What’s stopping us getting solar power from deserts?Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity have been on the table for years. Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward The logic of […]
Carbon Capture CrystalsCarbon Capture DNA/Crystal StructureUCLA chemists have created crystals that can capture carbon dioxide.
Weather and Climate in the Face of the “Snowpocalypse”While Washington was buried under several feet of snow, we all needed some entertainment. Fortunately, leaders of the anti-science movement were happy to provide it. Sen. DeMint (R-SC) said: "It's going to keep snowing in DC until Al Gore cries 'uncle,'" while Sen Inhofe (R-OK) built an […]
Electric vehicle grants scheme backfires as taxpayers subsidise 87,000 sports cars.Slow roll-out of electric vehicles means pricey Tesla Roadster and Mitsubishi i-Miev will be only two cars eligible for new 5,000 grant.
Worlds Tallest Building - EmptyBurj Khalifa - ClosedThe world’s tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed just a month after it opened. The viewing area had […]
Defence ‘needed for disaster relief.’With climate change set to produce more natural disasters, the Australian defence organisation needs to make disaster relief part of its core business, a new study says.
LATimes: Saving Amazon is most cost-effective way to cut global warming pollutionThe L.A. Times produced a beautiful series on Brazils Amazon this week, saying what […]
Asbestos Use Today: information from a readerAsbestos is still imported and used in the U.S. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. imported and used an estimated 1,820 tons of asbestos in 2007; see this PDF file from the USGS, please click only if you want to download the PDF. Also, the U.S. House […]
EPA IG report: New Chemicals Program fails to assure protectionRichard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist.In a post to this blog nearly a year ago, I noted that many voices in the chemical industry were claiming that EPAs New Chemicals Program (NCP) was robust and served as an excellent model for TSCA reform. My post […]
GM crops can help UK deal with impact of climate change.Lord Chris Smith, chairman of the Environment Agency, said global warming and the growing world population will bring challenges for food security and GM technology could help farmers produce the extra food that will be required.
Environmental Consequences: Asbestos and Human HealthWhen microscopic asbestos fibers are […]
Wood-Powered Cars: History Repeats Itself Few people that are ripping around the streets in todays gas guzzlers will remember wood-powered cars, but if things continue the way they are, they may be lucky enough to see one pull up next to them at the light. Wood-powered cars are starting to pop up again as yet […]
Consumed by ConsumptionLast month, I attended my first Solutions Lab in Durham, North Carolina. For those that don't know, EDF is hosting Solutions Labs around the country to bring together sustainability thought leaders from all walks of life. To be honest, I was a little skeptical that the "unconference"-style event (one where attendees [.]
Sea-level threat […]