Titanium Oxide Self-Cleaning Compound Increases Air Pollution Instead of Removing It
Titanium dioxide coatings, "self-cleaning" substances used for removal of air pollution, were found to increase the levels of nitrogen oxide, causing ozone pollution.
A study...
Coal Pollution Directly Related to Premature Death
Stuttgart University was commissioned by Greenpeace to conduct a study to determine the impacts of Europe’s largest coal power plants. Stuttgart’s scientists were able...
Anti-Depressant Water Pollution: Aggressive Fish on Prozac?
Abuse of prescription drugs is a big problem today, ranging from self-medicating physicians to dealers on the street. A similar problem has been found...
World’s Deepest Carbon Sequestration Monitoring System Developed at LLNL
Millions of years ago, carbon sequestration occurred when plant and animal matter were buried and compressed in layers of rock.
Mining operations have been pushing...
China and US Agree to Phase Out Hydrofluorocarbons [HFC]
Hydrofluorocarbons have proved to be an excellent replacement for chlorofluorocarbons , which have been phased out of production for environmental reasons.
Chlorofluorocarbons originally were...
Do You Know How Much Carbon Can Forests Sequester?
The importance of trees in controlling the global carbon cycle is very often neglected. We keep hearing about extensive deforestation projects, forest fires and...
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Climate Change Forces FEMA to Update Flood Maps for NYC
We've gotten away from the misnomer Global Warming lately. Climate Change is probably the best way to describe the situation globally.
The problem with the...
IEA: Waiting for Carbon Emissions Agreement Until 2020 Could Have Grave Climate Consequences
If governments wait for 2020 to renew the international agreement for carbon emissions and climate change, meeting the 2 degrees target will become impossible.
The...
Consumers Want Tesla Motors, Texas Legislature Turns a Deaf Ear
In spite of a strong effort on the part of Tesla Motors and others, a bill to allow direct sales, that is, outside of...
New “Power Matrix” Online Game Focuses on Renewable Energy, Siemens
Siemens, basically the General Electric of Germany, has a lot of stake in renewable energy, from generators to energy storage.
Siemens recently started a supercapacitor...
