Beneath the Surface: A Survey of Environmental Risks from Shale Gas DevelopmentWashington, D.C.- Improved drilling techniques have unlocked vast new reserves of shale gas, a resource that could be large enough to displace significant amounts of coal, and an energy source that emits less than half the carbon dioxide. But growing shale gas development has […]
Clean Energy Ministerial: a modest move in a good directionMinisters, senior officials and business leaders representing the worlds biggest economies at the first ever Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington this week took an important step in addressing the nuts and bolts of technological innovation for clean energy and energy conservation. It is encouraging to see […]
Gulf of Mexico shellfish breeders appeal to B.C. farmers for help in wake of oil spill.Climate change has wreaked havoc on seed oyster hatcheries on the west coast, leaving no extra capacity to send to the Gulf shellfish farmers who are looking at totally rebuilding their stock following the explosion April 20 of BPs Deepwater […]
Fuel Additive Production Takes the Green Route Research is on for the organic production of isobutene (isobutylene). Thomas Bobik, Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology and David Gogerty, a doctoral student are doing pioneer research for producing isobutylene with the help of a new but natural enzyme rather than from the traditional petroleum-based products. […]
July 20th, 2010 EUR The voices of a new clean energy futureIn its editorial, EUR
President Obama: Lead America to Clean Energy NowAs far back as Richard Nixon, every American president has called for energy reform and action to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. And for
Biggest Winner Yet Again: California Clean Tech Companies Get Most VC FundingCongratulations, yet again, to California. The state's clean tech companies
BP eyes stake sale as spill cost tops $3 billionShareholders in British oil company BP balked at reports it would seek urgent investment from a wealthy Middle East or Asian country as clean-up costs for its U.S. oil spill topped $3 billion. […]
Typhoons carry carbon out to sea.Researchers in Taiwan have discovered that typhoons can pump large amounts of carbon from inland areas into the deep sea, potentially affecting the global carbon cycle and marine ecosystems.
Five Denier Myths about the Climate & Energy BillOriginally appeared on Huffington Post Like the summer weather outside, the fight over a […]