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It is becoming apparent that as discussions about a global deal on greenhouse emissions are heating up but not reaching any agreement, countries should prepare for the very possible 3-4 degrees increase in temperature. The European Environment Agency (EEA) released...
The Global Carbon Project, jointly conducted by scientists from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia (UEA) released new figures, which indicate yet another rise in global carbon dioxide emissions. It is predicted...
Measuring building efficiency can be a very complex undertaking, and might require hourly metering systems, extensive sensor networks, and sophisticated computer systems. The data collected by these systems can be extremely useful in determining where improvements can be made,...
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 few. Aside from the energy requirements, which can get expensive monetarily, the chemical requirements can...
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 instance, which is used in semi-conductors, including light emitting diodes , photovoltaic cells, and...
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, resulting from an explosion on board the drilling platform April 20, 2010, released nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico before it was capped three months later. In order...
Algae-based biofuel research was granted $910,000 to develop a bioreactor that will deliver light and collect fuel. The winning team from Cornell University consists of David Erickson, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Largus Angenent, associate professor...
Ford Fusion was named Green Car of the Year 2013, this September at the LA Car Show. Ford entered the competition with models such as the Toyota Prius, Dodge Dart Aero, Mazda CX-5 SKYACTIV, and another vehicle from the...
66 projects were included among the ARPA-E grants, and GE's newly designed wind turbine blades that use a special coating fabric are one of them. GE has made public the manufacturing of fabric wind turbine blades, which are a...
A new species of bacterium, which was later named Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus, has been discovered in a garbage dump in Illinois that increases biofuel yield from plants by breaking down the hemicellulose, a major component of a plant’s cell wall...