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Manure and Wastewater Polluting Water and Endagering Health in the Gaza Strip

Palestinian and German scientists have recommended to the authorities in the Gaza Strip that they take immediate measures to combat excessive nitrate levels in the drinking water

14 Aug 2008

PG+E Cow Powered Ride Highlights Advances in Renewable Energy

Move over horse power, cow power could be the next big thing! The California State Fair today announced that the event will host the first known amusement ride powered entirely by cow manure.

13 Aug 2008

Turning Highways and Parking Lots into Solar Collectors

Anyone who has walked barefoot across a parking lot on a hot summer day knows that blacktop is exceptionally good at soaking up the sun's warmth. Now, a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has found a way to use that heat-soaking property for an alternative energy source.

12 Aug 2008

No Evidence to Support Claim That Organic is Best

New research in the latest issue of the Society of Chemical Industry’s (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows there is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better than food grown with the use of pesticides and chemicals

7 Aug 2008

Texans Now Free to Harness Wind Power and Create Clean, Renewable Energy

Babcock & Brown, a leader in wind energy, today announced that a federal court in Texas dismissed a final lawsuit, clearing the path to bring wind energy to South Texas

7 Aug 2008

Acid Rain Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rice Paddies

Acid rain from atmospheric pollution can reduce methane emissions from rice paddies by up to 24 per cent according to research led by Dr Vincent Gauci of The Open University

6 Aug 2008

Norway is Looking to Use Unprofitable Paper Pulp Trees to Produce Fuel for Vehicles

While the norwegian company "Norske Skog" is struggling with unprofitable paper production and trees are rotting from the roots up, the world is researching alternatives to petrol. Scientists believe we should put wood chips in the tank

6 Aug 2008

Guide Released by World Bank and UN to Show City Planners The Climate Change Vulnerability of Their City

Practical help is at hand for city planners and administrators around the world who are attempting to come to terms with the increased risks that many major urban centers now face as a result of climate change

6 Aug 2008

Chicken Manure Biogas to Power Jenbacher Gas Engines for Electricity and Heat

GE Energy's ecomagination certified Jenbacher gas engines will use biogas created from chicken manure to generate needed power and heat at a large chicken farm north of the China's capital city of Beijing

5 Aug 2008