Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types of microbes, many of which use hydrocarbons such as methane and butane a... Read more
New study suggests that solar geoengineering can be tailored to reduce inequality or to manage specific risks like the loss of Arctic sea ice By tailoring geoengineering efforts by region an... Read more
Computer design and server farm location could dramatically reduce the energy required to run Facebook and the rest of the Internet, reducing greenhouse gases, too More than 750 million user... Read more
Could reduce its use of petroleum-based oil by up to seven million gallons It’s good for the environment when manufacturers can find ways of using less fossil fuels, while consumers – along... Read more
A geoengineering experiment has come unstuck. But there will be more FOR the past few years, a European collaboration called IMPLICC (Implications and Risks of Novel Options to Limit... Read more
“Fugitive methane” released during shale gas drilling could accelerate climate change Add methane emissions to the growing list of environmental risks posed by fracking. Oppositi... Read more
A short list of relatively simple actions A short list of relatively simple actions taken to reduce greenhouse gases other than CO2 could help put the brakes on global warming–i... Read more
The prospects of saving the world’s coral reefs now appear so bleak that plans are being made to freeze samples to preserve them for the future. A meeting in Denmark took evidence from... Read more
"The 20th century is the first century for which how much energy we're getting from the sun is no longer the most important thing governing the temperature of the Arctic," Read more
The key to climate change control lies in improved technology. We need to find new ways to produce and use energy, meet our food needs, transport, coal, nitrogen-based fertiliser, and other... Read more
Image by Rétrofuturs (Hulk4598) / Stéphane Massa-Bidal via Flickr Environmental Engineers Use Algae To Capture Carbon Dioxide Engineers have designed a simple, sustainable and natural carbon... Read more
Image by kqedquest via Flickr The planned natural gas-fired power plant will be the first to accept federal restrictions on the amount of greenhouse gas it can emit Calpine Corp. is poised t... Read more
Image via Wikipedia The information is likely to have a major impact on livestock breeding The genome of a female Hereford cow has been sequenced, which could be a starting point for major i... Read more
Image via Wikipedia With greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise, strong efforts will be required to reverse global warming Wetlands from Bangladesh to Florida submerged. Drought and dev... Read more
Image via Wikipedia It sounds a bit like spinning straw into gold, but novel metal catalysts may be able to turn greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide into liquid fuels without pr... Read more
