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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the nominations for the 2013 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards for companies and institutions that can design chemicals or a new product that help protect public health and the environment.
Feb 21st, 2013
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Researcher working toward making solar cells that can be used in computer bags, clothing, walls and more.
Feb 21st, 2013
Read moreSolar geoengineering is a proposed approach to reduce the effects of climate change due to greenhouse gasses by deflecting some of the sun's incoming radiation. This type of proposed solution carries with it a number of uncertainties, however, including geopolitical questions about who would be in charge of the activity and its goals. New modeling work shows that if a powerful coalition ever decided to deploy a geoengineering system, they would have incentive to exclude other countries from participating in the decision-making process.
Feb 21st, 2013
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K.A.CARE has announced the launch of its Renewable Energy Competitive Procurement Portal and released a White Paper outlining how this vast procurement process will unfold.
Feb 21st, 2013
Read morePotential benefits of inertial fusion energy justify continued R&D; nationally coordinated program should wait until ignition is achieved.
Feb 20th, 2013
Read moreAn ambitious international project is aiming to develop new approaches to eliminate waste and reduce the environmental impact of industry.
Feb 20th, 2013
Read moreThe robustness of food webs of Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems has been compared for the first time, revealing that global warming can affect the biodiversity of these ecosystems in different ways despite the similarities between them.
Feb 20th, 2013
Read moreToday the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) launched the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance (SHC Alliance). The Alliance will focus on growing the solar heating and cooling market through reducing barriers and advocating for policies on the federal, state and local levels.
Feb 19th, 2013
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The REN21 Renewables Global Futures Report (GFR) is a pioneering publication that provides access to the range of credible possibilities on the future of renewable energy. The report is based on interviews with over 170 leading experts around the world and the projections of 50 recently published scenarios. The report can serve as a tool for dialogue and discussion on future options, and compliments well the REN21 Renewables Global Status Report.
Feb 19th, 2013
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Researchers have looked ahead to the year 2100 to show how ice loss will continue to add to rising sea levels.
Feb 19th, 2013
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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?
Feb 19th, 2013
Read moreChina 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.
Feb 19th, 2013
Read moreA 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.
Feb 19th, 2013
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Air samples collected in Finland beginning during the Cold War may help unlock answers to climate change, according to researchers at Clarkson University.
Feb 18th, 2013
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Rapid changes in the Arctic ecosystem from surface to depth during the ice minimum in the summer of 2012.
Feb 18th, 2013
Read moreThe 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.
Feb 18th, 2013
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