodiesel America. ...
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Tuesday,29 June, 2010  |  Hits: 168
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak is a great humanist and social reformer of contemporary India. To the weaker sections of society especially, his is the compassionate face of a paternal redeemer. He has the vision of a philosopher and the undying zeal of a missionary. He is the icon of sanitation and social reform who has made a difference in the lives of millions of people. In fact, he has turned the pages of history where with his efforts erstwhile untouchables have been allowed by the society to intermingle with them and to live on par with them, dining with them and being allowed to offer prayers in the temples. ...
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Monday,28 June, 2010  |  Hits: 303
Alanna Mitchell is a Canadian author and journalist who writes about global science issues. She specializes in investigating changes to the earth's life-support systems and travels the world in search of scientists at the centre of what's going on. Her first book, Dancing at the Dead Sea: Tracking the World's Environmental Hotspots, came out in 2004 in Canada and in 2005 in the rest of the English-speaking world, to international praise. ...
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Friday,25 June, 2010  |  Hits: 169
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Ph.D. (born 1942) is recognized by many as the one of world’s foremost authorities on elephant conservation, focused on understanding elephant choices by studying their movements and integrating findings into conservation and management strategies. He is the founder and CEO of Save the Elephants, a UK Trust whose mission is to secure a future for elephants in Africa. ...
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Friday,25 June, 2010  |  Hits: 206
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