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Novel Process can Clean Coal Mine Drainage While Producing Rare-Earth Elements

A new study investigates a novel process for lessening the negative environmental impact of coal mine drainage and extracting rare-earth elements from it, precious minerals needed to manufacture many high-tech devices.

4 Jan 2023

Green Graphene: Recycling Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries to Recover Valuable Metal Resources

A team of researchers at Rice University has developed a rapid green recycling method that is able to make key battery components available for reuse.

16 Dec 2022

FuelPositive Receives Funding for Building At-Scale Demonstration Systems to Generate Green Ammonia

FuelPositive Corporation is pleased to announce it has been approved to receive CA$300,000 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership towards building the first of its three at-scale demonstration systems.

15 Dec 2022

Integrated System Captures Carbon Dioxide from Flue Gas to Produce High-Purity Ethylene

Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have built a machine that captures carbon from flue gas and converts it to ethylene.

14 Dec 2022

Prospects for Decarbonization in America Amid Global and Domestic Crises

A global pandemic. Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Inflation. The first-ever serious challenge to the peaceful transfer of power in the United States.

9 Dec 2022

Study Highlights the Risks of Countries Relying on Nature-Based Solutions to Achieve Net-Zero

New research by the University of East Anglia highlights the risks of countries relying on nature-based solutions to achieve net-zero.

8 Dec 2022

New Infrastructure Proposed to Harvest Untapped Source of Freshwater

An almost limitless supply of fresh water exists in the form of water vapor above Earth's oceans, yet remains untapped, researchers said.

7 Dec 2022

Improving Air Quality and Public Health With Wind Power

Understanding the true impact and benefits that come with integrating renewable energy sources onto the grid could not only help governments and industry leaders achieve climate goals but could increase the use of wind power, improve air quality, and, therefore, deliver a range of public health benefits.

6 Dec 2022

Potential Solutions to Manage the U.S. Electronic Waste Problem

By 2033, more than 1 billion laptops, cellphones, and other electronic devices could be entering the U.S. waste stream each year.

2 Dec 2022

Energy Globe Foundation Presents Solutions for Our Environment

In an extremely exciting ceremony on November 30 in Vienna at the world's most important environmental award, the world winners for sustainability were chosen in the 5 categories, Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Youth.

2 Dec 2022