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HDS International Granted Patent for Method to Address CO2 Pollution

Green technology company, HDS International, has been awarded a patent for a method to capture and reutilize carbon from waste gases.

29 Sep 2012

SoCalGas Hosts Light-Duty Natural Gas Vehicle Conference in California

The first Light-Duty Natural Gas Vehicle Conference of Southern California Gas was hosted at the Energy Resource Center in Downey, California.

28 Sep 2012

Whole Foods Market Receives 2012 EPA Green Power Leadership Award

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a 2012 Green Power Leadership Award for sustained excellence to Whole Foods Market, a food retailer, for purchasing 800 million kWh of renewable energy.

26 Sep 2012

Plastic Nanoparticles Detrimental to Sea Life

Plastic nanoparticles in oceans seem to have a damaging effect on sea life. Called as ‘plastic soup,’ this occurs when plastic debris entering the sea decomposes. Plastic nanoparticles also enter from washed clothes and from cosmetics.

21 Sep 2012

Worship of Nature Pollutes Crystal Blue Seas

A new study raises the question whether worship of nature is detrimental to the environment. The research conducted by Robin Canniford of the University of Melbourne and Avi Shankar of the University of Bath has been published in the Journal of Consumer Research.

13 Sep 2012

Study on Effects of Dumped Chemical Warfare Agents on the Marine Ecosystem

The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) is participating in a global research project to assess the effect of dumping chemical munitions into the Baltic Sea. It has been estimated that after the Second World War, around 50,000 t of chemical munitions were dumped into sites at the Bornholm, the Little Belt strait, the Gotland Deep, and approximately 117,000 t in the Skagerrak strait and probably at the Gdansk Deep.

12 Sep 2012

NERC Awards £1 Million to Study Impact of Storms on River Pollution

The Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) has awarded a grant of more than £1 million to measure the impact of storms on river pollution. A consortium of scientists belonging to the National Oceanography Centre, and the universities of Southampton, East Anglia and Portsmouth has received the award.

4 Sep 2012

Ecotech, AerosolConsultingML Ink New European Business Partnership

Ecotech, a provider of environmental monitoring equipment and services for more than three decades, and AerosolConsultingML, a European research consultant specializing in aerosol physics and engineering, have entered into a business partnership.

From Acoem Australasia 3 Sep 2012

Green Apple Environment Award Recognizes Chemical-Free Arsenic Removal Project

Queen’s University Belfast has won a national environment award. The top award was for a national campaign for finding the greenest communities, councils and companies in Britain.

29 Aug 2012

Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Subsidies Will Reduce Demand on Oil, Natural Gas and Coal

The Worldwatch Institute has reported that the subsidies for fossil fuel and renewable energy are increasing. The value of fossil fuel subsidies in 2012 is estimated to be between $775 billion and $1 trillion, while the value of renewable energy subsidies were $66 billion in 2010. The total subsidies for renewable energy are higher per kWh though they are lower in terms of value.

22 Aug 2012