Archive for April, 2009

More Efficient Palladium Fuel Cell Catalysts

Panhandle Republican takes middle path in carbon rules.Texas state Rep. Warren Chisum has teamed up with Democrats and some Republicans to make business-friendly proposals that would give subsidies to companies that capture greenhouse gas emissions.

Innovation Exchange: Going Green, Making GreenToday, EDF has released our Innovations Review 2009 report highlighting innovative businesses that are making green […]

Biologists take lessons from Tanzanian reefs.

Biologists take lessons from Tanzanian reefs.A network of “super-reefs” off east Africa are unusually resilient to climate change and could provide important lessons for coral conservation in other parts of the world, researchers said on Friday.

Energy Day and Night from Solar/Fuel Cell CombinationSplitting Water by efficient, catalyzed electrolysis to give hydrogen and oxygen gases, and […]

$37 Billion of Public Funds Invested into Coal Fired Power Plants since 1994

Gore, Gingrich return to debate on unequal terms.Once powerful rivals and leaders in their own parties, Al Gore and Newt Gingrich were anything but equal in their return Friday to Capitol Hill to debate the very future of Planet Earth. The Democrats running the House made sure of it.

Press Release: Congressional Leaders Welcome Report Highlighting […]

Nature crusader draws links between greening the globe and saving the world.

Nanotech Batteries - A New Energy Future People want to use clean and green energy and live easy on earths resources. Many are changing to hybrid cars and using solar panels side by side with conventional sources of energy. But they hold a grudge. How to store large amount of energy in batteries? Hybrid cars […]

Harvesting Solar Rays in Space

Qatar Airways and IATA launch carbon offsets initiative.Qatar Airways signed an agreement with aviation industry group IATA to launch a carbon offset scheme to fund global environmental projects. Passengers can choose to pay a little extra to offset the carbon footprint for their flights.

New Solar Technology from Ancient Diatoms Scientists are constantly working on alternative […]

New Battery Technology Charges in Seconds

New Nanogenerator for Ipods and Cellphones In the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) an interesting fact came to light that in near future we can recharge our cell phones or iPods by waving or stretching our arms, beating of your heart or going for a walk. We dont need to plug-in […]

Environmental Consequences: Asbestos and Human Health

Spain Sets Wind Power Generation Record By generating 40% of the energy required by wind Spain set a world record last week. When high winds blew through north-west Spain on Thursday, a massive 11,180 MW was generated. Of course the wind energy farms were helped by one of the strongest spells of fierce winds experienced […]

Oneida Lake a valuable resource.

Flying Cars by 2011? If you secretly nurtured a dream of owning a flying car, the good news is your dream can be a reality by 2011. This month MIT students, from Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, have successfully flight tested the prototype of a winged car for the first time. This car took off […]

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Arrive

EDF Puts Faces On Climate ActionEDF launched a photo contest today inviting concerned citizens to submit photos of themselves, their family, even their pets wearing their favorite hat and holding a sign calling for a national cap on carbon pollution.This is a fun way to deliver a serious message: Our planet is in crisis and […]

Insurers to gauge climate effects.

U.S. plays catch-up in efficiency credits.How many markets does it take to screw in millions of compact fluorescent light bulbs? At least two, and possibly three or more.

Moss spray could restore moors and tackle global warming.Regeneration of fragile moorland is essential to cut greenhouse gas emissions because the moors trap large quantities of carbon that […]