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Online Game to Better Understand Sources of Global Warming Gases

Climate science researchers from Arizona State University are launching a first-of-its kind online "game" to better understand the sources of global warming gases. By engaging "citizen scientists," the researchers hope to locate all the power plants around the world and quantify their carbon dioxide emissions (CO2).

14 May 2013

Air Products Announces Successful Demonstration of DOE’s Carbon Capture Project

Air Products today celebrated the successful operation of a United States Department of Energy (DOE) Demonstration Project that will capture approximately one million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) in an enhanced oil recovery project in which DOE anticipates an additional estimated 1.6-3.1 million barrels of oil to be produced annually from the CO2 injection.

13 May 2013

Penn State Associate Professor to Participate in Meeting on Sustainability and Biodiversity Conservation in the Tropics

Sustainability research, which examines the complex interactions between humans and the rest of nature, has the potential to bring economic and social benefits to the developing world and tropical countries such as Costa Rica. However, sustainability research in the tropics has been slow to develop.

13 May 2013

Two Solar Installations Power Water Treatment Plants in City of Sacramento

SolarCity® Corporation, a leading provider of clean energy, and the City of Sacramento today announced the completion of two solar installations to power the city’s E.A. Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant on the American River and the Sacramento River Water Treatment Plant on the Sacramento River.

From Tesla Energy Foster City 9 May 2013

Nestle Purina PetCare Dedicates Solar Array at Atlanta Food Manufacturing Facility

Nestle Purina PetCare today unveiled the Company's largest solar array at its Atlanta pet food manufacturing facility. The solar array, designed and installed by United Renewable Energy (URE), represents the latest step in Nestle Purina's commitment to environmental sustainability.

9 May 2013