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Prototype Device to Turn CO2 Emissions into Gasoline and Other Fuels

Carbon Sciences, the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into gasoline and other fuels, today announced that it anticipates the completion of a prototype that will demonstrate its innovative biocatalytic CO2 to fuel process

30 Oct 2008

Report into Green Building Released

The building sector accounts for 33 percent of the world’s carbon emissions and 30 to 40 percent of the global energy consumption. Green building can help reduce the sector’s environmental footprint

30 Oct 2008

Emergency Shelter Made From Bamboo Wins International Award

A group of UQ students have won an international award for the intuitive design of an emergency bamboo shelter, which could be your saving grace when a natural disaster strikes

29 Oct 2008

Australian Researchers Show CO2 Emissions Will Increase Ocean Acidification and Damage Coral Reefs

Rising carbon dioxide levels in the world's oceans could deliver a disastrous blow to the ability of coral reefs to withstand climate change

29 Oct 2008

Clayton Showcase of Homes Concentrates on Green Building

This year, Clayton Homes will showcase its new i-house, a completely new concept in "green" housing, along with nearly 30 other designs

28 Oct 2008

Green Biofuels Initiative to be Powered by Sunrise Solar

Sunrise Solar Corp today announced that it has entered into an initial agreement with the financial partners of a Brazil-based BioDiesel company to deliver solar power and heating to their first U.S. manufacturing facility

28 Oct 2008

Alien Fish Found in Swedish Waters

A round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) was caught in late July off the Swedish coast near Karlskrona. This is the first find of its kind in Sweden

28 Oct 2008

Global Warming Causes Devastating Effect on Coral and Fish

Research work reported on recently by an international research team1, including an IRD scientist, brought out evidence of the impact on the fish communities of a mass bleaching event resulting from the 1997-1998 El Niño climatic episode

28 Oct 2008

Industrial Environmental Pollution Influence on Childhood Health

Children are exposed to a wide range of environmental threats that can affect their health and development early in life, throughout their youth and into adulthood

27 Oct 2008

New Approach May Lead to Easier Recycling of Electronic Gadgets

A new approach to creating the fastenings and tabs for electronic devices based on the shape-memory effect in plastics could mean that disassembling such devices at end of life could be automated

27 Oct 2008