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Concentration of Pesticides in Groundwater Decreasing

The use of pesticides in the United States has been widespread for decades, and a new study shows the effects they have had as a contaminant in the nation’s groundwater. The researchers took samples from over 300 wells and examined different contaminants that have been used over the years, with encouraging results as to the levels of concentration that the samples have measured

20 Oct 2008

Thousands of Willow Trees Reducing Fuel Pollution in the Ground as they Grow

Thousands of trees and shrubs are pulling contaminants out of the ground, eliminating the need for an $8 million treatment facility at the Fort Drum military installation

20 Oct 2008

Korean Researchers Develop Hydrogen Production Method 30 Times Cheaper Than Previously Used

Director of S&P Energy Research Institute (SPERI), Doctor of Science Sen Kim said on the 20th October that the company’s slogan, "Clean Energy for Clean Era" is early reachable

20 Oct 2008

Turning a 1930s Home into an Energy Efficient House of the Future

A three year research project is about to start at The University of Nottingham that will help people living in 1930s Semi's to meet the Government’s ambitions to reduce CO2 emissions from homes

20 Oct 2008

WWF Releases Greenprint for Presidential Candidates

WWF-US has released a "Greenprint" agenda, a policy roadmap for the next US president to address global threats to environmental, social and political stability in four key areas

16 Oct 2008

Fuel Oil Savings Calculator Released

Web based fuel oil savings calculator released that uses research data from Brookhaven Laboratory

16 Oct 2008

Water Saving Concrete May be Suited to Building on the Moon

Houssam Toutanji, a professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, wants to demonstrate a concept of creating concrete structures on the lunar surface without water. Astronauts can turn to a new type of waterless concrete that uses lunar soil as the aggregate and sulfur as a binding agent

16 Oct 2008

Sandia Scientists Helping to Clean up Radioactive Waste and Nuclear Facilities in Iraq

Sandia scientists are helping train Iraqi scientists and technicians to clean up radioactively contaminated sites and safely dispose of the radioactive wastes as part of the Iraqi Nuclear Facility Dismantlement and Disposal Program

16 Oct 2008

WWF Calls on European Governments Not to Allow Financial Crisis to Overcome Importance of Adressing Climate Change

WWF has launched an appeal to the French Presidency of the European Union and to all European governments not to let the financial crisis undermine the need to reach an agreement on a solid package of measures to address climate change before the end of the year

15 Oct 2008

Diatom Genome Finding Shows How Excess Carbon is Trapped in Oceans

Diatoms, mighty microscopic algae, have profound influence on climate, producing 20 percent of the oxygen we breathe by capturing atmospheric carbon and in so doing, countering the greenhouse effect

15 Oct 2008