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Study Shows Synthetic Clothing Microfibers Account for Major Pollution

According to a new study, 176,500 metric tons of synthetic microfibers—mainly nylon and polyester—are discharged into terrestrial environments every year around the world.

17 Sep 2020

Pale Blue Dot Energy and Carbon Engineering Create Partnership to Deploy Direct Air Capture in the UK

Pale Blue Dot Energy (PBDE), the project developer behind the Acorn Project , one of the UK’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, and Carbon Engineering (CE), a leading provider of Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere, today announced they are working together to deploy commercial DAC projects in the UK.

From Storegga Limited 17 Sep 2020

Study Reveals Devastating Effects of Human Activity on Wildlife in the American Tropics

The devastating effects of human activity on wildlife in the American tropics over the last 500 years are revealed in a new study published today.

16 Sep 2020

High-Resolution Map Reveals Changes in the Condition of European Forests

Rupert Seidl and his colleague Cornelius Senf for the first time produced a high-resolution map of all openings in the canopy of European forests.

16 Sep 2020

Climate Researchers Examine Links Between Droughts and Heat Waves

As wildfires continue to ravage the West Coast, UMass Lowell researchers analyzing the reasons behind hot and dry conditions hope their work will offer greater understanding of extreme weather events across the country.

16 Sep 2020

Research Recommends Federal Government to Increase Funding for Clean Energy Innovation

Research released today recommends that the U.S. federal government triple its annual investment in energy innovation over the next five years to speed clean energy transitions around the world and build advanced energy industries at home.

16 Sep 2020

Johns Hopkins Professor Explores the Effect of Climate Elements on COVID-19 Transmission

Johns Hopkins University expert Ben Zaitchik is a professor of Earth and planetary sciences and is currently available to discuss with the media about the intense studies that are still required to conclusively establish if and how meteorological, environmental, and climatic elements affect the spread of the ongoing COVID-19.

16 Sep 2020

Chile’s Minister of Energy and the Mayor of the Metropolitan Region Join Verano Capital to Inaugurate New PMGD Solar Project

Verano Capital, an American project developer headquartered in Chile, recently welcomed the Minister of Energy, Juan Carlos Jobet and the Mayor of the Metropolitan Region, Felipe Guevara, to the inauguration of its latest PMGD solar park, El Litre del Verano, adding 9 MW of clean energy to the national electricity system.

15 Sep 2020

Study Shows Impact of Climate Change on Migration Patterns

Environmental hazards affect populations worldwide and can drive migration under specific conditions.

15 Sep 2020

ARPA-Type Funding Bestows "Innovation Advantage" to Green Energy Companies

A new analysis of the successes and failures of green energy companies in the US has found that those with ARPA funding filed for far more patents in the years after launching than other "cleantech" startups from the same time.

15 Sep 2020

Fast-Warming Arctic is Transitioning to a New Climate Regime

The fast-warming Arctic has started to transition from a predominantly frozen state into an entirely different climate, according to a comprehensive new study of Arctic conditions.

15 Sep 2020

Study Provides Insight into How Soil Erosion may be Affecting Lifespan of Soils

A major new international study has provided a first worldwide insight into how soil erosion may be affecting the longevity of our soils.

15 Sep 2020

Dams Worsen the Effects of Climate Change on Fish Communities

A potential response of river fish to environmental changes is to colonize new habitats.

15 Sep 2020

Cracks in Antarctic Glaciers Accelerate Ice Shelf Instability

In recent years, the Pine Island Glacier and the Thwaites Glacier on West-Antarctica has been undergoing rapid changes, with potentially major consequences for rising sea levels.

15 Sep 2020

Human Emissions are Outpacing the Carbon Emitted by Ancient Volcanoes

A new study of an ancient period that is considered the closest natural analog to the era of modern human carbon emissions has found that massive volcanism sent great waves of carbon into the oceans over thousands of years--but that nature did not come close to matching what humans are doing today.

15 Sep 2020