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British Climate Act 'failed before it started'
Jun 18, 2009 |
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The British Climate Act is flawed and comprised of unrealistic and unobtainable targets, writes US academic Roger A Pielke Jr, in a journal paper published in IOP Publishing's Environmental Research Letters.
To meet climate goal, only quarter of fossil fuels can be used: study
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Meeting a widely-supported goal to tackle global warming means that humanity will be able to burn less than a quarter of the proven reserves of fossil fuels by 2050, a study released on Wednesday said.
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Duke Energy Indiana seeks energy sources
Oct 25, 2007 |
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Duke Energy Indiana issued a request for proposals Wednesday, seeking bids for power generated from renewable energy sources.
Net energy -- a useless, misleading and dangerous metric, says expert
Aug 09, 2007 |
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As oil becomes scarce, the world needs new transportation fuels. As new fuel options develop we need means of assessing which are most effective at replacing petroleum. So far many scientists have used a measure called ‘net ...
China's Energy Demand Increases Global Pressure to Seek Out New Sources
Nov 28, 2008 |
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China’s escalating energy consumption places increasing stress on the world’s energy prices, leading to mounting global pressures to seek potential energy supplies through technology and exploration.
Alternative fuels may drain dwindling water supplies
Oct 20, 2008 |
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As the search for new fuels intensifies, researchers in Texas report that switching to certain alternative fuels to power cars, trucks, and SUVs may require the use of much more water than conventional petroleum-based gasoline ...
Squeezing more synthetic fuel from abundant supplies of coal
Oct 20, 2008 |
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Scientists in Italy are reporting that a new process could eliminate key obstacles to expanded use of coal gasification to transform that abundant domestic energy resource into synthetic liquid fuels for cars and trucks. ...
'Smart' fridges stay cool by talking to each other
Jan 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- 'Smart' fridges that run on renewable electricity and are capable of negotiating the most energy efficient way to keep food cold have been developed by researchers from CSIRO’s Energy Transformed ...
California company fined for pollution
Jun 15, 2007 |
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A California refinery has been fined $1 million for threatening groundwater supplies by dumping oil refinery waste into its wells, U.S. officials said.
Flight dispatched with supplies for North Pole team
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Mar 18, 2009 |
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A plane set off Wednesday during a break in bad weather to re-supply three stranded British researchers, who are trapped and fighting to survive in the North Pole, organizers of the aid effort said.
Desalination can boost US water supplies, but environmental research needed
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Recent advances in technology have made removing salt from seawater and groundwater a realistic option for increasing water supplies in some parts of the U.S., and desalination will likely have a niche in meeting the nation's ...
Questioning nuclear power's ability to forestall global warming
Apr 21, 2008 |
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Rising energy and environmental costs may prevent nuclear power from being a sustainable alternative energy source in the fight against global warming, according to a study in the April 1 issue of ACS’ Environmental Sc ...
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