Ocean carbon: Dent in iron fertilization hypothesis.A surprising discovery deals a blow to the simplest version of the Iron Hypothesis, whose adherents believe global warming can be slowed or even reversed by fertilizing plankton with iron in regions that are iron-poor but rich in other nutrients.
Rising sea level is topic at forum.Sea level is rising […]
Dell, HP Cut PC Power Consumption 2010For both laptop and desktop computers, Dell plans to cut power consumption as part of its required work on compliance with the EPA’s EnergyStar 5.0 standard, reports Mark Hachman of pcmag.com. HP earlier said it would cut power use of “volume” PCs by 25 percent, relative to 2005. In […]
DOE commits $777 million to apply basic science to urgent problems.Eight years in the making, the DOE’s $777 million program will support 1100 scientists examining everything from making lighting more efficient to using photosynthesis to create new fuels derived from solar energy.
An Ecological StimulusCCI conservation scientist Stacy Small proposes an ecological stimulus to benefit both […]
Press Release: NC Coastline Will Suffer from Senate Vote on Groins
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(Raleigh, NC - April 30, 2009) The North Carolina Senate’s decision today to allow hardened structures, such as groins and jetties, on the state’s coastline could reverse decades of strong public policy to safeguard coastal […]
Interactive Renewable Energy Map These days we are incessantly debating over one of the hottest issues, i.e. environmental pollution and rise in temperature throughout the world. An intelligent person always likes to foresee the near future a bit and try to prepare himself /herself for the impending battle raising from the horizons of the past. […]
MIT Completes Virus-Built Nanomachine Battery When we watch science fiction, deep in our heart many of us believe thats how it will remain, a fiction. But few refuse to believe that and turn science fiction into reality. Angela Belcher and her team of bioengineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) belong to the second […]
Styrofoam to Power Biodiesel EnginesA new study claims that styrofoam can be used to increase biodiesel power output. Funded in part by the Department of Defense, the study looked for solutions for trash disposal and power generation under battlefield conditions, where recycling is not usually an option.
Changing the planet might help preserve it.Soon many scientists […]
Jesusita Fire likely a sign of things to come.The wildfire crackling over dry chaparral and engulfing homes in Santa Barbara is an ominous sign for the Bay Area, which experts say is ready to burn after two years of drought. Scientists predict the biggest near-term impact of climate change in California will be more fires.
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New Way to Convert CO2 into Methanol Scientists are continuously working on to find an alternative to fossil fuels. We are familiar with the side effects of fossil fuels and its impact on environment. Right now the fossil fuels seem to be necessary evil we cant do without. Scientists want alternative fuels that have none […]
Obama seeks to halt alternative fuel tax credit for paper industry.The Obama administration wants to stop billions of dollars of tax credits and direct payments to the paper industry under a tax provision originally intended to promote alternative fuels for motor vehicles, Treasury sources said yesterday.
Warren Buffett Company Debuts Line of Green Prefab HomesA Berkshire […]