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Climate Change Relief Actions Signify Risk for Fossil Fuel Industry

Two-thirds of the global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by fuels such as burning oil, coal, and natural gas. However, the above mentioned fuels are also the economic support for the largest companies across the world, and countries that are rich in resources.

1 Aug 2016

Researchers Develop New Method to Transform Carbon Dioxide Back into Fuel

Scientists and policymakers across the world are working out ways to deal with the growing rate of climate change, and have pinpointed the key cause to be carbon dioxide (CO2).

1 Aug 2016

Scientists Discover Significant Decline of Vegetation Along Coast of Georgia

Scientists at the University of Georgia's Marine Institute at Sapelo Island have found that the amount of vegetation along the Georgia coast has declined significantly in the last 30 years, spurring concerns about the overall health of marshland ecosystems in the area.

1 Aug 2016

Researchers Develop New Technique to Pinpoint Electrical Service Areas Most Vulnerable to Climate Change

Climate and energy scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new method to pinpoint which electrical service areas will be most vulnerable as populations grow and temperatures rise.

1 Aug 2016

MIT Plans to Create Low-Carbon Energy Centers to Address Climate Change

Last autumn, as part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change, the Institute announced plans to create Low-Carbon Energy Centers to advance key technologies that will address climate change.

29 Jul 2016

Research Demonstrates How Invasive Species Influence Ecosystem

A research team uses the example of the acacia to show how interaction between native and invasive species varies.

29 Jul 2016

Deep Underground-Trapped Accumulations of CO2 Safer than Previously Thought

Study of natural-occurring 100,000 year-old CO2 reservoirs shows no significant corroding of 'cap rock', suggesting the greenhouse gas hasn't leaked back out - one of the main concerns with greenhouse gas reduction proposal of carbon capture and storage.

29 Jul 2016

Geological Formations Could Help Contain CO2 Emissions

Effectively capturing and storing carbon in underground reservoirs is one way to meet the climate change targets set by international partners and countries worldwide.

29 Jul 2016

OU Team Developing Novel Technologies to Produce High-Efficiency Solar Cells

Physicists from the University of Oklahoma (OU) are now working to develop novel systems to potentially influence the production of utility-scale energy, minimize dependence on fossil fuels and maximize global energy capacity by building next-generation, high-efficiency solar cells.

29 Jul 2016

Wrigley Facility Recognized by Chinese Officials for Environmental Stewardship

High-ranking, Wrigley officials from both China and the United States were in attendance for an opening ceremony at the Shanghai plant this past May. Members of the local Environmental Bureau and government leaders...

From Anguil Environmental Systems 29 Jul 2016

Water Increases Perovskite Solar Cell Performance

Perovskite solar cells are becoming major players in the field of photovoltaics. The efficiency of these cells has increased to more than twice of their initial levels in less than a decade.

28 Jul 2016

Battery500 Consortium Aims to Create Next-Generation Lithium-Metal Batteries for Electric Cars

Electric cars with significantly smaller, lighter and less expensive batteries could be on the horizon if a new national research effort achieves its ambitious goal of significantly improving upon the batteries that power today's electric vehicles.

28 Jul 2016

TPV Could Offer New Pathway for Efficiently Producing Electrical Power from Solar Thermal Sources

A new wrinkle on an old technology – solid-state thermophotovoltaics (TPV) – could provide a high-efficiency alternative for directly converting high-temperature heat from concentrated solar thermal to utility-scale electricity.

28 Jul 2016

Scientists Report New Technique to Reduce Carbon Emissions

The ongoing fraud investigation into the nearly $7 billion Mississippi clean coal plant has sparked debate on whether carbon capture is a viable technology. But to lesser fanfare, other industrial efforts to keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere are moving forward successfully. Now scientists report in ACS’ journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research a new approach to accomplishing this while also cleaning up waste from the marble industry.

28 Jul 2016

Open Source Technologies Could Help Monitor Rivers and Stream Flow

Communities around the world are familiar with the devastation brought on by floods and droughts. Scientists are concerned that, in light of global climate change, these events will only become more frequent and intense.

28 Jul 2016