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Researchers Find That Dissolved Organic Material Increases Biological Risk of Aqueous Mercury

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin and a worrisome environmental contaminant, but the severity of its threat appears to depend on what else is in the water.

10 Dec 2007

UK Makes Big Move into Offshore Wind Farms

Harnessing the vast potential of the UK's island status entered a new phase as Energy Secretary John Hutton announced proposals to open up its seas to up to 33GW (gigawatts) of offshore wind energy.

10 Dec 2007

Timken and XEMC Announce Chinese Wind Energy Joint Venture

The Timken Company has announced an agreement with Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (XEMC) to establish a joint venture in China to manufacture ultra-large-bore bearings for main rotor shafts of multi-megawatt wind turbines for the Chinese wind energy market.

10 Dec 2007

Methanogens Could Fuel the Future

Microbes could provide a clean, renewable energy source and use up carbon dioxide in the process, suggested Dr James Chong at a Science Media Centre press briefing today.

10 Dec 2007

Increasing Atmospheric CO2 May Affect Microbial Life in Oceans, Impact Major Food Source

Carbon dioxide increasing in the atmosphere may affect the microbial life in the sea, which could have an impact on a major food source, warned Dr Ian Joint at a Science Media Centre press briefing today.

10 Dec 2007

Levels of Dimethyl Sulphide Climate Cooling Gas Will Change as Carbon Dioxide Increases

Levels of a climate cooling gas will change as carbon dioxide increases, affecting food webs along the way, said Dr Michael Steinke at a Science Media Centre press briefing today.

10 Dec 2007

English Chalk Streams Contributing to Global Warming

English chalk streams are less healthy than we thought and are potentially even contributing to global warming, said Dr Mark Trimmer at a Science Media Centre press briefing today.

10 Dec 2007

World's Protected Areas Threatened by Climate Change

Climate change will affect national parks, forest reserves and other protected areas around the world, in some cases altering conditions so severely that the resulting environments will be virtually new to the planet, according to a study presented at the U.N. climate change talks in Bali, Indonesia.

10 Dec 2007

World-Leading Climate Expert to Direct Imperial College London's New Climate Change Institute

A renowned meteorologist and climate scientist has been named today as the first Director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London.

9 Dec 2007

Hydropower Supply Approved for Alcoa's Wenatchee Smelter

Alcoa has announced that the commissioners in Public Utility District Number One of Chelan County (PUD) approved a 17-year power agreement that is the linchpin to assuring the long-term survival - and an increase in production - at the Alcoa Wenatchee Smelter in Wenatchee, Washington, USA.

9 Dec 2007

Alcoa Breaks Ground on New Can Reclamation Facility at Tennessee Operation

Alcoa has announced that it has broken ground on a new $22 million project at its Can Reclamation facility at its Tennessee Operations. Improvements include a new crusher and delacquering furnace and supporting building enclosures, utilities and environmental systems.

9 Dec 2007

Shopping for "Green Fashion" Advice

Shopping for “green fashion” can challenge even an expert in textiles and clothing, as University of Maryland American studies professor Jo Paoletti is discovering this holiday season. She’s accepted an...

9 Dec 2007

Lasers Bring Cleaner Diesels Engines

Measuring soot formation in a diesel engine is far from easy. Due to the turbulent environment in the combustion cylinder, no two combustion cycles are the same. Furthermore, the measurements are difficult to reproduce as the pressure at which fuel is injected into the cylinder causes an extra source of turbulence. Bougie made his measurements in a glass cylinder with an engine adapted for this purpose.

9 Dec 2007

Applied Materials Named Green Energy Innovator of the Year

Applied Materials, Inc. has announced it was named Green Energy Innovator of the Year for its pioneering work on the Applied SunFab™ Thin Film Line, at a gala presenting the prestigious 9th Annual Platts Global Energy Awards.

6 Dec 2007

Alcoa Supports Brad Pitt's "Make It Right" Project to Build Green Affordable Housing in New Orleans

Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation have announced support for Brad Pitt’s "Make It Right" (MIR) project to build green affordable housing on a large scale to help victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Loui...

6 Dec 2007