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Orkney Distilleries Secure Funding to Go Green with Hydrogen

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has launched a project with world-renowned distillery Highland Park and The Orkney Distillery to investigate green hydrogen heating as a clean fuel solution for decarbonization in the distilling sector.

14 Jan 2021

Surrey Awarded £1.8m to Lead Study on Effects Tall Buildings have on Urban Environment

The University of Surrey has been awarded £1.8m from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to investigate how increased construction of tall buildings will impact the meteorology, air quality, and climate of towns and cities in the UK.

14 Jan 2021

The True Extent of Microplastic Pollution Caused by Clothing Revealed

Researchers have discovered that microfibers from clothes are the most pervasive form of Arctic microplastic pollution.

By Robert Lea 13 Jan 2021

Ohio EPA Chooses to Maximize Air Quality Benefits and Bring More Clean Air to Communities

Nationwide, nearly $3 billion in funds set aside nationwide as part of the 2015 Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust settlement are being heavily invested in the new generation of clean technologies, including in Ohio where 81 percent of the third round of funding disbursements will replace trucks, transit and school buses with new technology diesel engines, according to analysis by the Diesel Technology Forum.

13 Jan 2021

A Bucket of Water can Reveal how Climate Change Impacts Biodiversity

Climate changes prompt many important questions. Not least how it affects animals and plants: Do they adapts, gradually migrate to different areas or become extinct? And what is the role played by human activities? This applies not least to Greenland and the rest of the Artic, which are expected to see the greatest effects of climate changes.

13 Jan 2021

Study: Wildfire Smoke has More of a Cooling Effect than Climate Models Assume

A study of biomass burning aerosols led by University of Wyoming researchers revealed that smoke from wildfires has more of a cooling effect on the atmosphere than computer models assume.

13 Jan 2021

Abundance and Diversity of Wild Bees Affected by Climate Change

According to Penn State researchers, climate change affects wild bees more than disturbances to their habitats. Their findings indicate that mitigating land-use issues alone will not be adequate to safeguard these vital pollinators.

13 Jan 2021

Study Analyzes Effect of Climate Change on Survival of Sharks

New research by the New England Aquarium reveals that the warming of oceans due to climate change has made baby sharks be born smaller, exhausted, malnourished, and into environments already hard for them to thrive in.

13 Jan 2021

Expert Prognosis for the Planet – We’re on Track for a Ghastly Future

An international group of 17 leading scientists have produced a comprehensive yet concise assessment of the state of civilization, warning that the outlook is more dire and dangerous than is generally understood.

13 Jan 2021

Research Will Unravel Changes to Biodiversity Around Man-Made Structures in North Sea

An estimated 30,000 km2 of the marine environment worldwide is host to man-made infrastructure and recent studies have shown that in addition to structural changes at these sites the abundance and diversity of sea life is also modified.

12 Jan 2021

Ocean Acidification Weakens Composition of California Mussel Shells

The large mollusk known as the California mussel makes its home in the rocky shoreline along the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Alaska. Considered a "foundational" animal, Mytilus californianus provides homes for hundreds of other species and offers a rich food source for species ranging from spiny lobsters to humans.

12 Jan 2021

Climate Change Contributes to Rising Cost of Flooding

In a new study, Stanford researchers report that intensifying precipitation contributed one-third of the financial costs of flooding in the United States over the past three decades, totaling almost $75 billion of the estimated $199 billion in flood damages from 1988 to 2017.

12 Jan 2021

Rigorous Fisheries Management Practices Lead To Healthier Fish Populations

Fish populations tend to do better in places where rigorous fisheries management practices are used, and the more measures employed, the better for fish populations and food production, according to a new paper published Jan. 11 in Nature Sustainability.

12 Jan 2021

Conagen Announces Breakthrough Development in Natural, Sustainable Macrocyclic Musk Lactones

Conagen announced today its breakthrough development in the commercial production of natural and sustainable macrocyclic musk lactones from natural substrates using its proprietary technology, further expanding its already extensive gamma-lactone portfolio.

12 Jan 2021

Scientists Develop a Framework for Evaluating Climate Change Adaptations

As the planet continues to warm, the twin challenges of diminishing water supply and growing energy demand are intensifying. But because water and energy are inextricably linked, as we try to adapt to one challenge - say, by getting more water via desalination or water recycling - we may be worsening the other challenge by choosing energy-intensive processes.

12 Jan 2021