A new study was presented by Patricia Romero Lankao, a social scientist with a specialization in climate change and urban development, at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) describing the potential danger that awaits the fast-growing urban locations in developing countries due to climatic change.
For Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) going green is good for the environment and good for business. In its 2010 Corporate Energy, Environment, Safety and Health Report released today online, Lockheed Martin details how energy, water and waste to landfill reduction programs are helping the company meet its sustainability targets and improve operational efficiencies.
New guidance on the cost-effective design and construction of sustainable, low carbon supermarkets demonstrates how the operational carbon emissions of a typical supermarket building can meet the requirements of Part L 2010 without the need for renewable energy technologies.
Research and Markets has released a new analysis report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from biofuel. The research found that biofuel usage increases the GHG emissions, when considering the impact of land being converted into cropland.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has published an overview of the potential to apply CCS (carbon capture and storage) in the Nordic countries. The report - commissioned by the Nordic Innovation Centre - gives an overview of the technologies and applications required for CCS in the Nordic countries.
The results of the national elections on Tuesday and subsequent advance of Republican politicians will make it even more difficult for the U.S. clean energy industry over the coming years. However with the Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick being re-elected the state should not have a problem with its growing cleantech cluster.
California voted for clean energy in the largest public referendum in history on climate and clean energy policy. Until a day ago the airwaves were full of political slogans and ads designed to sway voters for this crucial contest.
Bayer MaterialScience is working on the development of polyurethane nanofoams that could lead to a quantum leap in thermal insulation performance several years down the road. The company is focusing its efforts on microemulsions, which react under supercritical conditions (Principle of Supercritical Microemulsion Expansion, POSME) to form polyurethane rigid foams.
Starting in October 2010, Dr. Jennifer Strunk will lead a new junior research group in the Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry at Ruhr University Bochum lead by Prof. Dr. Martin Muhler with a 5-year, 1.18 million Euro research grant from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
An unusual substance known as “dry water,” which resembles powdered sugar, could provide a new way to absorb and store carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, scientists reported at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
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