Environment – Leo Grand’s TreesForCars Carpooling App
If given the choice between receiving $100 or learning how to code Android and iOS apps, which would you choose? Better yet, if given...
Bioplastics Could Have a New Source of Raw Material: Animal Fats
Animal leftovers are a valuable source of fats (carbon-rich organic polymers) that are ideal for the production of bioplastics. This could make the search for...
Volkswagen CEO Resigns After Emissions Scandal
The chief executive of one of the world's leading automakers, Volkswagen, has resigned after admitting to knowing about 11 million cars falsely passing emissions...
NOAA Receives Full Operational Control Over Suomi NPP Environmental Satellite
The environmental satellite The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) is now fully transferred to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), by NASA.
Initially a...
First Ever Superficial CO2 Turbine Turns Emissions into Power
Five of the world's greatest energy and technology giants have teamed up to construct a demonstration power plant, which will host the first ever superficial...
USGS Estimates the Country’s Carbon Capture And Storage Potential
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) released a report, indicating that onshore carbon storage resources across the country are sufficient to trap 500 times...
After Declaring Bankruptcy, Detroit Attempts to Rebuild Using Green Initiatives
In January, a study group announced a long-term plan called the Detroit Future City (DFC) framework in an attempt to save the city from...
Black Sheep For Eco-Grazing Reduce Noise in Central Paris
City officials in Paris are testing a new method to mow the lawns, employing black sheep instead of heavy and noisy machinery.
The project is...
Agricultural Soil Impacted by Fracking Chemical Spills
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) chemicals sometimes end up where they’re not supposed to be: in agricultural soil.
Toxic biocides, surfactants, corrosion inhibitors, and slicking agents are...
Keeping Up with the Joneses A Factor in Solar Installation
You might think that solar roof owners tended to be upper middle class liberals, but a study shows that that might not be the...
