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More Carbon Lost than Gained When Converting Land for Biofuels Crops

A new Nature Conservancy study finds that converting land for biofuel crops results in major carbon emissions, actually worsening the problem of global warming instead of mitigating it.

8 Feb 2008

Findings Have Major Implications for Climate Change Policy

Turning native ecosystems into “farms” for biofuel crops causes major carbon emissions that worsen the global warming that biofuels are meant to mitigate, according to a new study by the University of Minnesota and the Nature Conservancy.

7 Feb 2008

Generating Electricity from Walking

A new energy-capturing knee brace can generate enough electricity from walking to operate a portable GPS locator, a cell phone, a motorized prosthetic joint or an implanted neurotransmitter, research involving the University of Michigan shows.

7 Feb 2008

First Environmentally Powered Robotic Vehicle Flown Through the Ocean

Taking a page out of a science fiction story, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, Mass.) have successfully flown the first environmentally powered robotic vehicle through the ocean.

7 Feb 2008

Biofuels Bring Immediate and Long-Term Environmental Benefits

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Executive Vice President, Industrial & Environmental Section, Brent Erickson today released the following statement:

7 Feb 2008

Wind Circulation Linked to Global Warming

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that natural variability in the earth’s atmosphere could be masking the overall effect of global warming in the North Atlantic Ocean.

7 Feb 2008

University of Nottingham Launches Centre Dedicated to Reducing Carbon Footprint

A research centre dedicated to reducing the planet’s carbon footprint will be launched at The University of Nottingham this week.

7 Feb 2008

HEV Slows the Development of Fuel-Cell Powered Electric Vehicles

Hybrid electric vehicles that run on both conventional gasoline and stored electricity can be no more than a stop gap until more sustainable technology is developed, according to researchers in France.

7 Feb 2008

UT-Battelle Exceeded Expectations in Pollution Prevention

The Department of Energy's recent evaluation of laboratory performance awarded UT-Battelle a grade of A in the area of Science and Technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

7 Feb 2008

Producing Biofuel Using Molecular Sieve is More Energy Efficient

A new type of membrane, developed by scientists of the University of Twente in The Netherlands, can stand high temperatures for a long period of time. This ‘molecular sieve’ is capable of removing water out of e.g. solvents and biofuels.

7 Feb 2008

Calculator Turn Savings in Everyday Terms

EPA's new Greenhouse Gas Calculator helps you turn greenhouse gas savings into more easily understood everyday terms.

7 Feb 2008

Microwave Furnaces Cuts Energy Use Up to 80%

Asian industry is leading the development and switch to high-temperature microwave sintering, replacing inefficient gas and electric furnaces with this newer "green" technology.

7 Feb 2008

Ceres Supports Biorefinery Engineered by a Leading Biofuel Provider

Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. announced today that it will sow thousands of acres of switchgrass, high-biomass sorghum and other energy crops over the next three years near St. Joseph, Missouri to support a next-generation biorefinery being engineered by ICM, Inc., a leading biofuel process technology provider.

7 Feb 2008

Oil Well Produces More Energy While Reducing Environmental Impact

Exxon Mobil Corporation’s technology leadership has resulted in another world record-setting well at the Sakhalin-1 oil project in eastern Russia, enabling the production of more energy while reducing the impact on the environment.

7 Feb 2008

U.S. Army Orders Four Additional Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicles

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. today announced that it received an order for four additional Ford Escape Hydrogen Hybrid vehicles for the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). The contract will be administered by Aerospace Engineering Spectrum (AES), based in Ogden, Utah.

7 Feb 2008