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Flax and Yellow Flowers Can Produce Bioethanol
Surplus biomass from the
production of flax sheaves,
and generated from Brassica
carinata, a yellow-flowered
plant related to those which
engulf fields in spring, can
... > full story
Toward Home-Brewed Electricity With 'Personalized Solar Energy'
New scientific discoveries
are moving society toward
the era of "personalized
solar energy," in which the
focus of electricity
... > full story
Rich Ore Deposits Linked to Ancient Atmosphere
Much of our planet's mineral
wealth was deposited
billions of years ago when
Earth's chemical cycles were
different from today's.
Using geochemical clues from
... > full story
Sustainable Farming May Help Maintain Healthy Climate
Sustainable farming,
initially adopted to
preserve soil quality for
future generations, may also
play a role in maintaining a
healthy climate, according
... > full story
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Switchgrass Produces Biomass Efficiently
November 24, 2009 — A new study concluded that 50 million US acres of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture could be converted from current uses to the production of perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, from ... > full story -
New Method to Measure Snow, Vegetation Moisture With GPS May Benefit Farmers, Meteorologists
November 23, 2009 — Scientists have found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected to benefit meteorologists, water ... > full story -
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How Green Is Your House?
November 23, 2009 — Seventy percent of U.K. households always separate their rubbish for recycling, but only 2 percent buy their energy on a green tariff, according to the early findings of a major new annual household ... > full story -
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Emissions Increase Despite Financial Crisis
November 22, 2009 — Fossil carbon dioxide emissions increased by 40 percent from 1990 to 2008, according to new findings. Coal has bypassed oil as the largest source of CO2 ... > full story -
Bioengineers Succeed in Producing Plastic Without the Use of Fossil Fuels
November 22, 2009 — Scientists have succeeded in producing the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel based chemicals, heralding the creation of ... > full story -
Hydrogen-Economy on the Way? New Hydrogen-Storage Method Discovered
November 22, 2009 — Scientists have found for the first time that high pressure can be used to make a unique hydrogen-storage material. The discovery paves the way for a new approach to the hydrogen-storage problem. The ... > full story -
Scientists Argue for a New Type of Climate Target
November 20, 2009 — In order to avoid dangerous consequences for the earth’s ecosystems, global emissions must peak around 2015, and they need to be cut by half between the peak and 2030, according to new ... > full story -
Oceans' Uptake of Human-Made Carbon May Be Slowing
November 19, 2009 — The oceans play a key role in regulating climate, absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans put into the air. Now, the first year-by-year accounting of this mechanism during the ... > full story -
SMOS Satellite Instrument Comes Alive
November 19, 2009 — The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding ... > full story -
Dozen Lesser-Known Chemicals Have Strong Impact on Climate Change
November 18, 2009 — A new study indicates that major chemicals most often cited as leading causes of climate change, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are outclassed in their warming potential by compounds receiving ... > full story
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