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Biomass to Electricity – EPA Warned of Potential Issues

Danny Harper — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 06:50:45 +0000

The transformation of biomass to electricity was once considered a carbon neutral energy source. By allowing power plants to substitute natural fuel (biomass) in lieu of coal, they are able to avoid fossil-fuel carbon emissions. This has proven to be an egregiously misinformed strategy. With trees being half water by weight, they automatically come with less […]

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Ocean Plankton Digests More Carbon Than Thought

Mila Luleva — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:35:04 +0000

Existing models of carbon dioxide do not accurately predict the amount of carbon digested by surface ocean plankton, says a study published in the latest issue of Nature Geoscience. Adam Martiny, associate professor of Earth system science and ecology & evolutionary biology at UC Irvine and a lead author of the publication, and his team, showed that […]

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Capturing Carbon Dioxide From Air Would Be Inefficient, Princeton Study Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:40:50 +0000

The carbon dioxide that we emit can be reduced in several ways, out of which some are more or less effective. A study performed by Princeton engineer Robert Socolow reveals that as much as we'd want to, we simply can't remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by means of "Direct Air Capture" technologies.

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