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New Energy Technologies Provides Update on Development of SolarWindow Devices and Modules

New Energy Technologies Inc., developer of see-through SolarWindow™ coatings capable of generating electricity on glass and flexible plastics announced today that the Company is successfully progressing ongoing development of its SolarWindow™ devices and modules.

8 Sep 2014

American Dietary Recommendations Could Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Say U-M Researchers

If Americans altered their menus to conform to federal dietary recommendations, emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases tied to agricultural production could increase significantly, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers.

8 Sep 2014

Most Models of Climate Change Effects Leave Some Threatened Amphibians Invisible

An international team of researchers has found that the majority of threatened species are 'invisible' when using modern methods to predict species distributions under climate change.

8 Sep 2014

Study Links Higher Pollution Levels to Deteriorating Lung Health among European Citizens

New data has identified a clear link between higher levels of exposure to air pollution and deteriorating lung health in adult European citizens. This study confirms previous findings that children growing up in areas with higher levels of pollution will have lower levels of lung function and a higher risk of developing symptoms such as cough and bronchitis symptoms.

8 Sep 2014

South Dakota Ecologist Highlights Vital Role of Wetlands

Wetlands may be the least understood ecosystem, but their value is immense, according to Distinguished Professor W. Carter Johnson of the South Dakota State University Department of Natural Resource Management. “Anything that affects them will have a big impact on the landscape.”

8 Sep 2014

Water Found to Contain More Than 1000 Times the EPA Allowable Level of Manganese

Andrea Dietrich and Amanda Sain of Virginia Tech’s Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering estimated that 50 percent of the population taste threshold for manganese II in water, the simplest ionic manganese oxide, to be more than 1000 times the current EPA allowable level. Their findings appear in the Journal of the American Water Works Association, and they are now looking into possible secondary pollution issues with the release of manganese in air through its use in humidifiers.

5 Sep 2014

Ozone Pollution Damages Millions of Tons of Major Crops in India

In one year, India’s ozone pollution damaged millions of tons of the country’s major crops, causing losses of more than a billion dollars and destroying enough food to feed tens of millions of people living below the poverty line.

5 Sep 2014

POET-DSM Celebrates Grand Opening of Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa

POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC, a joint venture of Royal DSM and POET, LLC, today proved its revolutionary technology that converts agricultural residue into renewable fuel at the Grand Opening of its first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa.

5 Sep 2014

Kearsarge Energy Announces Successful Completion of 15.4 MW Massachusetts Solar PV Project Portfolio

Kearsarge Energy, a leading renewable energy project developer and financier based in Watertown, Massachusetts, announced today the successful completion of its second portfolio of Massachusetts SREC I Solar PV Projects, totaling 15.4 MW across six sites.

5 Sep 2014

New Study Questions Evolutionary Stability of Biodiversity

A new study calls into question the evolutionary stability of an ecological explanation of biodiversity.

5 Sep 2014

Soil Carbon Poses Climate Change Risk

The response of soil microbial communities to changes in temperature increases the potential for more carbon dioxide to be released from the world's soils as global temperatures rise, scientists have revealed.

5 Sep 2014

Wind Energy Continues to Produce Greater Savings, Reveals UPV/EHU Study

The promoting of renewable energy is at the heart of the current debate on energy policy. From an economic perspective, the question focusses on determining the cost of the feed-in tariff systems. Firstly, whether the incentives are as expensive as has been maintained in the most recent regulatory modifications, and secondly, whether the effect is similar with respect to all renewable technologies.

5 Sep 2014

Non-Native Plants Invade Galapagos Islands Affecting its Ecology

Non-native invasive plants have overrun some parts of the Galapagos Islands, finds a new study by The University of Western Australia. Mandy Trueman, a PhD researcher at UWA School of Plant Biology, has led the study and has delivered a map and a related database that provides information about native species as well as introduced species.

5 Sep 2014

Reducing Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants has Life-Saving Impact

The Environmental Protection Agency has won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which will allow it to progress with its strategy for reducing pollution generated by coal-fired power plants in many states. Scientists have found that this endeavor could help save many lives.

5 Sep 2014