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Rebalancing the Nuclear Debate Through Education
September 9, 2011 — Better physics teaching with a particular emphasis on radioactivity and radiation science could improve public awareness through education of the environmental benefits and relative safety of nuclear ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Science
Renewable Energy
Global Warming
Petroleum
Energy Technology
Hog Waste Producing Electricity and Carbon Offsets
September 8, 2011 — A pilot waste-to-energy system constructed by Duke University and Duke Energy this week garnered the endorsement of Google Inc., which invests in high-quality carbon offsets from across the nation to ... > full story -
Switching from Coal to Natural Gas Would Do Little for Global Climate, Study Indicates
September 8, 2011 — Although the burning of natural gas emits far less carbon dioxide than coal, a new study concludes that a greater reliance on natural gas would fail to significantly slow down climate change. Coal ... > full story -
Study Sharpens Picture of How Much Oil and Gas Flowed in Deepwater Horizon Spill
September 5, 2011 — In a detailed assessment of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, researchers have determined that the blown-out Macondo well spewed oil at a rate of about 57,000 barrels a day, totaling nearly 5 million ... > full story -
The Geophysicist's Guide to Striking It Rich
September 1, 2011 — Combining a number of surveying techniques for the first time, experts say their integrated surveying techniques can be applied to any region in the world to more accurately identify riches beneath ... > full story -
Cutting Soot Emissions: Fastest, Most Economical Way to Slow Global Warming?
August 31, 2011 — A new study of dust-like particles of soot in the air -- now emerging as the second most important, but previously overlooked, factor in global warming -- provides fresh evidence that reducing soot ... > full story -
Iron 'Veins' Are Secret of Promising New Hydrogen Storage Material
August 31, 2011 — Scientists have a new approach to the problem of safely storing hydrogen in future fuel-cell powered cars -- molecular scale 'veins' of iron permeating grains of magnesium like a network of ... > full story -
Hydrogen Powered Prototype Vessel for Inland Waterways: Canal Boat Runs on Fuel Cell Drive
August 31, 2011 — Researchers have been operating a canal boat with a fuel cell drive for three years now. In the world of shipbuilding, however, different rules apply than those in the automobile manufacturing ... > full story -
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Environmental Science
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Cracking Cellulose: A Step Into the Biofuels Future
August 31, 2011 — Scientists from the University of York have played a pivotal role in a discovery which could finally unlock the full potential of waste plant matter to replace oil as a fuel ... > full story -
Novel Alloy Could Produce Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight
August 30, 2011 — Using state-of-the-art theoretical computations, a team of scientists has determined that an alloy formed by a 2 percent substitution of antimony in gallium nitride has the right electrical ... > full story
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