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Groundwater Conservation Policies Trigger Air Pollution in Northwest India

Steps to conserve groundwater in northwestern India have resulted in unanticipated consequences: Increased air pollution in an area already affected by smog and haze.

31 Jul 2019

Health Benefits of Climate Mitigation Policies in China Extend Across the Pacific

Improved air quality in China could prevent nearly 2,000 premature deaths in the U.S.

31 Jul 2019

Study Shows Shade from Solar Panels Benefits Agriculture Significantly

Farmers struggle to match production demands due to the progressively stressful climate. In other cases, producers of renewable energy struggle to deal with intense heat and weather.

30 Jul 2019

New Battery Generates Energy from Places Where Salt and Fresh Waters Mingle

Salt is power. This phrase might seem like alchemy; however, the energy in areas where salty ocean water and freshwater mix could offer a huge source of renewable power.

30 Jul 2019

Climate Change Impacts Marine Organisms by Altering Their Sensory Pathways

Research related to the effect of global change on marine organisms has traditionally concentrated on physiological effects.

30 Jul 2019

New Approach to Capture Carbon Dioxide in Power Plant Exhaust and Enable Safe Disposal

MIT researchers are developing a battery that could both capture carbon dioxide in power plant exhaust and convert it to a solid ready for safe disposal.

30 Jul 2019

Partnering can Promote Sustainability in Agri-Food Supply Chains

Diverfarming, the European project established by the European Commission within its Horizon 2020 program, looks for environmental sustainability among low input management practices and crop diversification.

29 Jul 2019

Newly Developed Microorganisms Produce Butanol Without Using Solar Cells

In the near future, it will be possible to replace fossil fuels with a carbon-neutral product developed from carbon dioxide, water, and solar energy.

29 Jul 2019

Study Reveals Movement and Deposition of Atmospheric Pollutants in Remote Glaciers

Trace element contamination and atmospheric deposition are mainly due to anthropogenic emissions, which are likely to be transferred from emission sources to deposition sites worldwide and exert a harmful effect on human health and environment.

29 Jul 2019

Integration of Solar-Induced CO2 Reduction with Oxidative Organic Synthesis

A new model that can integrate CO2 photoreduction with oxidative organic synthesis to generate both value-added chemicals and solar fuels at the same time has been designed by scientists from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (TIPC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

29 Jul 2019

New Low-Cost, High-Performance Battery Could Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels

Economical, high-performance battery chemistry developed by CU Boulder scientists could someday result in scalable grid-level storage for solar and wind energy that could help electrical utilities to minimize their reliance on fossil fuels.

29 Jul 2019

Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions can Prevent Premature Deaths Each Year

According to a study carried out by the University of Colorado at Boulder and Drexel University, the health and financial well-being of the Rocky Mountain region could be improved by imposing fees on energy producers that release greenhouse gas.

29 Jul 2019

UK’s Largest Renewables Energy Awards Launch

The Scottish Green Energy Awards – the UK’s largest celebration of renewables – open today (July 24), with nominations invited for 11 categories.

26 Jul 2019

London’s Air Quality Goes Online

Detailed information on London’s air pollution will today start to be published on breathelondon.org, the website for a new collaborative project to paint a clearer picture of the city’s air quality.

26 Jul 2019

Yanmar Demonstrates Autonomous Tractors Using Precision Positioning Technology in Thailand

Yanmar has participated in a field test to demonstrate the use of precision location technology in autonomous agricultural equipment held by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the working group consisting of Thai and Japan organizations.

From Yanmar Co., Ltd 26 Jul 2019