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Government Report Says Climate Change Is Behind Extreme Weather Events

Climate change is altering the frequency and severity of many extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts and hurricanes, according to a government report

24 Jun 2008

Pittsburgh Council Looking at Legislation to Reduce Carbon Emissions

A resolution being introduced in
City Council tomorrow is designed to generate a 20-percent reduction in
Pittsburgh's greenhouse gas emissions by 2023

24 Jun 2008

Announcement of UK Winners of World's Leading Green Energy Prize

The world has a new Energy Champion. At an Awards ceremony presided over by Nobel laureate Dr Wangari Maathai, it was announced that the title Energy Champion and a cash prize has been won by Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE)

24 Jun 2008

Stirling, Scotland Aims to be First Carbon Neutral City in the UK

Stirling is aiming to become the UK's first carbon neutral city thanks to £1.25m in funding from the Big Lottery Fund and the Scottish Government to the community led Going Carbon Neutral Stirling (GCNS) project

24 Jun 2008

Scientists Mimic Nature to Harness Solar Energy the Same Way Plants Do

With gas and oil prices at all-time highs, it's only logical for scientists to try to harness some of that solar energy. To that end, three MIT researchers are building a device that mimics photosynthesis-the process plants use to capture and store the sun's vast energy.

22 Jun 2008

Ocean Warming About 50 Percent Greater Than Previously Reported

Increased scientific confidence that ocean observations are accurately reflecting rising global temperatures is central to new Australian research published today

19 Jun 2008

Researcher Makes Climate Change Discovery

A team of researchers led by a first-year UC Davis faculty member has resolved a longstanding paradox in the plant world, which should lead to far more accurate predictions of global climate change

18 Jun 2008

Environmental Nitrogen Cycles May Determine how Ecosystems Respond to Global Warming

Trees capable of extracting nitrogen directly from the atmosphere often thrive where it is readily available in the soil, but not where it is in short supply. Now scientists from the Carnegie Institution have explained the paradox by recognizing the role of two other factors: temperature and the abundance of another key element, phosphorous

18 Jun 2008

Climate Change Report Released by Suncor Energy

Suncor Energy Inc. today released its 14th annual climate change report, which shows that while greenhouse gas emissions climbed slightly during the past year, the company has reduced emission intensity at its oil sands operation by nearly half since 1990

18 Jun 2008

Biotechnology is the Key to Sustainable Industries

Despite recent controversies over crop-based biofuels, biotechnology offers some of the best opportunities to create a more sustainable world, with applications as diverse as new sources of energy, new materials for industrial and consumer uses, and high quality agricultural products with better production economics

18 Jun 2008