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Climate Change also Happening on Mars Says Antarctic Research

Researchers examining images of gullies on the flanks of craters on Mars say they formed as recently as a few hundred thousand years ago and in sites once occupied by glaciers. The features are eerily reminiscent of gullies formed in Antarctica's mars-like McMurdo Dry Valleys

28 Aug 2008

Conservation Zones In The Wrong Place To Prevent Bleaching of Coral Reefs Due to Global Warming

Conservation zones are in the wrong place to protect vulnerable coral reefs from the effects of global warming, an international team of scientists warned today

27 Aug 2008

Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change the Answer to Why Greenland Is Now Covered in Ice

Only changes in carbon dioxide levels are able to explain the transition from the mostly ice-free Greenland of three million years ago, to the ice-covered Greenland of today

27 Aug 2008

Researcher Working to Make Environmentally Friendly Fuel From Algae

Rose Ann Cattolico is convinced algae can be a major source of environmentally friendly fuels for everything from lawn mowers to jet airplanes. Now an investment company that works with universities to commercialize early-stage technology invested in the University of Washington biology professor's work, forming a startup company called AXI

27 Aug 2008

Solar Power System Being Used at Democratic National Convention

18.2 kilowatt solar installation will help offset power used during four-day event at Pepsi Center in Denver

26 Aug 2008

Major Breakthroughs Required to Cope with Climate Change

Meeting the world's growing energy needs while responding to global warming during the 21st Century will be one of the biggest challenges humanity has ever faced, says Raymond L. Orbach in podcast

26 Aug 2008

Scientists Says Even Climate Change Will Not Help Cane Toads Invade Southern Australia

Scientists have calculated that Cane Toads would not be able to invade Melbourne, Adelaide or Hobart and are unlikely to do well in Perth or Sydney, even with climate change

26 Aug 2008

Research Expedition Held on Corals and Gobal Warming

Researchers have collected coral spawn to acquire important information about how corals will respond to global warming

26 Aug 2008

EPA Says to Look for the ENERGY STAR When Purchasing a DTA Converter Box

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that conventional DTAs could consume more than 3 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) per year and cost Americans $270 million annually in electricity costs

25 Aug 2008