Amsterdam Shipyard Hosts Recycled Container Theater
Amsterdam’s architecture firm O+A have created a large shipping container for the city’s annual Over het IJ theater festival. The container was made from...
New Way to Determine Renewable Energy Potential of Waste
Cranfield University has reinvented the way to determine the renewable energy potential of waste before incineration. Benefits of the new method include reduction in...
Recycled Wood Pallets Used to Build Attractive Pavilion
It may be arguable as to whether wooden pallets actually make good building materials, but the fact remains that they are capable of a...
140 Nations Agree on Reducing Mercury Pollution
One hundred and forty nations made a pact to reduce emissions of mercury from mining, utility plants and other industrial processes. New stricter regulations...
Emissions Standards a Contentious Subject for EU Politicians
European Union politicians cannot seem to agree on emissions standards. In fact, many politicians are divided – some are anxious to enforce green standards...
Melt Ponds Accelerate Ice Melting More Than Previously Thought
This month, ice physicists at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have published their findings on light transmission...
Climate Change to Impact U.S. Midwest Especially, Study Shows
The Midwest US, known for its vast agricultural plots, used to be known for its prairies, useful in earlier times for free-range grazing land....
Pike Research – Natural Gas Truck Sales to Increase
While petroleum-sourced fuel prices continue to rise, changes are necessary in order to mitigate them. One way is to improve fuel economy, including engine...
City Waste Into Clean Energy: India’s Plans for the Future
Starting in February, Indian company Ramky Enviro Engineers, backed by a private equity arm of Standard Chartered, has big plans to turn India’s city...
Paperless Classrooms? New York City Mayoral Candidate Says Yes
In New York City, Christine Quinn, a current city council speaker and the projected winner of the mayoral race against incumbent Michael Bloomberg, is...
