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New projections of 'uneven' global sea-level rise
Researchers have looked ahead to the year 2100 to show how ice loss will continue to add to rising sea levels.
Posted: Feb 19th, 2013
Read moreSolar energy revolution in the Gulf
Climate conference in Qatar, IRENA headquarters in Abu Dhabi - the oil-rich countries in the Gulf are getting into renewable energy. But is it just greenwashing or the beginnings of a post-oil era?
Posted: Feb 19th, 2013
Read moreChina to introduce carbon tax
China will proactively introduce a set of new taxation policies designed to preserve the environment, including a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, according to a senior official with the Ministry of Finance.
Posted: Feb 19th, 2013
Read moreStudy: 3.7 million sustainable water jobs could be available by 2020 (w/video)
A new report finds that proactive investments increasing efficient water use and re-use will both address growing problems associated with drought, flooding, and contamination and create jobs in a wide range of professions.
Posted: Feb 19th, 2013
Read more47 years of air samples examined in climate change study
Air samples collected in Finland beginning during the Cold War may help unlock answers to climate change, according to researchers at Clarkson University.
Posted: Feb 18th, 2013
Read moreRapid changes in the Arctic ecosystem
Rapid changes in the Arctic ecosystem from surface to depth during the ice minimum in the summer of 2012.
Posted: Feb 18th, 2013
Read moreReduced sea ice disturbs balance of greenhouse gases
The widespread reduction in Arctic sea ice is causing significant changes to the balance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This is shown in a new study conducted by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, among others.
Posted: Feb 18th, 2013
Read moreEngineering cells for more efficient biofuel production
Yeast research takes a step toward production of alternatives to gasoline.
Posted: Feb 17th, 2013
Read moreSynthetic molecule first electricity-making catalyst to use iron to split hydrogen gas
Fast and efficient biologically inspired catalyst could someday make fuel cells cheaper.
Posted: Feb 17th, 2013
Read morePreviewing the next steps on the path to a magnetic fusion power plant
A Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory physicist details the roadmap and challenges ahead.
Posted: Feb 17th, 2013
Read moreGoing negative: Stanford scientists explore new technologies that remove atmospheric CO2
Reducing CO2 emissions may not be enough to curb global warming, according to scientists at Stanford University. The solution, they say, could also require developing carbon-negative technologies that remove large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Posted: Feb 17th, 2013
Read moreGeneral Electric now the world's biggest wind turbine maker
General Electric has surpassed Danish wind power company Vestas to become the world's biggest wind turbine manufacturer.
Posted: Feb 17th, 2013
Read moreStatistics help clear fog for better climate change picture
Statistics is an important tool in sorting through information on how human activities are affecting the climate system, as well as how climate change affects natural and human systems, according to a Penn State statistician.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2013
Read moreClimate change is not an all-or-nothing proposition
An Ohio State University statistician says that the natural human difficulty with grasping probabilities is preventing Americans from dealing with climate change.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2013
Read moreOpen-source software can help find the right space for offshore wind turbines
A Stanford economist pitches open-source software for evaluating potential offshore wind turbine sites for optimal energy production and minimal disruption of other marine industry.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2013
Read moreAvoiding virus dangers in 'domesticating' wild plants for biofuel use
In our ongoing quest for alternative energy sources, researchers are looking more to plants that grow in the wild for use in biofuels, plants such as switchgrass. However, attempts to 'domesticate' wild-growing plants have a downside, as it could make the plants more susceptible to any number of plant viruses.
Posted: Feb 16th, 2013
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