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366 Environmental Resources 12 Simple Ways To Live A Greener Lifestyle In 2008 Want to begin to be more environmentally friendly in 2008 but can't afford a hybrid car? Don't worry - there are plenty of ways to lessen your impact on the environment that don't come with such a daunting price tag, says Matt Malten, assistant vice chancellor for campus sustainability at Washington University in St. Louis. And they likely will even save you some money without cramping your carbon-creating lifestyle - much. Open Open Tab January 14, 2008 Provides Information 2007 Was Tied As Earth's Second Warmest Year Goddard Institute researchers used temperature data from weather stations on land, satellite measurements of sea ice temperature since 1982 and data from ships for earlier years. Open Open Tab January 17, 2008 Provides Information 2008 Likely To Be One Of The Top-ten Warmest Years 2008 is set to be cooler globally than recent years say Met Office and University of East Anglia climate scientists, but is still forecast to be one of the top-ten warmest years. Open Open Tab January 8, 2008 Provides Information A A greener way to recover methane Oil reservoirs could have an environmental make-over with the help of bacteria. Open Open Tab December 12, 2007 Provides Information Absence Of Clouds Caused Pre-human Supergreenhouse Periods In a world without human-produced pollution, biological productivity controls cloud formation and may be the lever that caused supergreenhouse episodes during the Cetaceous and Eocene, according to Penn State paleoclimatologists. Open Open Tab April 11, 2008 Provides Information Absorbing CO2 by Dumping Urea Into Ocean Pisses Off Activists The Philippines government has approved an Australian company's plan to absorb excess CO2 by dumping massive amounts of urea in the Sulu Sea. Environmental activists say the dumping is a potentially risky, scientifically unsound gamble that underscores the dangerous absence of international geoengineering regulations. Open Open Tab November 5, 2007 Provides Information Academics propose carbon-capture kit for cars US-based researchers have unveiled a cunning plan for future motoring in which carbon-capture technology would be used aboard vehicles. The stored carbon would then be recovered at filling stations and - rather than being "sequestered" underground or wherever - get reprocessed back into synthetic fuel. Open Open Tab February 13, 2008 Provides Information Achieving Low-carbon Growth For The World Targets and trading must be at the heart of a global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to Sir Nicholas Stern delivering the Royal Economic Society's annual public lecture at The University of Manchester ahead of the world summit on climate change in Bali. Open Open Tab December 3, 2007 Provides Information Acid Rain Has A Disproportionate Impact On Coastal Waters The release of sulfur and nitrogen into the atmosphere by power plants and agricultural activities plays a minor role in making the ocean more acidic on a global scale, but the impact is greatly amplified in the shallower waters of the coastal ocean, according to new research by atmospheric and marine chemists. Open Open Tab September 15, 2007 Provides Information Adios, Las Vegas: Lakes Mead, Powell May Run Dry by 2021 Climate change and a growing demand for water could drain two of the nation's largest manmade reservoirs within 13 years, depriving several Southwestern states of key water sources, scientists warn. Open Open Tab February 13, 2008 Provides Information Air pollution driving midweek rain NASA has determined that air pollution provokes wetter weekdays and drier weekends in the southeastern US, with peak rainfall occuring late on Thursdays provoked by increased levels of airborne particles. Open Open Tab February 4, 2008 Provides Information Al Gore kicks off massive global warming campaign Former Vice President Al Gore on Monday launched a three-year, multimillion-dollar advocacy campaign calling for the U.S. to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Open Open Tab March 31, 2008 Provides Information Alarming Growth In Expected Carbon Dioxide Emissions In China, Analysis Finds The growth in China's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is far outpacing previous estimates, making the goal of stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gases even more difficult, according to a new analysis by economists at the University of California, Berkeley, and UC San Diego. Open Open Tab March 11, 2008 Provides Information Alaskan Sea Drilling Plans Criticized The federal government will open up nearly 46,000 square miles off Alaska's northwest coast to petroleum leases next month, a decision condemned by enviromental groups that contend the industrial activity will harm northern marine mammals. Open Open Tab January 3, 2008 Provides Information Algae: 'The ultimate in renewable energy' exas may be best known for "Big Oil." But the oil that could some day make a dent in the country's use of fossil fuels is small. Microscopic, in fact: algae. Literally and figuratively, this is green fuel. Open Open Tab April 1, 2008 Provides Information All nations 'need emission goals' Britain's Trade and Development Minister Gareth Thomas has said that developing countries will need targets for greenhouse gas emissions. Open Open Tab December 6, 2007 Provides Information Alternative Power and Energy Storage Service Launched Solar and biofuel technologies have been the investment darlings of the past two years in the cleantech field. But now alternative power and energy storage technologies - including advanced batteries, supercapacitors, and fuel cells, addressing a $10 billion global market - are entering the limelight. Open Open Tab October 18, 2007 Provides Information Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air The Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth's climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air say prominent UK and Brazilian climate scientists in the journal Nature. Open Open Tab May 8, 2008 Provides Information Amazonian forest 'more resilient' The Amazon rainforest may be more resistant to rising temperatures than has been believed. Open Open Tab September 24, 2007 Provides Information Americans Consider Global Warming An Urgent Threat, According To Poll A growing number of Americans consider global warming an important threat that calls for drastic action, and 40% say that a presidential candidate's position on the issue will strongly influence how they vote. Open Open Tab October 3, 2007 Provides Information Ancient DNA suggests earth was warmer than previously believed A team of international researchers has collected the oldest ever recovered DNA samples and used them to show that Greenland was much warmer at some point during the last Ice Age than most people have believed. Open Open Tab July 9, 2007 Provides Information Ancient Fossil Evidence Supports Carbon Dioxide As Driver Of Global Warming A team of American and Canadian scientists has devised a new way to study Earth's past climate by analyzing the chemical composition of ancient marine fossils. Open Open Tab October 17, 2007 Provides Information Antarctic Expedition Provides New Insights Into The Role Of The Southern Ocean For Global Climate In the Southern Ocean, large quantities of surface-drifting plankton algae are able to significantly reduce the carbon dioxide content of the surface waters, which can affect the global carbon dioxide cycle. Open Open Tab February 11, 2008 Provides Information Antarctic Melt Releasing DDT, Tainting Penguins Poisonous chemicals that had been locked in ice for decades are now being released as climate change melts Antarctic glaciers, researchers report. Open Open Tab May 12, 2008 Provides Information Arctic ice no barrier for plants Arctic plants are able to migrate the distances needed to survive changes to the climate, scientists have suggested. Open Open Tab June 15, 2007 Provides Information Arctic muds reveal sea ice record A new technique to track changes in the extent of Arctic sea ice over the past 1,000 years is being developed by a UK team from the University of Plymouth. Open Open Tab October 15, 2007 Provides Information Arctic Ocean Circulation Does An About-Face A team of NASA and university scientists has detected an ongoing reversal in Arctic Ocean circulation triggered by atmospheric circulation changes that vary on decade-long time scales. Open Open Tab November 14, 2007 Provides Information Arctic Sea Ice Extent May Have Fallen By 50 Percent Since 1950s The average sea ice extent for the month of September was 1.65 million square miles (4.28 million square kilometers), the lowest September on record, shattering the previous record for the month by 23 percent, which was set in 2005. Open Open Tab October 2, 2007 Provides Information Arctic sea ice loosens grip on Northwest Passage The Northwest Passage, a much-sought shipping route, opened to sea traffic this summer, as arctic sea ice fell to the lowest levels observed since we started keeping track almost 30 years ago. Open Open Tab September 17, 2007 Provides Information Arctic spring's 'rapid advance' Spring in the Arctic is arriving "weeks earlier" than a decade ago, a team of Danish researchers have reported. Open Open Tab June 18, 2007 Provides Information Arctic summers ice-free 'by 2013' Scientists in the US have presented one of the most dramatic forecasts yet for the disappearance of Arctic sea ice. Open Open Tab December 12, 2007 Provides Information Arctic voice drowning in climatic shift It is time for the industrialised world to wake up and change its behaviour before the Arctic, its people and its wildlife are lost forever, argues explorer Glenn Morris. Open Open Tab October 15, 2007 Provides Information Are Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Good for the Environment? Almost every news story about global warming recommends that consumers switch from incandescent light bulbs to more efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFLs. Open Open Tab November 8, 2007 Provides Information Australia to get 1,000 megawatt wind farm The project will see some 500 turbines being installed in New South Wales, near the town of Broken Hill, and will have a capacity of up to 1,000 megawatts. Open Open Tab October 9, 2007 Provides Information B Bag tax recycled into eco-PR slush These days, the interests of big business and big government are so perfectly "aligned", you can't shine a light through the resulting hairball. Open Open Tab March 14, 2008 Provides Information Baking soda could help save planet In recent months, PopSci has covered various scientists' plans to curb global warming through carbon sequestration, mainly by feeding it to algae to make biofuel, or burying it underground. Open Open Tab November 30, 2007 Provides Information Before Fossil Fuels, Earth's Minerals Kept Carbon Dioxide In Check Over millions of years carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been moderated by a finely-tuned natural feedback system-- a system that human emissions have recently overwhelmed. Open Open Tab April 30, 2008 Provides Information Big Climate's strange 'science' Would you trust a software engineer to build a bridge? Open Open Tab February 14, 2008 Provides Information Biodiesel Fuels Microsoft Construction Project Microsoft's massive new data center is being built with trucks running on fuel from canola oil. Open Open Tab July 29, 2007 Provides Information Biodiversity Is Crucial To Ecosystem Productivity In the first experiment involving a natural environment, scientists at Brown University have shown that richer plant diversity significantly enhances an ecosystem's productivity. The finding underscores the benefits of biodiversity, such as capturing carbon dioxide, a main contributor to global warming. Open Open Tab April 27, 2008 Provides Information Biofuel backlash prompts Brussels back-pedal The ongoing backlash against biofuels continues to gather pace, with news out of Brussels that the European Union may postpone or even drop plans for biosource quotas in motor fuel. Open Open Tab April 21, 2008 Provides Information Biofuel Crops That Require Destroying Native Ecosystems Worsens Global Warming Turning native ecosystems into "farms" for biofuel crops causes major carbon emissions that worsen the global warming that biofuels are meant to mitigate, according to a new study by the University of Minnesota and the Nature Conservancy. Open Open Tab February 11, 2008 Provides Information Biofuels Doubters are Emerging Critics are questioning the wisdom of huge government subsidies granted to some biofuels, especially corn-based ethanol. Open Open Tab September 21, 2007 Provides Information Biofuels make poor people even poorer European targets for use of biofuels will make life worse for some of the poorest people on the planet, according to a report from charity Oxfam. Open Open Tab November 1, 2007 Provides Information Biofuels May Disperse More Greenhouse Gases Than Oil A renewable energy source designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is contributing more to global warming than fossil fuels, a study suggests. Open Open Tab September 22, 2007 Provides Information Biofuel trial flight set for 747 Air New Zealand says it plans to mount the first test flight of a commercial airliner partially powered by biofuel. Open Open Tab September 28, 2007 Provides Information Bioreactor Produced Hydrogen May Revolutionise Energy Generation NanoLogix, Inc., a nano-biotechnology company, announced it has achieved a historical event with the first onsite generation of electricity using hydrogen gas produced from its bioreactor prototype facility at Welch Foods Inc., a Cooperative in Pennsylvania. Open Open Tab September 19, 2007 Provides Information Biosensors To Monitor Water For Heavy Metals Contamination Researchers from CRC CARE are pioneering a world-first technology to warn people if their local water or air is contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals and metal-like substances. Open Open Tab August 30, 2007 Provides Information Black Carbon Pollution Emerges As Major Player In Global Warming Black carbon, a form of particulate air pollution most often produced from biomass burning, cooking with solid fuels and diesel exhaust, has a warming effect in the atmosphere three to four times greater than prevailing estimates, according to scientists in an upcoming review article in the journal Nature Geoscience. Open Open Tab March 24, 2008 Provides Information Blair in Japan for climate talks Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has arrived in Japan for talks aimed at ending the "deadlock" over global greenhouse gas targets. Open Open Tab March 14, 2008 Provides Information Blair push for climate progress Prime Minister Tony Blair has welcomed US President George Bush's call for a global warming summit this year but said more was needed. Open Open Tab June 1, 2007 Provides Information Bottom Trawling Impacts On Ocean, Clearly Visible From Space Bottom trawling, an industrial fishing method that drags large, heavy nets across the seafloor stirs up huge, billowing plumes of sediment on shallow seafloors that can be seen from space. Open Open Tab February 20, 2008 Provides Information Brazil Amazon deforestation soars The Brazilian government has announced a huge rise in the rate of Amazon deforestation, months after celebrating its success in achieving a reduction. Open Open Tab January 24, 2008 Provides Information Brazil raids Amazon timber mills Brazilian police have mounted a major operation in the Amazon, seizing what they describe as one of the biggest ever loads of illegally logged timber. Open Open Tab February 14, 2008 Provides Information Brazil vows to stem Amazon loss Brazil has agreed emergency measures to stem deforestation as government figures revealed a sharp increase in the rate of clearances in the Amazon. Open Open Tab January 24, 2008 Provides Information Breath Of The Ocean Links Fish Feeding, Reefs, Climate An ocean odor that affects global climate also gathers reef fish to feed as they "eavesdrop" on events that might lead them to food. Open Open Tab March 11, 2008 Provides Information Brown gov will make 'big commitment' to carbon capture The Brown government, having previously stated that it is one of very few national administrations worldwide taking the idea of carbon capture seriously, has reportedly disclosed that its seriousness will not take the form of cash. Open Open Tab April 24, 2008 Provides Information Buckyball Carbon Nanoparticles Found to be Harmless to Environmental Cleanup Microbes Even large amounts of manufactured nanoparticles, also known as Buckyballs, don't faze microscopic organisms that are charged with cleaning up the environment, according to Purdue University researchers. Open Open Tab April 9, 2008 Provides Information Buckyball Clumping Altered With Citrate May Hold Environmental Solutions for Nanoparticles Fullerenes, also fondly known as buckyballs, are showing an ugly side. Since being discovered in 1985, the hollow carbon atoms have been adapted for nanotechnology and biomedical applications ranging from electronics to carriers of imaging materials. Open Open Tab April 9, 2008 Provides Information Bush Unveils 'Realistic' Climate Strategy in Rose Garden Speech Revising his stand on global warming, President Bush on Wednesday called for a halt in the growth of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and urged other major polluting nations to develop national goals to address climate change. Open Open Tab April 16, 2008 Provides Information Bush Urges World's Worst Polluters to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions President Bush called on the world's worst polluters to come together to set a goal for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing the climate to heat up. He didn't exempt his own country from the list. Open Open Tab September 28, 2007 Provides Information Bush's climate talks 'engaging' The latest US-led climate talks in Honolulu, Hawaii, have been described by delegates as the most frank and engaging climate negotiations so far. Open Open Tab February 1, 2008 Provides Information C California cuts diesel emissions Air-quality regulators in California have introduced tough new rules controlling fuel emissions from some diesel-powered engines. Open Open Tab July 28, 2007 Provides Information California Cuts ZEV Mandate In Favor of Plug-In Hybrids After a marathon day-long meeting, the Air Resources Board unanimously approved slashing by 70 percent the number of zero emission vehicles we'll see on the road within six years. State regulators had proposed cutting the number by 90 percent. Open Open Tab March 28, 2008 Provides Information California lowers goal for zero-emission vehicles California regulators have drastically cut the number of zero-emission vehicles required to be sold in the state by the year 2014, a decision that frustrated environmentalists but came as a relief to auto manufacturers. Open Open Tab March 28, 2008 Provides Information California sues US over emissions California is suing the US federal government, in an attempt to force car makers to conform to tougher cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Open Open Tab January 3, 2008 Provides Information California to sign UN compact to help China cut emissions California, which puts out more greenhouse gases than any other state, is promising to share ideas and research to help China cut back on its own emissions, which rival those of the U.S. as the world's largest. Open Open Tab April 22, 2008 Provides Information Call for curbs on Antarctic ships Environmental campaigners are calling for greater restrictions on shipping around Antarctica in order to prevent damage to its unique ecosystems. Open Open Tab March 31, 2008 Provides Information Call to ban petrol cars by 2040 The Lib Dems have backed a radical series of proposals to tackle climate change - including a ban on petrol powered cars by 2040. Open Open Tab September 17, 2007 Provides Information Cameron targets 'green coal' goal All coal-fired power stations would be fitted with "green coal" technology under a Conservative government, David Cameron has said on a trip to China. Open Open Tab December 20, 2007 Provides Information Carbon capture plan for the Forth New research into capturing carbon dioxide produced by coal-fired power stations and burying it beneath the Firth of Forth has received funding. Open Open Tab December 4, 2007 Provides Information Carbon Dioxide Capture And Storage: Grasping At Straws In The Climate Debate? Great hopes are being placed on undeveloped technology. Capturing and storing carbon dioxide is predicted to be one of the most important measures to counter the threats to our climate. Open Open Tab May 9, 2008 Provides Information Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants Rated Worldwide Now for the first time, the CO2 emissions of 50,000 power plants worldwide, the globe's most concentrated source of greenhouse gases, have been compiled into a massive new data base, called CARMA--Carbon Monitoring for Action. Open Open Tab November 15, 2007 Provides Information Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction Assumptions Overly Optimistic, Study Says Reducing global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the coming century will be more challenging than society has been led to believe, according to a new research commentary appearing April 3 in Nature. Open Open Tab April 4, 2008 Provides Information Carbon Dioxide Has Been Naturally Stored For A Million Years In Colorado And Rocky Mountains Researchers say lessons learned from these natural gas fields will help to find sites suitable for injecting CO2 captured from power station chimneys. Open Open Tab February 23, 2008 Provides Information Carbon Dioxide Removed From Smockstacks Could Be Useful In DVD And CD-ROM Manufacture Carbon dioxide removed from smokestack emissions in order to slow global warming in the future could become a valuable raw material for the production of DVDs, beverage bottles and other products made from polycarbonate plastics, chemists are reporting. Open Open Tab April 9, 2008 Provides Information Carbon Dioxide Tied To Air Pollution Mortality Rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels from burning fossil fuels have been linked to sea level changes, snowmelt, disease, heat stress, severe weather, and ocean acidification. Open Open Tab March 4, 2008 Provides Information Carbon emissions show slight fall The UK's carbon emissions fell by just 0.1% last year, and the government has admitted it must do more to tackle climate change. Open Open Tab January 31, 2008 Provides Information Changing Environment Organizes Genetic Structure What is the fundamental creative force behind life on Earth? It's a question that has vexed mankind for millennia, and thanks to theory and almost a year's worth of number-crunching on a supercomputer, Rice University physicist and bioengineer Michael Deem thinks he has the answer: A changing environment may organize the structure of genetic information itself. Open Open Tab November 14, 2007 Provides Information Checking Out Solar Energy Generally, I'm amenable to the whole green movement. Reducing the environmental impact of the human race on the planet, at the very least, will mean a better standard of living would become available to a broader swath of humanity. Open Open Tab January 18, 2008 Provides Information Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Health Remains Poor, But Slightly Improved In 2007 An independent scientific analysis led by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science researchers gives the Chesapeake Bay a C-minus in 2007, indicating that Bay ecological conditions were slightly better than the previous year, but far below what is needed for a healthy Bay. Open Open Tab April 7, 2008 Provides Information China now top carbon polluter China has already overtaken the US as the world's "biggest polluter", a report to be published next month says. Open Open Tab April 14, 2008 Provides Information China Signals Rejection of Emission Caps A Chinese official gave the clearest sign yet that Beijing will reject binding caps on greenhouse gas emissions at a global meeting next month, saying Friday developing countries must be allowed to raise emissions to fight poverty. Open Open Tab November 9, 2007 Provides Information Climatic Chain Reaction Caused Runaway Greenhouse Effect 55 Million Years Ago There are new findings regarding a phase of rapid global greenhouse warming that took place 55 million years ago. This period of climate change is regarded as the best fossil analogue to current and future greenhouse warming. Open Open Tab December 27, 2007 Provides Information Climate change getting worse Working until dawn, negotiators on Friday concluded a policy guide for governments on global warming that declares climate change is here and is getting worse, one of its authors said. Open Open Tab November 16, 2007 Provides Information Climate Change Has Major Impact On Oceans "The vastness of our oceans may have engendered a sense of complacency about potential impacts from global climate change," said Jane Lubchenco, the Wayne and Gladys Valley Chair of Marine Biology at Oregon State University, who moderated the panel. Open Open Tab February 24, 2008 Provides Information Climate Change Impacting Marine Environment Surrounding UK Climate change is having a significant impact on the United Kingdom's marine environment according to a new report. The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership report card 2007-08 highlights just how much climate change has affected the UK's marine environment and what the future impacts may be. Open Open Tab February 12, 2008 Provides Information Climate Change Is Not Caused By Cosmic Rays, According To New Research New research has dealt a blow to the skeptics who argue that climate change is all due to cosmic rays rather than to man-made greenhouse gases. The new evidence shows no reliable connection between the cosmic ray intensity and cloud cover. Open Open Tab April 3, 2008 Provides Information Climate Change Needs Industry, Government Teamwork Industry needs to team up with cities to battle climate change, Cisco Systems Chairman and CEO John Chambers told local government leaders on Wednesday. Open Open Tab February 21, 2008 Provides Information Climate Change Threatens Siberian Forests Catastrophic forest fire outbreaks in Siberia are happening more frequently because of climate change, new research suggests. Open Open Tab August 5, 2007 Provides Information Climate change will have a huge impact on human health Climate change will have a huge impact on human health and bold environmental policy decisions are needed now to protect the world's population, according to the author of an article published in the BMJ. Open Open Tab January 28, 2008 Provides Information Climate Changing Gas Is Coming From Some Surprising Microbial Liaisons The climate changing gas dimethyl sulphide (DMS) is being made by microbes at the rate of more than 200 million tonnes a year in the world's seas, scientists explained on 1 April 2008 at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting being held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Open Open Tab April 3, 2008 Provides Information Climate clearly out of balance The world's climate is "clearly out of balance and is warming", the world's largest society of Earth and space scientists has said in a statement. Open Open Tab January 24, 2008 Provides Information Climate could devastate crops Climate change could cause severe crop losses in South Asia and southern Africa over the next twenty years, a study in the journal Science says. Open Open Tab January 31, 2008 Provides Information Climate focus as Japan heads G8 Japan is to propose the fight against global warming as a main discussion topic at a Group of Eight nations summit next year. Open Open Tab January 1, 2008 Provides Information Climate focus ignores wildlife Many efforts to curb climate change have paid little attention to conservation or helping the world's poor, a think-tank has warned. Open Open Tab February 18, 2008 Provides Information Climate Gas Could Disrupt Food Chain Microbes in the ocean produce the gas dimethyl sulphide, or DMS. It causes clouds to form above the sea, which reflect the sun's rays away from the earth. Open Open Tab December 12, 2007 Provides Information Climate plans spark EU job fears Trade unions and business leaders say EU plans to cut carbon emissions could harm European jobs and industry. Open Open Tab January 15, 2008 Provides Information Climate set for 'sudden shifts' Many of Earth's climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change, a study suggests. Open Open Tab February 4, 2008 Provides Information Climate talks 'on brink' of deal Negotiators at the UN climate summit in Bali have adjourned talks, with delegates suggesting they are close to a compromise deal. Open Open Tab December 14, 2007 Provides Information Climate threat to biodiversity Global temperatures predicted for the coming centuries could trigger a mass extinction, UK scientists have warned. Open Open Tab October 24, 2007 Provides Information Cloning could save ancient redwoods An arborist on a mission to preserve and restore Northern California's towering redwoods has begun taking cuttings that he hopes can be used to make genetic clones of the ancient trees. Open Open Tab November 2, 2007 Provides Information Coastal Waters Show Decline In Contaminants Over 20-Year Period NOAA scientists have released a 20-year study showing that environmental laws enacted in the 1970s are having a positive effect on reducing overall contaminant levels in coastal waters of the U.S. Open Open Tab May 12, 2008 Provides Information Combustion Of Waste May Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions A joint research project of VTT and Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has proved that development of waste management is a cost-efficient means to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. Open Open Tab December 8, 2007 Provides Information Congress Sends Major Energy Bill to Bush's Desk, Boosts Fuel-Efficiency Standards 40 Percent by 2020 Congress by a wide margin approved the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32 years Tuesday, and President Bush plans to quickly sign the legislation, accepting the mandates on the auto industry. Open Open Tab December 18, 2007 Provides Information Corals May Have Defense Against Global Warming Ancient corals may have been more adaptable to changing ocean chemistry than previously thought, a new study shows. Open Open Tab October 4, 2007 Provides Information Coral Reefs Living In Sites With Variable Temperatures Better Able To Survive Warm Water Finally, some good news about the prospects of coral reefs in the age of climate change. Open Open Tab December 4, 2007 Provides Information Costa Rica gets forest fund boost The US and conservation groups will cut $26m from Costa Rican debt in return for the country spending the same sum on forest protection. Open Open Tab October 18, 2007 Provides Information Could Iron Fertilization Of Oceans Combat Global Warming? Several times over the past century, scientists and environmental engineers have proposed spreading slurries of dissolved iron into the oceans in order to "fertilize” the waters and promote vast blooms of marine plants (phytoplankton). Open Open Tab September 25, 2007 Provides Information Could Tiny Diatoms Help Offset Global Warming? Diatoms -- some of which are so tiny that 30 can fit across the width of a human hair -- are so numerous that they are among the key organisms taking the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide out of the Earth's atmosphere. Open Open Tab January 24, 2008 Provides Information Council employs automatic PC shutdown A council is expecting to save money and reduce carbon emissions after installing software that closes down PCs left on overnight. Open Open Tab August 13, 2007 Provides Information Crispy Noodle Chemistry Could Reduce Carbon Emissions A new material developed in Manchester, which has a structure that resembles crispy noodles, could help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide being pumped out and drive the next generation of high-performance hydrogen cars. Open Open Tab May 6, 2008 Provides Information D Debate Swirls Around EPA Decision To Deny Waiver Some high-ranking career staffers concerned about the reputation of the Environmental Protection Agency believed that Administrator Stephen Johnson would have to consider resigning if he turned down California's request to reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, newly released documents show. Open Open Tab February 26, 2008 Provides Information Delay In Autumn Color Caused By Increased Carbon Dioxide Not Global Warming The delay in autumnal leaf coloration and leaf fall in trees is caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2 Open Open Tab November 18, 2007 Provides Information Dell Pushes E-Cycling Law Texas proposal would force vendors to accept and recycle used equipment. Open Open Tab June 10, 2007 Provides Information Dell spearheads the EPA's computer recycling drive Computer maker Dell and the US Environmental Protection Agency have a computer recycling event tentatively scheduled for this weekend in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. Open Open Tab April 18, 2008 Provides Information Diatoms Discovered To Remove Phosphorus From Oceans Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new way that phosphorus is naturally removed from the oceans – its stored in diatoms. The discovery opens up a new realm of research into an element that's used for reproduction, energy storage and structural materials in every organism. Its understanding is vital to the continued quest to understand the growth of the oceans. The research appears in the May 2, 2008 edition of the journal Science. Open Open Tab May 5, 2008 Provides Information Dissolved Organic Carbon From Rivers Can Strongly Impact Arctic Ocean Arctic rivers transport huge quantities of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to the Arctic Ocean. The prevailing paradigm regarding DOC in arctic rivers is that it is largely refractory, making it of little significance for the biogeochemistry of the Arctic Ocean. Open Open Tab February 16, 2008 Provides Information DNA barcode revealed in plants A "barcode" gene that can be used to distinguish between the majority of plant species has been identified, say scientists. Open Open Tab February 6, 2008 Provides Information Does Nanotechnology Hold the Key to Environmental Protection The pressing urgency to arrest climate change and find workable alternatives to major pollutants has prompted experts to examine the impact of nanotechnology on the environment – does nanotechnology hold the key to environmental protection, or is it likely to further aggravate the issue? Open Open Tab September 12, 2007 Provides Information Drought could force nuclear shutdowns Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up the rivers and lakes that supply power plants with the awesome amounts of cooling water they need to operate. Open Open Tab January 23, 2008 Provides Information Dyson: Climate models are rubbish British-born physicist Freeman Dyson has revealed three "heresies", two of which challenge the current scientific orthodoxy that anthropogenic carbon causes climate change. Open Open Tab August 14, 2007 Provides Information E Eco Friendly Solar Cells to be Painted onto Steel Cladding for Buildings Researchers at Swansea University are developing a new, eco-friendly technology that could generate as much electricity as 50 wind farms. Open Open Tab March 7, 2008 Provides Information Economical, Nonpolluting Solutions To Greenhouse Plant Growing Found A recent study of an ancient growing medium has implications for advancing growth and yield of greenhouse crops grown in soilless conditions. Open Open Tab November 7, 2007 Provides Information Economists Find Current Biofuel Potential In Oregon May Be Costly And Limited The adoption of biofuels in Oregon could reduce the state's fossil fuel use by less than one percent, but at a much higher cost to society than more direct approaches such as a gasoline tax or raising fuel economy standards. Open Open Tab July 30, 2007 Provides Information Economists Help Climate Scientists To Improve Global Warming Forecasts Climate scientists are collaborating with experts in economic theory to improve their forecasting models and assess more accurately the impact of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Although there is broad consensus that there will be a significant rise in average global temperature, there is great uncertainty over the extent of the change, and the implications for different regions. Open Open Tab January 23, 2008 Provides Information Efficient Biofuel Made From Genetically Modified E. Coli Bacteria Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new method for producing next-generation biofuels by genetically modifying Escherichia coli bacteria to be an efficient biofuel synthesizer. The method could lead to mass production of these biofuels. Open Open Tab January 7, 2008 Provides Information El Nino At Play As Source Of More Intense Regional US Wintertime Storms The next time you have to raise your umbrella against torrents of cold winter rain, you may have a remote weather phenomenon to thank that many may know by name as El Nino, but may not well understand. Open Open Tab January 31, 2008 Provides Information El Niño Affected By Global Warming The climatic event El Niño, literally "the Baby Jesus", was given its name because it generally occurs at Christmas time along the Peruvian coasts. This expression of climatic variability, also called El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), results from a series of interactions between the atmosphere and the tropical ocean. Open Open Tab December 21, 2007 Provides Information Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Nanotubes Set by Just One Electron A research team from the department of condensed matter physics of the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid working in collaboration with the research group lead by professor Christian Schoenenberger at the Basilea university in Switzerland, have discovered that just an electron sets the conductive properties of a carbon nanotube. Open Open Tab February 13, 2008 Provides Information Electricity Revives Bali Coral Reefs Just a few years ago, the lush coral reefs off Bali island were dying out, bleached by rising temperatures, blasted by dynamite fishing and poisoned by cyanide. Now they are coming back, thanks to an unlikely remedy: electricity. Open Open Tab December 5, 2007 Provides Information Emissions don't make Europe happy Europe's carbon emissions have risen markedly over the last 40 years, but the extra fuel use has brought little increase in happiness, a report says. Open Open Tab July 15, 2007 Provides Information Emissions Targets For 2030 Will Only Be Reached By Banning Cars In London Unless the Greater London Authority (GLA) takes radical steps, one of which could be the removal of all cars from both inner and outer London, it will not meet its goals for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Open Open Tab September 14, 2007 Provides Information Enercon E-126 - World's Largest Wind Turbine The world's largest wind turbine is now the Enercon E-126. Its capacity is rated at 6 MW (although this will be ramped up to 7+ MW), and 20 million kilowatt hours per year, that's enough to power about 5,000 households of four in Europe. Open Open Tab February 5, 2008 Provides Information Energetic Nanoparticles Swing Sunlight Into Electricity The electrons in nanoparticles of noble metal oscillate together apace with the frequency of the light. This phenomenon can be exploited to produce better and cheaper solar cells, scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have shown. Open Open Tab February 22, 2008 Provides Information Energy Companies Urge Greener Tech Representatives from 19 North American utility companies met in San Francisco last week to explore ways of cutting IT energy consumption by offering rebates and other incentives. Open Open Tab March 30, 2008 Provides Information Environmental Clean Up Set to be Revolutionised by Catching Gases and Trapping Them in Tiny Capsules A new process for catching gas from the environment and holding it indefinitely in molecular-sized containers has been developed by a team of University of Calgary researchers, who say it represents a novel method of gas storage that could yield benefits for capturing, storing and transporting gases more safely and efficiently. Open Open Tab February 4, 2008 Provides Information Environmental fate of nanoparticles depends on properties of water carrying them The fate of carbon-based nanoparticles spilled into groundwater – and the ability of municipal filtration systems to remove the nanoparticles from drinking water – depend on subtle differences in the solution properties of the water carrying the particles, a new study has found. Open Open Tab May 2, 2008 Provides Information Environmentally Safe and Friendly Nanoparticles to be Launched into Solar Cells, Nanotechnology Based Lighting and Security Devices Voxtel, Inc. plans to announce its entry into the business of manufacturing "green" semiconductor and metal-oxide nanocrystals for a wide variety customer applications, including: photovoltaic solar cells, electro-luminescent lighting, anti-counterfeiting taggants, and security inks. Voxtel's focus is on the synthesis and scaling-to-manufacture of "green", environmentally-friendly semiconductors and semiconductor core-shell nanocrystals. Open Open Tab March 7, 2008 Provides Information EPA Defends Decision to Nix California Clean Air Plan The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday justified blocking California and other states from cracking down on auto emissions by saying the problems of global warming aren't unique to one state. Open Open Tab February 29, 2008 Provides Information EPA Invites Public Comment on Design of Nanotechnology Stewardship Program In its continuing efforts to better understand the potential risks and benefits of nanotechnology, EPA is inviting the public to comment on the agency's proposed approach to developing a Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP). Open Open Tab July 12, 2007 Provides Information EPA scientists cite political interference Hundreds of Environmental Protection Agency scientists complain they have been victims of political interference and pressure from superiors to skew their findings, according to a survey released Wednesday by an advocacy group. Open Open Tab April 23, 2008 Provides Information EPA Toughens Requirements for Cutting Smog in Cities Nationwide The air in hundreds of U.S. counties is simply too dirty to breathe, the government said Wednesday, ordering a multibillion-dollar expansion of efforts to clean up smog in cities and towns nationwide. Open Open Tab March 12, 2008 Provides Information EU agrees climate plan deadline EU leaders have agreed to finish talks by the end of the year on an ambitious plan to fight climate change. Open Open Tab March 14, 2008 Provides Information EU biofuel policy is a 'mistake' The EU target of ensuring 10% of petrol and diesel comes from renewable sources by 2020 is not an effective way to curb carbon emissions. Open Open Tab August 17, 2007 Provides Information EU cap on air emissions from 2012 EU ministers have agreed to impose carbon emissions quotas on airlines in an attempt to fight climate change. Open Open Tab December 20, 2007 Provides Information EU climate policy 'too negative' Green groups have accused the European Union of planning for failure in global climate change negotiations. Open Open Tab January 18, 2008 Provides Information EU Tells US Airlines to Pay for Their Carbon Emissions or Lose Flights to Europe The European Union is playing hardball with the US aviation industry. Open Open Tab April 14, 2008 Provides Information EU to ban the patio heaters that ate the planet. Not. An overwhelming majority of EU MPs this week voted for a ban on patio heaters, calling on the European Commission to set a timetable for the withdrawal from the market of these and other "very energy-inefficient items of equipment." Open Open Tab February 3, 2008 Provides Information EU warns of climate change threat An EU report says climate change will have a growing impact on global security, multiplying existing threats such as shortages of food and water. Open Open Tab March 10, 2008 Provides Information European heatwaves 'have doubled' The duration of heatwaves in Western Europe has doubled since 1880, a study has shown. Open Open Tab August 4, 2007 Provides Information Expanding Biofuels may shrink Water Supplies in Developing Nations As the world resorts to increase biofuels' production to sustain its energy supplies and to bring pollution under control, water resources may shrink in near future. Open Open Tab June 13, 2007 Provides Information Extreme Environment Biology Research May Help Solve Ethanol Puzzle Buried beneath a sulfurous cauldron in European seas lies a class of microorganisms known as "extremophiles," so named because of the extreme environmental conditions in which they live and thrive. Open Open Tab June 18, 2007 Provides Information F Fertilizer Run-off From Agricultural Activities Blamed For Gulf Dead Zone In Gulf Of Mexico Improved management of crops and perennials could go a long way toward alleviating the problem of hypoxia, which claims thousands of fish, shrimp and shellfish in the Gulf of Mexico each spring. Open Open Tab April 24, 2008 Provides Information First UK biodiesel train launched The UK's first train to run on biodiesel is going into service as part of an attempt to make rail travel more environmentally friendly. Open Open Tab June 7, 2007 Provides Information Floods And Droughts: Water Planners Call For Fundamental Shift To Deal With Changing Climate The past is no longer a reliable base on which to plan the future of water management. So says a new perspectives piece written by a prominent group of hydrologists and climatologists, in the journal Science, that calls for fundamental changes to the science behind water planning and policy. Open Open Tab February 5, 2008 Provides Information Florida backs off water deal Florida backed away on Friday from a temporary truce brokered by the Bush administration in a long-standing water war, aggravated by drought, among Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Open Open Tab November 9, 2007 Provides Information Flying clouds the real climate culprit The aviation industry has become public enemy number one for environmental groups, says Martin Wright. But, he argues in this week's Green Room, they should focus their efforts on "the real elephant in the room" - forest destruction. Open Open Tab February 8, 2008 Provides Information Forests Damaged By Hurricane Katrina Become Major Carbon Dioxide Source With the help of NASA satellite data, a research team has estimated that Hurricane Katrina killed or severely damaged 320 million large trees in Gulf Coast forests, which weakened the role the forests play in storing carbon from the atmosphere. Open Open Tab November 16, 2007 Provides Information Forests' Long-term Potential For Carbon Offsetting As well as cutting our fossil fuel emissions, planting new forests, or managing existing forests or agricultural land more effectively can capitalise on nature's ability to act as a carbon sink. New research shows that although planting trees alone is unlikely to solve our climate problems, large-scale plantations could have a significant effect in the longer term. Open Open Tab April 15, 2008 Provides Information Fortifying Feed With Biodiesel Co-products Biofuel research isn't just a matter of finding the right type of biomass—corn grain, soybean oil, animal fat, wood or other material—and converting it into fuel. Open Open Tab October 9, 2007 Provides Information Fujino Spirals Specializing in the field of pollution control dealing in Fujino spirals, Media based sewage treatment plants, Manufacturers of spirals media, industrial wastewater treatment india. Open Open Tab   Provides a Service Future Of Solar-powered Houses Is Clear: New Windows Could Halve Carbon Emissions People could live in glass houses and look at the world through rose-tinted windows while reducing their carbon emissions by 50%, thanks to QUT Institute of Sustainable Resources (ISR) research. Open Open Tab April 10, 2008 Provides Information G G8 leaders agree to climate deal Leaders of the G8 nations have agreed to seek "substantial" cuts in emissions in an effort to tackle climate change. Open Open Tab June 7, 2007 Provides Information Gas guzzlers get new lives -- as tire-smoking hybrids On a beautiful, crisp late fall afternoon, rock icon Neil Young took his 1959 Lincoln Continental for one last spin before a team of mechanics ripped out its gas-guzzling engine to make way for an electric motor. Open Open Tab November 20, 2007 Provides Information Generating Hydrogen From Biodiesel Waste Scientists at the University of Leeds are turning low-grade sludge into high-value gas in a process which could make eco-friendly biodiesel even greener and more economical to produce. Open Open Tab November 30, 2007 Provides Information German ire at EU fine on car CO2 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has opposed European Union (EU) plans to cut pollution from new cars, saying it was "not economically favourable". Open Open Tab December 19, 2007 Provides Information Giant Ocean Tubes Proposed as Global Warming Fix Imagine an ocean full of giant pipes that pump up cold, nutrient-rich water from deep below, encouraging surface algae to bloom and suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Open Open Tab September 26, 2007 Provides Information Global Warming Bringing Early Spring Seasons To Eurasian Forests Their work has revealed a remarkable trend towards earlier foliation, which occurred between 1987 and 1990, over a large part of northern Eurasia, caused by the unprecedented increase in spring temperatures since 1921. Open Open Tab April 1, 2008 Provides Information Global Warming Could Radically Change Lake Tahoe In Ten Years A new UC Davis study predicts that climate change will irreversibly alter water circulation in Lake Tahoe, radically changing the conditions for plants and fish in the lake -- and it could happen in 10 years. Open Open Tab March 26, 2008 Provides Information Global Warming Holds New Threats For Australian Wildlife Temperatures over Australia are projected to rise by about 1 degree Celsius by 2030, and 1.8 degrees C by 2070, relative to 1990 levels. Open Open Tab April 4, 2008 Provides Information Global Warming Is Destroying Coral Reefs, Major Study Warns The largest living structures on Earth and the millions of livelihoods which depend upon them are at risk, the most definitive review yet of the impact of rising carbon emissions on coral reefs has concluded. Open Open Tab December 14, 2007 Provides Information Global Warming Is Evaporating Arctic Ponds, New Study Shows High Arctic ponds -- the most common source of surface water in many polar regions -- are now beginning to evaporate due to recent climate warming, say two of Canada's leading environmental scientists. Open Open Tab July 4, 2007 Provides Information Global Warming Likely To Increase Stormy Weather, Especially In Certain US locations Researchers who study severe weather and climate change joined forces to study the effects of global warming on the number of severe storms in the future and discovered a dramatic increase in potential storm conditions for some parts of the United States. Open Open Tab December 5, 2007 Provides Information Global Warming May Hike U.S. Deaths Death Rate Rises on Extremely Hot Days, and Climate Change May Make Those Days More Common. Open Open Tab June 27, 2007 Provides Information Global warming may save lives The risk of a fatal heatwave in the UK within ten years is high, but overall global warming may mean fewer deaths due to temperature, a report says. Open Open Tab February 12, 2008 Provides Information Global warming not to blame for warmer North Pole? Recent dramatic changes in the Arctic climate - melting sea ice, warmer ocean, green fields in place of icy wilderness, etc - might not all be directly related to global warming. Open Open Tab November 15, 2007 Provides Information Global Warming Threatens Pacific Northwest Coast Puget Sound, home to already-imperiled salmon, orcas and shorebirds, could be further jeopardized by rising sea-levels brought on by global warming, according to a new report from the National Wildlife Federation. Open Open Tab August 1, 2007 Provides Information Global Warming to Affect Transport Flooded roads and subways, deformed railroad tracks and weakened bridges may be the wave of the future with continuing global warming, a new study says. Open Open Tab March 11, 2008 Provides Information Global Warming Will Kill More Americans As temperatures continue to rise, so will the number of deaths each summer, according to a new analysis published online in advance of a print article in Occupational and Environment Medicine. Open Open Tab July 3, 2007 Provides Information Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide 'Tree Banking' May Help, Provided Trees Have Optimal Water And Nutrient Levels While 10 years of bathing North Carolina pine tree stands with extra carbon dioxide did allow the trees to grow more tissue, only those pines receiving the most water and nutrients were able to store significant amounts of carbon that could offset the effects of global warming. Open Open Tab August 7, 2007 Provides Information Global Warming: Is It Really a Crisis? Ironically, this political unanimity is occurring as global temperatures have been cooling dramatically over the last decade. Open Open Tab March 3, 2008 Provides Information Global-warming scientist: It's worse than I thought A renowned global-warming scientist says the problem of global warming is much more serious than previously estimated. However, he also hints that there may be no need to fear catastrophic carbon-driven climate upheaval, as mankind will run out fossil fuels much sooner than presently estimated. Open Open Tab April 7, 2008