MIT Develops Way to Bank Solar Energy at Home
| Harper Arctic cabinet meeting risks new Russia Cold War for oil. Beneath the melting ice of the Arctic Ocean, the world’s last great land grab is under way. |
| A New Biopesticide For The Organic Food Boom With the boom in consumption of organic foods creating a pressing need for natural insecticides and herbicides that can be used on crops certified as “organic,” biopesticide pioneer Pam G. Marrone, Ph.D., is reporting development of a new “green” pesticide obtained from an extract of the giant knotweed in a report scheduled for presentation here today at the 236th national meeting of the American Chemical Society. |
| “Toxic” Indian festivals poison waterways Toxic chemicals from thousands of idols of Hindu gods immersed in rivers and lakes across India are causing pollution which is killing fish and contaminating food crops, experts and environmentalists said on Monday.Hindus across India celebrate various religious festivals in September and October, paying homage to deities like Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, and Goddess Durga, the destroyer of evil. |
| Hawaii Recycles Record 72 Percent of Beverage Containers Hawaii has announced the results of its beverage container recycling efforts for the fiscal year 2008, and the state increased recycling by four percent to reach 72 percent recovery, an all-time high. |
| Does Congestion Pricing Reduce Traffic Congestion and Pollution? Despite increasing green awareness and steadily rising gasoline prices, Americans and other denizens of the developed world—not to mention millions of new Chinese and Indian drivers hitting the road every week—are loath to give up the freedom and privacy of their personal automobiles. |
| MIT Develops Way to Bank Solar Energy at Home The fossil fuel scenario is pressing us to look for alternative sources of energy and that too, soon. We all are tightening our purse strings when fuel prices are rising irrespective of whether we own a vehicle or not. We need some dependable alternative source of energy to power our industries, offices and homes. [.] |
| Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria Provide Clean Energy A new “green” technology developed cooperatively by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Carolina State University (NC State) could lead to production of hydrogen from nitrogen-fixing bacteria. |