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Scaling up the production of biofuels made from algae to meet at least 5 percent ? about 10 billion gallons ? of U.S. transportation fuel needs would place unsustainable demands on energy, water and nutrients, says a new report from the National Research Council.
Nov 1st, 2012
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Wind energy in Colorado each year saves a billion gallons of water while avoiding emissions of air pollutants equivalent to that produced by half a million cars. Between 2000 and 2011, production of electricity from wind energy in Colorado grew from zero to 4.7 million megawatt-hours (MWh), and is now producing nearly 10 percent of the state's electricity.
Nov 1st, 2012
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Rubber residues can be downcycled to floor coverings and safety crashpads, and for the first time, also processed into high-quality plastics. A new kind of material makes it possible: the environmentally-friendly material mix is called EPMT.
Oct 31st, 2012
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It may seem as though the German plains are all but tapped out when it comes to wind energy production. To refute this theory researchers are sending stunt kites into the skies to harness the wind and convert the kinetic energy generated into electricity.
Oct 31st, 2012
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A new project of scientists at UCSB's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and partners aims to synthesize existing research on tipping points in marine ecosystems and conduct case studies to devise a set of early warning indicators and management tools that may help to predict, even prevent, threatened systems from falling off the precipice.
Oct 30th, 2012
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Danish industrial enzymes maker Novozymes on Tuesday launched an enzyme that it said produces more ethanol from corn, addressing concern that growth in biofuels has come at the expense of food production.
Oct 30th, 2012
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Weaning America off fossil fuels and investing in renewable energy is the best path for the future, say Stanford researchers.
Oct 29th, 2012
Read moreMuch more must be done to develop energy efficient cars, buildings and domestic appliances to address climate change - according to new research from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.
Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreUniversity of British Columbia researchers have invented a safe, efficient technology to wirelessly charge electric vehicles using "remote magnetic gears" and successfully tested it on campus service vehicles.
Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreResearchers from the Technological, Environmental and Logistics Centre (TEC Ltd) in Slovenia have successfully transformed waste from paper mills into a product that can effectively soak up fuel from leaks or oil from spills.
Oct 24th, 2012
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A research team led by a scientist from UC Santa Barbara and supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has retrieved data from a sensor in Antarctic waters that survived the harsh polar winter. The information it gathered will provide critical baseline data on the changes in chemistry, or acidification, of those remote seas.
Oct 23rd, 2012
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More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, coupled with rising temperatures, is making rice agriculture a larger source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to a study.
Oct 22nd, 2012
Read moreResidents of a new eco-development on the coast can better control and understand their energy usage, thanks to a system that allows outlets to communicate with each other through the power grid.
Oct 22nd, 2012
Read moreGreen design does not necessarily mean comfortable design, reports a study by Cornell and Ithaca College ergonomists.
Oct 22nd, 2012
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Iowa State University engineers Song-Charng Kong, left, and Nicholas Creager are studying a new bio-oil gasifier.
Oct 22nd, 2012
Read morePeople are more likely to install a solar panel on their home if their neighbors have one, according to a Yale and New York University study.
Oct 19th, 2012
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The European Union and the United States should stop using biofuels as they are hampering food production, the UN's special rapporteur for the right to food Olivier De Schutter says..
Oct 17th, 2012
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The new center, called CenSURF, short for Center for the Sustainable Use of Renewable Feedstocks, will receive $1.75 million over three years from the National Science Foundation.
Oct 15th, 2012
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