Scientists Test Potential of Basalt Flows to Store CO2 Underground
Researchers from Montana State University are testing a novel approach to trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) in underground basalt rocks in Southeast Washington. If successful,...
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...
Rising CO2 Emissions Reaching the Point of No Return
Ever since the Industrial Revolution, the Earth has seen its share of problems. Although it had its roots in 1700s England, the Industrial Revolution...
Reaching ‘Zero Carbon Britain’ By 2030 Not So Impossible
The idea of reaching a 'Zero Carbon Britain' by 2030 might sound a bit too optimistic to some, but a new report by the...
Lifecycle Emissions – Electric Vehicles Cleaner, Renault Study
Looking at electric vehicles in combination with some renewable energy source, you might properly come to the conclusion that they are cleaner than conventional...
Natural Gas Fracking Linked to Increased Seismic Activity
Natural gas extraction techniques vary, but fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, has been linked to water pollution, methane emissions, and even increased seismic activity .
Fracking...
Wind Turbines vs Gas Wells – “Not In MY Back Yard!”
If you could quickly rattle off a few things that you wouldn't want to be erected in your back yard, you'd probably think of...
Tropical Rain Forests Regulate Variations In Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels
A NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences discovered that a temperature anomaly of only...
CIA Funds Geoengineering Project That Could Reverse Climate Change
Reversing global warming using geoengineering methods has become increasingly interesting to the CIA, NASA and NOAA. The three agencies have been funding a project...
How Can Modern-Day Technology Change The World?
Can modern-day technology change the world? This is the question that David Brin tackles in a remarkable piece published on the Red, Green and...
