News tagged with green house gas emissions


New hull coatings for Navy ships cut fuel use, protect environment (w/Video)

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New hull coatings being developed by the Office of Naval Research are showing promise in reducing the build-up of marine crustaceans - namely barnacles - on ships' hulls, optimizing vessel performance and dramatically reducing ...





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Oil and gas production a major source of Dallas-Fort Worth smog

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The first comprehensive analysis of air emissions associated with natural gas and oil production in the Barnett Shale area finds that emissions can be a significant contributor to Dallas-Fort Worth smog formation, comparable ...


Fuel emissions from marine vessels remain a global concern

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 09, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The forecast for clear skies and smooth sailing for oceanic vessels has been impeded by worldwide concerns of their significant contributions to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that impact the Earth's climate.


Farms, Fertilizers and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Farms, Fertilizers and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are front and center in finding out how farming affects emissions of the green house nitrous oxide (N2O).


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Hyundai-Kia's 3.28 bln dlr 'green' project plans

Technology / Energy

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

South Korea's Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors Wednesday announced plans to invest 4.1 trillion won (3.28 billion dollars) by end-2013 to develop fuel-efficient cars and cut carbon emissions.


Q&A on new auto emissions standards

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Q. What will the rules do, exactly?


Pollution figures put Europe under spotlight

Pollution figures put Europe under spotlight

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (9) | comments 4

European policy makers must collaborate more closely in the fight against global warming, according to a leading expert who compiled the most detailed ever record of greenhouse gas emissions across the continent.


Researchers to curb CO2 emissions

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 02, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Carnegie Mellon University’s Chris T. Hendrickson and H. Scott Matthews along with Alex Carpenter and Heather MacLean of the University of Toronto challenge Canadian officials to take the lead in eliminating dangerous carbon ...


Samsung Electronics has announced a 4.29 billion dollar plan to make their business  environmentally-friendly

Samsung's 4.2 bln dlrs 'green' initiative

Technology / Business

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Monday announced a 4.29 billion dollar plan to develop eco-friendly products and cut emissions from its manufacturing plants by 2013.


Existing biotechnology could save energy and cut CO2 by 100 percent

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 17, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (40) | comments 3

A new analysis has concluded that use of existing biotechnology in the production of so-called bulk chemicals could reduce consumption of non-renewable energy and carbon emissions by 100 percent. The study appeared in the ...


The 1930s semi goes green

Technology / Energy

created Apr 22, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Three million of them were built; they stimulated a boom in employment and turned a nation of shop keepers into a nation of home owners. The 1930s semi is an icon of its age but 80 years on it is about to undergo a green ...



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