News tagged with fuel emissions

Ethanol mandate not the best option

Many people are willing to pay a premium for ethanol, but not enough to justify the government mandate for the corn-based fuel, a Michigan State University economist argues.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Fuel from market waste

Mushy tomatoes, brown bananas and overripe cherries -- to date, waste from wholesale markets has ended up on the compost heap at best. In future it will be put to better use: Researchers have developed a new ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

ASU, Stanford examine implications of bioenergy crops

A team of researchers from Arizona State University, Stanford University and Carnegie Institution for Science has found that converting large swaths of land to bioenergy crops could have a wide range of effects ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New California rules require cleaner cars

California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles ...

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created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

White fish from the North Sea is equally climate friendly as farmed fish

The environmental impact of plaice and cod caught wild in the North Sea is similar to that of imported farmed fish like salmon, tilapia and pangasius. This was the conclusion arrived at by LEI, part of Wageningen ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Fuel economy of new vehicles slipped in December

(PhysOrg.com) -- After two months of increases, the average fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States fell by a half mile per gallon last month, say researchers at the University of Michigan ...

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created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Proposals for reducing carbon dioxide emissions must balance with development needs

Efforts to combat climate change should take into account the development levels of different countries when negotiating agreements, according to a study published in the Dec. 21 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Forest health versus global warming: Fuel reduction likely to increase carbon emissions

Forest thinning to help prevent or reduce severe wildfire will release more carbon to the atmosphere than any amount saved by successful fire prevention, a new study concludes.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 33

'Green routing' can cut car emissions without significantly slowing travel time

The path of least emissions may not always be the fastest way to drive somewhere. But according to new research from the University at Buffalo, it's possible for drivers to cut their tailpipe emissions without significantly ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Removing sulfur from jet fuel cools climate: study

A Yale study examining the impact of aviation on climate change found that removing sulfur from jet fuel cools the atmosphere. The study was published in the October 22 issue of Geophysical Research Letters.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Climate talks see some progress as clock ticks

World climate talks late Thursday inched towards common ground that would bring China, the United States and Europe into a deal on tackling global warming.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

CAFE standards create profit incentive for larger vehicles

(PhysOrg.com) -- The current Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards create a financial incentive for auto companies to make bigger vehicles that are allowed to meet lower targets, according to a new University of Michigan ...

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Fossil-fuel emissions unbraked by financial crisis

Emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuels and the cement industry scaled a record high in 2010, rocketing by 5.9 percent over 2009 in a surge led by developing countries, scientists reported on Sunday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Global carbon emissions reach record 10 billion tons -- threatening 2 degree target

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49 per cent in the last two decades, according to the latest figures by an international team, including researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (21) | comments 46 | with audio podcast

Geoengineering could save Earth -- or destroy it

(AP) -- Brighten clouds with sea water? Spray aerosols high in the stratosphere? Paint roofs white and plant light-colored crops? How about positioning "sun shades" over the Earth?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 13