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Posted by geri
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Friday, 03 October 2008 |
University of Calgary climate change researchers say they are close
to figuring out how to commercialize the capture of carbon dioxide
directly from the air with a simple system that could be set up
anywhere in the world.
If they can make it work, it would allow greenhouse gas to be
removed from ambient air and reduce the effect of emissions from
transportation sources such as cars and airplanes.
(Right- University of Calgary climate change scientist David Keith with his CO2 scrubber. (University of Calgary))
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Read more... [New Machine Scrubs CO2 From the Air]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 29 September 2008 |
According to the latest "Monthly Energy Review" issued by the U.S.
Energy Information Administration this week, renewable energy accounted
for more than 10% of the domestically-produced energy used in the
United States in the first half of 2008. (Full story in SustainableBusiness.com)
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Posted by geri
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 |
Plants are known to emit chemicals that signal one another of attacks by insects. Now, researchers have discovered an aspirin-like compound emitted by trees under stress that actually reduce their damage and possibly warn
nearby plants, a study released Friday found.
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Read more... [Stressed Plants Create Aspirin to Lessen Damage]
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Posted by jimmy finn
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Thursday, 18 September 2008 |
A New Zealand company says it has produced the first samples of green crude oil at a commercially competitive price, made from wild algae grown on human sewage.
The biodiesel is extracted from the algae's natural oils and produces 90 percent less emissions than regular diesel.
(New Zealand Herald)
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 |
GT Solar, which makes equipment used to produce polysilicon and solar
products, expects polysilicon prices to fall to nearly one-tenth their
current level in 2010 as production capacity comes on line, Chief
Executive and President Thomas Zarrella said on Monday. (Reuters News has the story)
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