Energy Policy News

Posted July 7, 2010:

• Researchers Calculate the Cost of CO₂ Emissions, Call for Carbon Tax

Posted July 5, 2010:

• Renewables Account for 62 Percent of the New Electricity Generation Capacity Installed in the EU in 2009

Posted July 2, 2010:

• Cell Signaling Classification System Gives Researchers New Tool

Posted June 30, 2010:

• Switching Off Your Lights Has a Bigger Impact Than You Might Think, Says New Study

Posted June 29, 2010:

• New Temperature Table May Help Reduce Heat-Related Deaths of Children in Closed Cars
• Green Driving? Putting Second Generation Biofuels to the Test

Posted June 28, 2010:

• Public Transit Systems Contribute to Weight Loss and Improved Health, Study Finds

Posted June 25, 2010:

• Proposed Rules Would Allow Metric Only Labeling for Some Products
• Greater US Federal Investment in Energy Research Urged by American Physical Society

Posted June 18, 2010:

• Afghanistan's Rich Mineral Deposits: Aerogeophysical Survey Provides Promising Prospects of Economic Development

Posted June 17, 2010:

• Using Bacteria in Oil Wells to Convert Oil to Natural Gas

Posted June 16, 2010:

• Questioning the Effectiveness of Oil Dispersants in Gulf Oil Spill

Posted June 9, 2010:

• Oil from Gulf Spill Could Have Powered 38,000 Cars (and More) for a Year, Researcher Says

Posted June 2, 2010:

• Sowing Seeds With New Agricultural Carbon Accounting Tool
• Fossil-Fuel Use and Feeding World Cause Greatest Environmental Impacts: UNEP Panel

Posted May 24, 2010:

• Nile Delta Natural Gas Potential Is Significant
• Engineer Explores Intersection of Engineering, Economics and Green Policy

Posted May 21, 2010:

• Perennial Grass Miscanthus Shows Promise as Energy Crop While Lowering Atmospheric CO₂

Posted May 20, 2010:

• Research Promises More Healthful Vegetable Oil -- And Tractor Fuel to Harvest It
• Solar Power Manufacturing Makes Good Business Sense for Governments, Study Finds
• Biodiesel from Sewage Sludge Within Pennies a Gallon of Being Competitive

Posted May 12, 2010:

• Biofuel Chemistry More Complex Than Petroleum, Say Researchers

Posted May 10, 2010:

• Study Paves Way for New Biofuels Models, Technologies

Posted April 30, 2010:

• U.S. Could Eliminate CO₂ Emissions from Coal in 20 Years, Experts Say

Posted April 28, 2010:

• Developing World Will Produce Double the E-Waste of Developed Countries by 2016, Study Predicts

Posted April 26, 2010:

• Versatile New System for Oil Spill Contingency

Posted April 21, 2010:

• Katrina Storm Surge Led to Over 200 Onshore Releases of Petroleum and Hazardous Materials, Rivaling Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Posted April 19, 2010:

• Food Vs. Fuel: Growing Grain for Food Is More Energy Efficient

Posted April 14, 2010:

• Solar Power in Ontario Could Produce Almost as Much Power as All U.S. Nuclear Reactors, Studies Find

Posted April 13, 2010:

• Quick Fix for Coal Mine Methane Emissions

Posted April 8, 2010:

• Natural Gas Potential Assessed in Eastern Mediterranean

Posted March 31, 2010:

• LOW3: A Bioclimatic Solar House
• Improving Fuel Economy of Tractor-Trailers, Buses, Work Trucks

Posted March 29, 2010:

• Preventing Road Deaths: New Research Focuses on Worldwide Problem
• E20 Fuel Reduces Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbon Emissions in Automobiles
• Combustion Residue Lowers Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Concrete

Posted March 25, 2010:

• Blueprint for 'Artificial Leaf' Mimics Mother Nature
• More Economical Process for Making Ethanol from Nonfood Sources

Posted March 24, 2010:

• World Oil Reserves at 'Tipping Point'
• On the Road to 'Sweet' Tires Made With a More Sustainable Process
• New CO₂ 'Scrubber' from Ingredient in Hair Conditioners
• Biofuel Mandates Would Make Corn Shortfall Costly, Experts Say

Posted March 22, 2010:

• Process in Big-Screen Plasma TVs Can Produce Ultra-Clean Fuel

Posted March 15, 2010:

• Ridge in Norway Could Become CO₂ Storage Laboratory Site

Posted March 10, 2010:

• World Crude Oil Production May Peak a Decade Earlier Than Some Predict

Posted March 8, 2010:

• Carbon Emissions 'Outsourced' to Developing Countries
• LED Streetlights Best Buy for Cities, Researchers Report

Posted February 24, 2010:

• Road Transportation Emerges as Key Driver of Warming in New Analysis from NASA

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