Hydrogen Powered Street Cleaner We are hearing about many inventions and discoveries in the alternative energy sector. But we don’t get to read about many ‘actual’ finished products doing their work in real world. What we know is many models being tested in laboratories. But here we are seeing Bucher CityCat H2, the world’s first […]
NMFS’s New Salmon Biological Opinion: Beyond OperationsRod Fujita is Senior Scientist and Director, Ocean Innovations, for EDF.Salmon and steelhead are in jeopardy. That is no surprise to many of us, especially fishermen and coastal communities who have suffered through the closure of the salmon fishery. But thanks to NRDCs successful lawsuit, it’s official. The lawsuit […]
Pressing the case for geoengineering.David G. Victor, of Stanford Universitys Energy and Sustainable Development Program, is a leading voice in the effort to get policymakers to think seriously about technological tinkering with the atmosphere–as a last resort in the battle against global warming.
IEA wants to spur energy investment.Investment in renewable energy is down and achieving […]
New Solar Stadium in Taiwan Its official now. Taiwan will hold the World Games 2009 in July. This international sporting event will include games like korfball, billiards, dragon boat racing and womens tug-of-war. But why are we discussing World Games 2009 in an alternative energy spectrum? Actually Taiwan can boast of Asia’s first fully solar-powered […]
Word games could threaten climate bill.In Washington, the change of a single word can help unravel an entire coalition. That dynamic is on display this week as the House considers a climate change bill with a broad swath of the environmental community sitting on the sidelines, neither supporting nor opposing the historic measure.
Car makers fight […]
Dell, HP Cut PC Power Consumption 2010For both laptop and desktop computers, Dell plans to cut power consumption as part of its required work on compliance with the EPA’s EnergyStar 5.0 standard, reports Mark Hachman of pcmag.com. HP earlier said it would cut power use of “volume” PCs by 25 percent, relative to 2005. In […]
450 Poison PillsThe House Energy and Commerce Committee continues to slog through debate on the American Clean Energy and Security Act. Debate has been slow because opponents of the bill plan to introduce a whopping 450 amendments. You might think the unusually high number of amendments shows genuine concern about the issue, but some of […]
Opportunity: Reduce emissions of the overlooked accomplices of CO2The global warming culprit we hear the most about is carbon dioxide (CO2), but human activity produces a host of other, shorter-lived pollutants that act as "partners in crime" in contributing to climate change.Until recently, most of the attention paid to these pollutants has centered around their […]
Earth Losing Atmosphere Faster than Venus, MarsResearchers were stunned to discover recently that Earth is losing more of its atmosphere than Venus and Mars, which have negligible magnetic fields.
Penguin poop reveals 10 new colonies in Antarctica.Ten new colonies of emperor penguins have been found in Antarctica after satellite photos revealed the excrement of thousands of […]
Environmental pollution increases the risk of liver diseaseA new study is the first to show that there is a previously unrecognized role for environmental pollution in liver disease in the general U.S. adult population. This work builds upon the groups’ previous research demonstrating liver disease in highly-exposed chemical workers.
Carbon storage faces costly hurdles.The CEO of […]