Heat-Trapping Methane Reserves in the Arabian Sea Ruptured by Earthquakes
German and Swiss scientists claim that methane trapped undersea can be released in the atmosphere due to seismic activity. The study was released in...
Soot Mitigation Credit Could Help Finance Black Carbon Mitigation Efforts Everywhere
Our politicians and policy makers focused on the mitigation and control of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses (GHGs) like methane, CFC’s and the...
New Method Could Improve Nuclear Waste Disposal
Nuclear power, in spite of its inherent dangers, is increasingly being seen as an important stepping-stone to pure renewable energy. Nuclear waste, on the...
Photo-catalytically Active Coatings Reduce Nitrogen Oxides and May Lower Pollution Rates
Currently, people in the urban areas of Germany’s Bavarian Forest suffer from high levels of air pollution caused by automobiles, and, in particular, nitrogen...
3D-Printed Device Detects Water Pollution Using Bacteria
With continuous depletion of fresh water resources around the world, monitoring water pollution is becoming more important than ever. Existing methods and instruments are...
Genetically Modified E.Coli Generate Renewable Propane
Bio-engineering techniques are rapidly becoming a very powerful tool for scientists to make bacteria produce virtually anything. The latest invention comes from a Finnish...
And the Three Biggest Carbon Dioxide Footprints Are Made By…
Taking a look at the Nation's biggest emitters of carbon dioxide, we can see that we have a long way to go sweeping up...
Bioremediation – A Practical Tool for Oil Clean-ups
Bioremedation consists of utiilsing living organisms (such as bacteria, fungi and plants) to absorb organic-molecules, subsequently converting them into safer byproducts such as carbon...
How Does Living On A Plastic Planet Impact Our Health?
Our entire modern society has been built on a plastic foundation. While using the material has been extremely efficient and profitable, it may be...
European Carbon Emissions Dropped in 2012
The European Union (EU) announced a drop of 1,4 percent in carbon emissions from factories included in the EU carbon market.
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