Happy New Year! This is What’s Been Written and Read Most in 2012
Our dear readers,
2012 is nearing its end. No apocalypse this year, but many, many revolutionary changes in the green industry, despite the fallback recent...
Environmental Performance Affected by Ethnicity and Religion, Study Claims
Research at University of East Anglia (UEA) has found that countries with diverse ethnicity or religion do not try to improve their environmental performance....
European Commission’s Carbon Capture and Storage Contest Declares No Winner
After no winner was declared in the first round of a contest staged by the European Commission to fund carbon capture and storage (CCS),...
Biomass Deemed a Sustainable Raw Material for Personal Care Products
Plant-based essential oils are being tapped for important and high value ingredients for sunscreens, perfumes, and other personal care items. The term biomass refers...
New Automotive Glass Blocks UV and Infrared Light, Saves AC Energy
A strengthened glass capable of blocking nearly 99% of infrared light for the glass in the doors of automobiles was publically released in early...
Princeton University Study Claims Synfuels Could Eliminate US Petroleum Needs
One of the goals of some synfuel programs is, not only to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, but to reduce our dependency on foreign petroleum imports....
Severe Water Crisis Could Hit the World by 2025 (Infographic)
When you wash your car, when you extend that already extra-long shower or simply when you flush the toilet, think for a moment that...
Ball Mills’ Mechanochemistry Could Make for Greener Chemistry
Modern chemical synthesis often requires special environmental factors, such as high pressure, high temperature, chemical catalysts, or an oxygen-free atmosphere, just to name a...
Marine Corps to Use Renewable Energy During Missions
Creating a transportable renewable hybrid system that can provide electricity for a 2-weeks marine mission is being developed by the Renewable Sustainable Expeditionary Power...
Cheap, Energy-Efficient Method of CO2 Emission Reduction
For four years now, the Technische Universitat Darmstadt in Germany has been studying an innovative carbon-capturing system, the carbonate-looping method, which aside from being...
