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Global Warming May Cause Stronger and More Frequent Storms

For the past 40 years — as far back as satellite records show — the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones has remained relatively stable: About 90 of these storms spin through the world each year, and over the decades, cyclones’ average intensity and maximum wind speed have also remained consistent.

9 Jul 2013

BBOP to Study Near-Field Evolution of Aerosols Generated in Biomass Burning Events

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), working with colleagues from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), will conduct a field campaign this summer and fall in the skies over the Pacific Northwest and Tennessee to measure the evolution of aerosols in wildfires and prescribed agriculture burns, respectively.

9 Jul 2013

New Research Suggests Policy Makers Focus on Climate Change in Economically Tough Conditions

Policymakers should be paying more, rather than less, attention to tackling climate change in economically tough times, a new study suggests. As economies have stagnated major emitters of CO2 seem unwilling to accept binding emissions reduction targets. But findings, published this week in Nature Climate Change, show the social cost of carbon dioxide is higher in a low economic growth world.

4 Jul 2013

Carbon Dioxide Likely Controls Biodiversity of Keystone Organisms in Ocean Biology

Study shows the atmospheric CO2 has big consequences for the tiny bacteria that are the foundation of most life in the sea

3 Jul 2013

Study Identifies Potential Hotspots of Climate Impacts

One out of ten people on Earth is likely to live in a climate impact hotspot by the end of this century, if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. Many more are put at risk in a worst-case scenario of the combined impacts on crop yields, water availability, ecosystems, and health, according to a study now published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

2 Jul 2013

New Electrochemical System to Scrub CO2 from Emissions of Fossil-Fuel Power Plants

Many researchers around the world are seeking ways to “scrub” carbon dioxide (CO2) from the emissions of fossil-fuel power plants as a way of curbing the gas that is considered most responsible for global climate change. But most such systems rely on complex plumbing to divert the steam used to drive the turbines that generate power in these plants, and such systems are not practical as retrofits to existing plants.

27 Jun 2013

Slovenia Hospital to Acquire Low-Emission Capstone MicroTurbines

Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced the first order for Capstone MicroTurbines® in Slovenia for two C200s to be installed at Splošna bolnišnica Novo Mesto, the general hospital in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.

From Capstone Turbine Corporation 24 Jun 2013

Study Results Provide New Insights into Biophysical Impacts of Small Hydropower Systems

Researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may cause unanticipated and potentially significant losses of habitat and biodiversity.

20 Jun 2013

NatureWorks and Calysta Energy to Develop Innovative Process for Fermenting Methane into Lactic Acid

Calysta Energy™ and NatureWorks have entered into an exclusive, multi-year collaboration to research and develop a practical, world-scale production process for fermenting methane — a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) — into lactic acid, the building block for Ingeo™, lactide intermediates and polymers made from renewable materials.

19 Jun 2013

Study Confirms Link Between Global Cooling and Crash in Marine Ecosystem

A “cold snap” 116 million years ago triggered a similar marine ecosystem crisis to the ones witnessed in the past as a result of global warming, according to research published in Nature Geoscience.

18 Jun 2013