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Environmental Hazards or Energy Solutions? Geophysicists Size Up Energy Resources, Carbon Capture and Fracking
February 12, 2013 — Decisions about future energy challenges are too often hindered by propaganda, half-truths and a limited grasp of the science that informs the choice and use of hydrocarbon and other resources, ... > full story -
Environmental Policy
Global Warming
Climate
Environmental Issues
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Science
Poll: Americans Back Climate Change Regulation, Not Taxes
February 7, 2013 — Now that President Obama has put climate change back on the table in his second inaugural address, a new national poll finds growing public support for regulating greenhouse gas emissions and ... > full story -
Hydrothermal Liquefaction: The Most Promising Path to Sustainable Bio-Oil Production
February 6, 2013 — A new generation of the HTL process can convert all kinds of biomasses to crude bio-oil, which is sufficiently similar to fossil crude oil that a simple thermal upgrade and existing refinery ... > full story -
Predicting a Low Carbon Future for Toronto
February 6, 2013 — Cities are major players in the climate change game. More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas and over 70 percent of global GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions can be attributed to ... > full story -
New Coal Technology Harnesses Energy Without Burning, Nears Pilot-Scale Development
February 6, 2013 — A new form of clean coal technology reached an important milestone recently, with the successful operation of a research-scale combustion system at Ohio State ... > full story -
Water Purification on the Cheap: System Cleans 'Produced Water' from Natural Gas Wells
February 5, 2013 — A new system cleans 'produced water' from natural gas wells, and could lead to improved desalination plants for developing ... > full story -
Hydro Beats Nuclear and Coal, Beats Oil and Gas, Review Finds
February 4, 2013 — Researchers in Italy and the UK have reviewed the economic, social and environmental impact of hydro, coal, oil, gas and nuclear power. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, but of these ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Fossil Fuels
Alternative Fuels
Environmental Science
Petroleum
Biofuels Blend Right In: Researchers Show Ionic Liquids Effective for Pre-Treating Mixed Blends of Biofuel Feedstocks
January 30, 2013 — Blending different feedstocks and milling the mixture into flour or pellets has significant potential for helping to make biofuels a cost-competitive transportation fuel ... > full story -
Environmental Policy
Global Warming
Tinnitus
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Issues
Environmental Science
Emission Trading Schemes Limit Green Consumerism
January 30, 2013 — Schemes that aim to regulate greenhouse gas emissions can limit consumers’ attempts to reduce their carbon ... > full story -
Chemical Lets Researchers Extract Significant Oil Deposits; Leaves Positive Environmental Footprint
January 30, 2013 — Chemicals found in common household items are proving to be the right formula to safely extract up to 70 percent of oil still embedded in high-salt oil reservoirs in the United States. A research ... > full story
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