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50-Year Decline Found in Some Los Angeles Vehicle-Related Pollutants
August 10, 2012 — In California's Los Angeles Basin, levels of some vehicle-related air pollutants have decreased by about 98 percent since the 1960s, even as area residents now burn three times as much gasoline and ... > full story -
Scientists Use Microbes to Make 'Clean' Methane
July 27, 2012 — Microbes that convert electricity into methane gas could become an important source of renewable energy, according to scientists. Researchers are raising colonies of microorganisms, called ... > full story -
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Beating the Fuel Prices: Using Yeast for Economic Production of Bioethanol
July 18, 2012 — Finding renewable and economic sources of energy are one of the most important concerns for the continuation of the human species. New research has produced a novel strain of yeast with improved ... > full story -
Replacing Coal With Natural Gas Would Reduce Global Warming
July 16, 2012 — A debate has raged in the past couple of years as to whether natural gas is better or worse overall than coal and oil from a global warming perspective. The back-and-forth findings have been due to ... > full story -
Fracking's Footprint on Pennsylvania Forests
July 16, 2012 — As the natural gas extraction process known as fracking surges across Pennsylvania, scientists are trying to understand what the short- and long-term consequences could be for the state's forests and ... > full story -
Caution Needed With New Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards: New Model Provides Lifecycle Analysis of 'Well-to-Wheel' Oil Sands Emissions
July 13, 2012 — Researchers developed a new model called GHOST (GreenHouse gas emissions of current Oil Sands Technologies), which accounted for the 'upstream' GHG emissions combined with information in the ... > full story -
No Matter the Drilling Method, Natural Gas Is a Much-Needed Tool to Battle Global Warming
July 10, 2012 — No matter how you drill it, using natural gas as an energy source is a smart move in the battle against global climate change and a good transition step on the road toward low-carbon energy from ... > full story -
Cosmic Skyrocket: Geyser of Hot Gas Flowing from a Newborn Star
July 3, 2012 — Resembling a Fourth of July skyrocket, Herbig-Haro 110 is a geyser of hot gas from a newborn star that splashes up against and ricochets from the dense core of a cloud of molecular ... > full story -
New Fuel Cell Keeps Going After the Hydrogen Runs out
June 29, 2012 — Materials scientists have demonstrated a solid-oxide fuel cell that converts hydrogen into electricity but can also store electrochemical energy like a battery. This fuel cell can continue to produce ... > full story -
Improving Efficiencies in Fuel, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries
June 28, 2012 — Engineering researchers have made a major breakthrough in developing a catalyst used during chemical reactions in the production of gasoline, plastics, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and other chemicals. ... > full story
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