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Land-building wetland plants, champions of CO2 capture, can help counterbalance the effects of climate change

Peat bogs, salt marshes, mangrove forests and seagrass meadows cover only 1 percent of the Earth’s total surface but sequester more than 20 percent of all the CO2 absorbed by ecosystems worldwide. This unique property arises because plants build these… Read More

Building Blocks – Christopher Ferraro

“We all know we’re going to have to become much more sustainable if this species is going to be able to persist on this planet,” said Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D., an assistant professor in civil engineering. “And a lot of us are working to make that happen.”

Dr. Ferraro talks about the science of concrete, its durability and its impact on the environment.