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Aggressive Efforts to Stem Air Pollution During 2008 Beijing Olympics Pays Off With Cleaner Air

The air in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics was cleaner than the previous year’s, due to aggressive efforts by the Chinese government to curtail traffic, increase emissions standards and halt construction in preparation for the games, according to a Cornell study

26 Jul 2009

Warning Issued About Remediation of Buildings Contaminated With Toxic Chinese Drywall

A leading forensic expert on building envelope, water intrusion, toxic mold, and Chinese drywall, is issuing a warning to those conducting remediation on homes and buildings across states including Florida

23 Jul 2009

Environmentally Friendly, Biodegradable Plastic Water Bottles Now Available

BioGreen Bottles, the environmentally innovative plastic water bottle that is completely biodegradable once its drinking days are over, is now available nationally at mass retailers, in select markets across the country, making it easier than ever to go green

21 Jul 2009

Energy Research, Nanotechnology and Water Quality Among Technology Award Winners

Idaho National Laboratory researchers posted an unparalleled performance this year, earning R and D 100 Awards for three of four nominated technologies during the 2009 international competition

21 Jul 2009

Sandia Researchers Move Single Atom to Provide Purer Water

By substituting a single atom in a molecule widely used to purify water, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a far more effective decontaminant with a shelf life superior to products currently on the market

21 Jul 2009

Solution Found to Toxic Chinese Drywall Problem

Electrocorp, develops way to reduce levels of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and other gases, emitted from tainted Chinese drywall that was used to build hundreds of thousands of homes across North America

20 Jul 2009

Pollution and Soot in the Air Making Climate Change Worse

Particulate pollution thought to be holding climate change in check by reflecting sunlight instead enhances warming when combined with airborne soot, a new study by researchers at the UC San Diego has found

20 Jul 2009

MIT Researchers Tracking Trash

What if we knew exactly where our trash was going and how much energy it took to make it disappear? Would it make us think twice about buying bottled water or "disposable" razors? A team of MIT researchers today announced a major project called Trash Track, which aims to get people thinking about what they throw away

17 Jul 2009

Coal Industry Turns to Chemistry to Make Coal Power Cleaner and Greener

In an effort to make coal a cleaner energy source, an increasing number of companies are engaged in multimillion dollar efforts to develop and test technologies to capture and store carbon dioxide, a source of global warming

15 Jul 2009

How and Where Should Nuclear Waste Be Disposed

The withdrawal Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a potential nuclear waste repository has reopened the debate over how and where to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high level nuclear waste

9 Jul 2009