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Carbon Burial Rate in Remote Lakes Doubles in the Last 100 Years, Say Researchers

The rate of carbon burial in remote lakes has doubled over the last 100 years, suggesting even isolated ecosystems are feeling the effects of our changing climate.

28 Nov 2015

Paris Emissions Reduction Pledges Have Potential to Reduce Probability of Severe Warming

More than 190 countries are meeting in Paris next week to create a durable framework for addressing climate change and to implement a process to reduce greenhouse gases over time. A key part of this agreement would be the pledges made by individual countries to reduce their emissions.

28 Nov 2015

Study Reveals Evolutionary Responses of Phytoplankton to Warming Climate

A new study from the University of Exeter, published in the journal Ecology Letters, found that phytoplankton - microscopic water-borne plants - can rapidly evolve tolerance to elevated water temperatures. Globally, phytoplankton absorb as much carbon dioxide as tropical rainforests and so understanding the way they respond to a warming climate is crucial.

27 Nov 2015

Upper Tanana Energy Gets $500,000 USDA REAP Grant to Construct Yerrick Creek Hydropower Project in Alaska

Upper Tanana Energy, LLC (UTE) is pleased to announce that it has received a new $500,000 grant from the USDA Rural Development’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), to be applied towards construction of the Yerrick Creek hydropower project near Tanacross, Alaska. Upper Tanana Energy is a unique renewable energy development partnership comprised of Tanacross Inc. (an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Corporation), the Native Village of Tanacross (a federally-recognized tribe), and local utility Alaska Power & Telephone Company (AP&T).

27 Nov 2015

New Masdar Institute Solar Platform Launched to Advance Innovative CSP Technologies

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, today announced the launch of its new Masdar Institute Solar Platform (MISP), a concentrating solar power (CSP) research facility in Masdar City designed to advance innovative and cutting-edge CSP technologies and play a central role in the recently launched Masdar Solar Hub.

27 Nov 2015

Assessing Environmental Impact of Crude Oil Spills in Sensitive Ecosystems

A comprehensive scientific report released today by The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has concluded that there are still critical research gaps hampering efforts to both assess the environmental impacts of crude oil spills and to effectively remediate them.

27 Nov 2015

Air Pollution Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Diabetic Women

Air pollution is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and some people may be more susceptible to its effects than others. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health used data from a nationwide study of nurses to look for factors that made people more vulnerable to the effects of long-term air pollution exposure. One factor in particular stood out to the researchers: type 2 diabetes. The team reports its findings in a paper published November 25 in the Journal of the American Heart Association Report.

27 Nov 2015

New Interactive Climate App Can Help Gauge Future Effects of Carbon Emissions

Launch of an interactive climate model app for smartphones and tablets: CO2 Modeller

27 Nov 2015

AIChE Honors Lehigh Professor for Efforts to Improve Access to Clean Water

Arup K. SenGupta, the P.C. Rossin Professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering and also in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was recognized recently for his efforts to improve access to clean water in communities in the U.S. and across the developing world.

26 Nov 2015

New Kind of Rice Emits Nearly Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The creation of a new kind of rice which gives off nearly zero greenhouse gas emissions during its growth has earned kudos for a team of scientists from three continents, including the lead investigator at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

26 Nov 2015

Six Projects to Receive $5.1 Million Under Binational Industrial Research and Development Energy Program

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Israel's Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources (MIEW) have selected six projects to receive $5.1 million under the 2015 Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. Each project is conducted by a U.S. and an Israeli partner.

26 Nov 2015

New Research Finds No Substantive Evidence for a 'Hiatus' in Global Warming

There is no substantive evidence for a 'pause' or 'hiatus' in global warming and the use of those terms is therefore inaccurate, new research from the University of Bristol, UK has found.

26 Nov 2015

New Power Cell Harnesses Electrical Energy from Blue-Green Algae

As world leaders prepare to gather in France for the 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change next week, global warming -- and how to stop it -- is a hot topic.

26 Nov 2015

Transportation Sector Could Nearly Halve its CO2 Emissions by 2050

The transportation sector has the capacity to nearly halve its CO2 emissions by 2050 and, hence, to contribute far more than previously thought to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Realizing this would require further efficiency improvement and, especially, promotion of public transport in cities, alongside with a large-scale shift to electric cars. These are key findings of a study, in which Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) was one of the partners and which is now published in the journal “Science”.

26 Nov 2015

Empa’s ‘Move’ Platform to Study How Surplus Renewable Electricity Could be Converted into Fuel

On November 23, 2015, Empa officially opened the research and technology transfer platform “move” in the presence of renowned energy and mobility experts. Over the next few years, Empa will use the platform to study how surplus renewable electricity can be converted into fuel for cars, utility vehicles and machinery in the summertime and thus be rendered utilizable as energy. The name “move” doesn’t just stand for motorized mobility, but also the switch from fossil to renewable energy – all the way to the realization of a closed carbon cycle modeled on nature.

26 Nov 2015