Scientists Assess Impact of Climate Change on Local Ecosystems
More and more people are becoming aware of the global impact of climate change. But scant few are aware of the local effects of...
Germany’s Alternative Energy Efforts Have a Long Way to Go
The Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), an advocacy organization for alternative energy, conducted a comprehensive study to determine how German households and businesses bankrolled energy...
European Environment Agency’s Tips for Coping With Climate Change
It is becoming apparent that as discussions about a global deal on greenhouse emissions are heating up but not reaching any agreement, countries should...
New Report Indicates Record Carbon Dioxide Emissions
The Global Carbon Project, jointly conducted by scientists from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia (UEA) released...
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...
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Electronics-Scavenged Gallium Responsibly Recycled by Mitsubishi
Often, recovering rare-earth elements from recycled scraps, such as scrap electronic devices or car electronics, requires processes that aren't very earth-friendly. Gallium , for...
Deepwater Horizon – BP’s Cure Worse Than the Spill
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, resulting from an explosion on board the drilling platform April 20, 2010, released nearly 5 million barrels of crude...
EcoBot III Cleans Sewage Water Powered by Human Waste
A robot that cleans human waste from wastewater was invented by a team of researchers from Wessex Water and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory in...
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...
Cigarette Wastes Getting Recycled by TerraCycle
TerraCycle, a small upcycling company based in New Jersey, has launched its new program, Cigarette Waste Brigade, which aims to collect various wastes from...
