Environment news
First Successful Demonstration of Carbon Dioxide Air Capture Technology Achieved
Apr 25, 2007 |
4.2 / 5 (292) |
1
Global Research Technologies, LLC (GRT), a technology research and development company, and Klaus Lackner from Columbia University have achieved the successful demonstration of a bold new technology to capture ...
Giant garbage patch floating in Pacific
Oct 22, 2007 |
2.9 / 5 (330) |
23
An enormous island of trash twice the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific Ocean somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii.
President Obama Working to Reverse President Bush's Environmental Legacy
May 01, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (179) |
63
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the U.S., there is a tradition followed by outgoing presidents: Enact as many new policies as possible -- especially if you think that the incoming president would disapprove. This practice ...
Scientists warn on climate tipping points
Mar 17, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (147) |
31
(PhysOrg.com) -- A survey of top climate scientists has revealed there is a real chance of key climate tipping points being passed with serious consequences for the planet.
New government brochure explains climate science
Mar 18, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (123) |
7
(AP) -- Day after day, reports of the dangers of climate and climate change circulate in the news, often filled with confusing data and debate.
Antarctica to Pyramids -- lights dim for Earth Hour (Update)
Mar 28, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (122) |
21
(AP) -- From an Antarctic research base to the Great Pyramids of Egypt and beyond, the world switched off the lights on Saturday for Earth Hour, dimming skyscrapers, city streets and some of the world's most ...
First Analysis of the Water Requirements of a Hydrogen Economy
Oct 18, 2007 |
4.3 / 5 (127) |
28
One of the touted benefits of the futuristic US hydrogen economy is that the hydrogen supply—in the form of water—is virtually limitless. This assumption is taken for granted so much that no major study has ...
White roofs, streets could curb global warming
Sep 17, 2008 |
4.1 / 5 (113) |
65
The idea of painting our roofs and roads white to offset global warming is not new, but a recent study has calculated just how significantly white surfaces could impact greenhouse gas emissions. Last week, researchers at ...
Obama looking at cooling air to fight warming
Apr 08, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (102) |
33
(AP) -- Tinkering with Earth's climate to chill runaway global warming - a radical idea once dismissed out of hand - is being discussed by the White House as a potential emergency option, the president's ...
North Pole's ancient past holds clues about future global warming
May 31, 2006 |
4.5 / 5 (99) |
2
A treasure trove of scientific data is revealing detailed information about conditions of subtropical warmth at the North Pole about 55 million years ago while also providing a window into the future, when ...
Climate pledges bound to breach key warming target: scientists
Jun 11, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (97) |
172
Pledges currently on the table at the UN climate talks will doom Earth to a warming of more than two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), a figure that has been widely endorsed as a safe limit, scientists ...
Accelerating Loss of Ocean Species Threatens Human Well-Being
Nov 02, 2006 |
4.5 / 5 (86) |
0
In a study published in the November 3 issue of the journal, Science, an international group of ecologists and economists show that the loss of biodiversity is profoundly reducing the ocean’s ability to pro ...
Climate change is already having an impact across the US
Jun 16, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (89) |
38
Extreme weather, drought, heavy rainfall and increasing temperatures are a fact of life in many parts of the U.S. as a result of human-induced climate change, researchers report today in a new assessment. These and other ...
Scientists warn of climate catastrophe
Jun 18, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (89) |
58
The world faces a growing risk of "abrupt and irreversible climatic shifts" as fallout from global warming hits faster than expected, according to research by international scientists released Thursday.
EPA closer to global warming warning (Update)
Mar 23, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (79) |
5
(AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has taken the first step on the long road to regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
