Archive for September, 2009

First Hydrogen Power Plant in Italy

Energy Day and Night from Solar/Fuel Cell CombinationSplitting Water by efficient, catalyzed electrolysis to give hydrogen and oxygen gases, and combining this with solar cells for the generation of electricity; See video link.

First Hydrogen Power Plant in Italy Italy has come up with worlds first hydrogen power plant. This power plant is situated in […]

Press Release: Yet Another CBO Study Shows Small Costs of Clean Energy Legislation

Digital Combustion Simulation When researchers arrive at a particular after lots of experimentation they already have used up lots of resources in terms of money, man, material and time. Now scientists are trying to arrive at a result by simulating the experiments on computers and thus saving on lots of resources. A team of researchers […]

Air quality back to normal in L.A. Basin

Recession results in steep fall in emissions.The recession has resulted in an unparalleled fall in greenhouse gas emissions, providing a EUR

White bear takes center stage in climate drama.

Enhancing Nanocrystal Electrical Conductance with Gold It is being estimated that the world demand for energy would be more than twice over by 2050 and we will still be clamoring for more than triple by the end of the 21st century. By that time stock of fossil fuels would be insufficient to meet the ever […]

New Honda Hybrid- EUR

More Fuzzy Math on the Costs of Climate LegislationBy Tony KreindlerFor those of you wondering what the story is with a Treasury Department document that purports to estimate the cost of climate legislation: it doesnt.The Treasury Department analysis simply quantifies the potential revenue from a hypothetical auction of all pollution permits under a cap and […]

Sustainable Eco City Concept in Germany

Press Release: BIG WIN FOR HUGE CORAL REEFS OFF NC, SC, GEORGIA, FLORIDAContacts: Dr. Doug Rader, Chief Oceans Scientist, cell 919-523-8763, drader@edf.orgGeorgette Shepherd, regional communications, 919-881-2927 or cell 919-880-8033, gshepherd@edf.org Watch the video: drader@edf.orgGeorgette Shepherd, regional communications, 919-881-2927 or cell 919-880-8033, gshepherd@edf.org Watch the video: www.edf.org/deepseacorals(Charleston, SC – September 17, 2009) Environmental Defense Fund saluted the South […]

Poisoning the Poor with eWaste in Ghana


More Efficient Solar Cells with Carbon Nanotubes

Pine beetle, global warming connection debated.Pine beetle populations have exploded in the Black Hills in recent years. And it is considered likely that multiple years of drought and warmer conditions were part of the cause. But does that mean global warming caused today’s pine-beetle outbreaks?

Developing nations can raise greenhouse emissions under Wong plan.Developing nations can […]

Nanosolar Ready for Prime Time

Nanosolar Ready for Prime TimeNanosolar Thin Film PhotovoltaicNanosolar, a well funded startup solar panel company is about the hit the market with their patented process for printing cheap solar cells on aluminum foil.Nanosolar’s technology consists of sandwiches of a proprietary “paint” made of copper, indium, gallium and selenide (CIGS) that can be painted on foil.

Major scientific project to study climate change.

Climate change boosts ultraviolet risk.Climate change will disrupt Earth’s precious ozone layer, boosting ultraviolet radiation in the deep southern hemisphere and reducing UV in far northern latitudes, a study warns.

Arctic Geological Record Correlates Warming to ManLong-term climate records from the Arctic provide strong new evidence that human-caused global warming can override Earth’s natural heating and […]