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Greenland Ice Core Reveals History Of Pollution In The Arctic
New research, reported in
the Proceedings of the
National Academy of
Sciences, finds that coal
burning, primarily in North
... > full story
Drinking Water In Gaza Strip Contaminated With High Levels Of Nitrate
Scientists have recommended
to the authorities in the
Gaza Strip that they take
immediate measures to combat
excessive nitrate levels in
... > full story
Turning Waste Material Into Ethanol
Researchers have developed a
method for converting crop
residue, wood pulp, animal
waste and garbage into
ethanol. The process first
turns the waste material
into synthesis gas, or
... > full story
Improved Reaction Data Heat Up The Biofuels Harvest
Scientists have detailed
some of the most fundamental
processes involved in
extracting sugars from
biomass. Their findings
should help engineers to
... > full story
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Green Catalysts Provide Promise For Cleaning Toxins And Pollutants
August 18, 2008 — Tetra-Amido Macrocyclic Ligands are environmentally friendly catalysts with a host of applications for reducing and cleaning up pollutants, and a prime example of "green chemistry." Carnegie Mellon ... > full story -
New 52-city Report Examines Use Of Wastewater In Urban Agriculture
August 17, 2008 — As developing countries confront the first global food crisis since the 1970s as well as unprecedented water scarcity, a new 53-city survey conducted by the International Water Management Institute ... > full story -
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Flexible Nanoantenna Arrays Capture Abundant Solar Energy
August 12, 2008 — Researchers have devised an inexpensive way to produce plastic sheets containing billions of nanoantennas that collect heat energy generated by the sun and other sources. The new technology is the ... > full story -
US Cities Report Local Climate Actions, Emissions
August 10, 2008 — At least 30 US urban centers, including New York City, New Orleans and Las Vegas, will team with the UK-based Carbon Disclosure Project to measure their greenhouse gas emissions and other climate ... > full story -
Fuel From Bacteria Is One Step Closer
August 8, 2008 — Scientists have shown how bacteria could be used as a future fuel. The research, published in the journal Bioinformatics, could have significant implications for the environment and the way we ... > full story -
Turning Those Old Electronic Circuit Boards Into New Park Benches
August 5, 2008 — Scientists in China have developed a new recycling method that could transform yesterday's computer into tomorrow's park ... > full story -
Mother Earth Naked: A Modern Masterpiece
August 3, 2008 — Have you ever wondered what our world would look like stripped bare of all plants, soils, water and human-made structures? Well wonder no longer -- images of the Earth as never seen before have been ... > full story -
Long-lasting Effects Of The Seveso Disaster On Thyroid Function In Babies
July 31, 2008 — Three decades after an accident at a chemical factory in Seveso, Italy in 1976, which resulted in exposure of a residential population to the most dangerous type of dioxin, newborn babies born to ... > full story -
Water-stingy Agriculture Reduces Arsenic In Rice Markedly
July 30, 2008 — A new farming method first developed to conserve precious irrigation water may have the added benefit of producing rice containing much less arsenic than rice grown using traditional rice-farming ... > full story -
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New Biomass Technology Dramatically Increases Ethanol Yield From Grasses And Yard Waste
July 29, 2008 — University of Georgia researchers have developed a new technology that promises to dramatically increase the yield of ethanol from readily available nonfood crops, such as Bermudagrass, switchgrass, ... > full story
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