Unexpected Ocean Organism Devours Plastic Debris, Scientists Find
As part of the University of Western Australia (UWA) Inquiring Minds Series, Oceans Institute Director Carlos Duarte, along with UWA PhD student Julia Reiser,...
Climate Change Geoengineers Pretty Much Free to Do As They Please
Addressing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions could probably be referred to as a passive step in the right direction, but geoengineers want...
Can Coal-Burning Plants Burn Wood to Reduce CO2 Emissions?
Coal-burning adds to carbon dioxide emissions at an astonishing rate, releasing carbon dioxide that was sequestered millions of years ago.
Coal-burning also releases a lot...
Nine-Second Mazda Miata Electric Vehicle Conversion Setting Records on the Track
There are a couple of ways to get an electric vehicle. You can buy one, such as the Tesla Model S, or you can...
Virginia DMV Gives Tesla Motors the OK to Sell Direct
If different is the name of the game, then Tesla Motors plays the game very well, but sometimes people don't like different, such as...
New Low Cost, Low Energy Water Treatment Plant Engineered By UK Scientists
A team from the University of Exeter designed and built a pilot water treatment plant, specifically engineered to remove contamination from waste water from...
Tesla Model S Gets Consumer Reports’ “Recommended” Status
Tesla Model S is certainly a one of a kind vehicle, an electric vehicle built by a startup company that has seen rousing success,...
China Is Playing a Dangerous Game With Air Pollution
China’s pollution problem has been top news lately, mainly because the pollution is so dense that you can see if from space. That’s right,...
Will EU Emissions Regulations Buckle Under Pressure from German Automakers?
Much like the United States CAFE regulations seek to gradually reduce vehicle emissions, the European Union's Euro-6 standards limit emissions in new vehicles...
US and UK Collaborate on Clean Water Initiatives
A new transatlantic collaboration, Clean Water for All, will bring leading water engineers from the United States and the UK together to tackle problems...