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Storing CO2 Beneath Earth May Be a Safer Method of Reducing Emissions

A new study has revealed that storing carbon dioxide beneath the earth may be a safer and longer term method of reducing emissions in the atmosphere than previously thought.

18 Feb 2008

Protecting Local Tree Populations

UK ministers will today urge all councils to match the standards of the best to protect their local tree populations.

18 Feb 2008

Reductions in Emissions and Fuel Burn Enhance Environmental Sustainability

Technological innovations from Goodrich Corporation in lightweight composites, structural design and engine fuel components are key enablers that help customers meet future environmental requirements.

18 Feb 2008

Concrete Measures for Biodiversity

Sustainability and social responsibility are pillars of the corporate strategy of HeidelbergCement, one of the world's largest manufacturers of building materials, with 70,000 employees and more than 2,800 locations on four continents.

18 Feb 2008

Flexibility of Green Building Practices while Providing Benchmark for Builders

The new National Green Building Standard will maintain the flexibility of green building practices while providing a common national benchmark for builders, remodelers and developers - another big step for the green building movement, said panelists today at a news conference during the International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla.

17 Feb 2008

Coca-Cola Plans to Recycle Aluminum Beverage Cans Sold in US

The Coca-Cola Company today announced a long term target to recycle or reuse 100 percent of the aluminum beverage cans it sells in the U.S. This new objective builds on the Company's previously announced goal to recycle or reuse 100 percent of its PET plastic bottles.

17 Feb 2008

Ocean Creatures are Undergoing Severe Stress As Oceans Warm

As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk, according to scientists at a press briefing this morning at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston.

17 Feb 2008

World Oceans Undergoing Profound Changes

Climate change is rapidly transforming the world’s oceans by increasing the temperature and acidity of seawater, and altering atmospheric and oceanic circulation, reported a panel of scientists this week at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston.

17 Feb 2008

MOC Projections are Deeply Uncertain

Predictions that the 21st century is safe from major circulation changes in the North Atlantic Ocean may not be as comforting as they seem, according to a Penn State researcher.

17 Feb 2008

Think Globally, Act Locally

“Think globally, act locally” makes for a nice bumper sticker — but is it an effective policy for coping with global climate change? Can local actions make a difference in a process principally driven by worldwide trends?

17 Feb 2008

Reducing the Effects of Carbon Emissions on the Climate

Integrating science and public policy with the needs of consumers and the global economy is critical if we have any chance of reducing the effects of carbon on the climate, say scientists at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

17 Feb 2008

Clean Source of Hydrogen Fuel from Water and Sunlight

Plants trees and algae do it. Even some bacteria and moss do it, but scientists have had a difficult time developing methods to turn sunlight into useful fuel. Now, Penn State researchers have a proof-of-concept device that can split water and produce recoverable hydrogen.

17 Feb 2008