Environmentalists Appeal Against Arctic Nations’ Oil Spill Plans
Environmentalists appealed on Monday that Arctic nations do not have clear plans about cooperation over oil spills.
The eight-nation Arctic Council, which is expecting approval...
Chevrolet’s IdleAir Aims at Reducing Truck Carbon Emissions
IdleAir is a new system that Chevrolet is installing at truck stops nationwide, part of their initiative to cut eight million tonnes of carbon...
Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration To Be Measured According To New Protocols
Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration has yet again become a topic of heated debates, as University of Illinois professor of soil science Kenneth Olson,...
Airport Air Pollution Reduced Through “Virtual Chimneys”
A new research developed a prototype of simple blast fences, which can significantly increase the quality of air around airports.
The fences, also known as...
Beijing’s Air Pollution Reaches Dangerously High Levels
China is at a crossroads. China has more air pollution than any other country in the world, and the amount of particulate matter in...
Chinese Millionaire Sells Thin Air as Protest to Pollution
One of the wealthiest men in China, Chen Guangbiao, worth an estimated $740 million, has traded in his entrepreneurial endeavors for ecological ones. Chen, a...
North Dakota Light Pollution Seen From Space UPDATED
When looking at satellite photos of the earth taken at night, it is easy to see urban areas as brights spots in a sea...
Heat in Large Cities Affects Temperature Miles Away
A study published in Nature Climate Change last week reveals that human activity in major cities has a direct influence on temperature across thousands...
Pollution in Greece Dropped During Financial Crisis
The Greek economic crisis has been a widely discussed topic and has affected quite a few economies worldwide over the past few years. But...
China Faces Uphill Battle in Efforts to Combat Air Pollution
China has an uphill battle ahead in its efforts to curb the country’s very serious air pollution problem. 2012 saw a drop in the...
