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The Oil Industry's Deceitful Promise of American Energy Independence4 May, 2012 11:09 am Faced with increasing political obstacles to oil and natural gas exploration in many countries around the world, the oil industry is focusing again on...Shaky Foundations for Offshore Wind Farms14 Feb, 2012 10:00 am Offshore wind farms are far more difficult and expensive than developing on-shore wind power. If the UK is serious about providing 25% of its electricity...The 10 Commandments – Guidelines to Surviving in a Post Peak Oil World4 Oct, 2011 02:56 pm The transformation to a lower-energy lifestyle is essential and complex in the face of peak-oil. Here are a few suggestions of some of the more immediate...Shale Gas: Not a 'Game Changer' After All15 Jun, 2011 04:51 pm Newly accessible natural gas from deep shale deposits around the world has been touted as a solution to everything from oil dependence to climate change...Endangered Elements: Threat to Green Energy.8 Feb, 2011 11:00 am Demand for rare earth elements (REEs) is projected to exceed current supply, 97% of which comes from China. Since neodymium and dysprosium are needed for...The Electric Car Fetish29 Dec, 2010 01:01 pm Many automobile enthusiasts believe that the electric car is the wave of the future that will help save the environment while expanding the availability...British Power is all Wind.14 Nov, 2010 08:37 pm Despite the opening of the new Thanet wind-farm in the English Channel, the present rate of development of wind-power indicates that Britain will struggle...Beyond Carbon Legislation: Energy Transition2 Aug, 2010 09:08 am Never mind carbon emissions. That game cannot be won. What we can do is work towards replacing fossil fuels with renewables,...Nuclear Energy: Threat or Opportunity?27 Jul, 2010 01:28 pm If nuclear is not to be part of the energy solution of the future, then there will be other costs/risks to bear, some of which could be very dramatic...Curtains down on self-cleaning windows?22 Jul, 2010 11:29 am We take the green credentials of nano-TiO2 cleaning agents for a test ride and arrive at some surprising results!"Go gargle razor blades"7 Jul, 2010 07:27 am Climate scientists under attack from alleged US rightwing elements following the infamous University of East Anglia emails leak.Revulsion vs. Hard Choices25 Jun, 2010 01:24 pm Before America commits to anything beyond the shortest suspension of deepwater drilling, necessary to ensure that the practice can proceed safely,...BP and the Obama Administration – I Blame You for Ruining My Gulf24 Jun, 2010 11:44 am The US government had zero capability of its own in place to deal with a spill of this magnitude, meaning all of the technical heavy lifting was squarely...Solar’s strange bedfellows23 Jun, 2010 12:41 pm Not long ago, it would have been unthinkable for a big utility company to encourage homeowners to put solar panels on their roofs. Now, however,...Another Wake-Up Call for the World’s Biggest Oil Junkie22 Jun, 2010 12:53 pm OK, America, itÂ’s time to get real about energy. The explosion and destruction of the Horizon deepwater rig and the subsequent oil spill disaster are...Vestas: Will business be brisk again?18 Jun, 2010 01:42 pm “Wind is all we do,” says Martha Wyrsch, the president of Vestas Americas.The Wages of Complexity18 May, 2010 11:45 am While accusations continue to fly back and forth about who is to blame for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and investigations commence into...Will Toe-to-Heel Air Injection Extend the Oil Age?21 Apr, 2010 12:38 pm When the oil optimists say that new technology will extend the oil age for at least several more decades, they almost never discuss the limitations of...Will Enhanced Oil Recovery Be An Oil Supply Savior?24 Mar, 2010 07:01 pm Oil supply optimists often say that the application of enhanced oil recovery techniques to existing and future wells will vastly expand oil reserves and...Biofuels and land use3 Mar, 2010 04:08 pm Current transport biofuels are mainly made from crops producing starch, sugar and edible oils. In doing so, they divert those crops from providing food...North Sea Oil and Gas may Provide One Third of Britain's Energy by 2020.3 Mar, 2010 10:11 pm The North Sea could still be providing one third of Britain's energy by 2020, but only if there is serious investment made and soon.Seeds, agroforestry, container gardening and climate change25 Feb, 2010 11:11 pm Offering an opportunity to grow food crops in millions of family gardens and to grow fruit trees wherever we can plant them,...Sacks gardening in urban and rural areas25 Feb, 2010 12:22 pm In every developing country people are suffering from the high food prices. More than billion people are hungry every day...Is Hydrogen Research Driven by Fantasy?2 Feb, 2010 12:09 pm A new study finds that research efforts at creating a hydrogen economy may be driven more by fantasy than sound science.Venezuela May Yield Twice as Much Oil as was Thought.25 Jan, 2010 04:23 pm The Orinoco oil sands belt in Venezuela may yield 513 billion barrels of oil, or more than twice as much as was previously reckoned...Can the grid go green (The Agenda)18 Jan, 2010 10:42 am Are environmentalists right? Can Ontario meet its future energy needs without building big new power plants? Guests:Tom Adams, Jos? Etcheverry,...My favorite green technology31 Dec, 2009 01:18 pm No offense to those working hard to bring wind, solar or geothermal energy to scale, or to people who are jazzed about energy efficiency,...Ecosystem Shift Accelerating From Changing Climate New Research Says31 Dec, 2009 10:39 am Research published last week in the journal Nature estimates the "velocity of climate change," a measurement of how quickly rising temperatures force ecosystems...Google, Jane Goodall, forests and the cloud28 Dec, 2009 10:59 am Not long ago, the only people who could access and analyze satellite images of the earth were government officials, the military,...Why climate change adaptation could make things worse23 Dec, 2009 04:38 pm Because many of the proposals for adaptation to climate change require further extensive release of greenhouse gasses, they will only make climate change...How green is the green flagship city of the developing world?11 Dec, 2009 08:47 pm During the COP-15 negotiations, where can we find an example of a sustainable city in the developing world? Google the question and you get an answer:...United States Half Way to 2020 CO2 Goal3 Dec, 2009 09:47 am For the fifth consecutive year, EPA is reporting an increase in fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions...Carbon Particles a Factor in Climate Change?2 Dec, 2009 08:15 am Black carbon particles from burning oil-based fuels and biomass, particularly in developing countries, are not only a health-hazard but may also contribute..."Biofuels would be actually worse than conventional gasoline"1 Dec, 2009 10:27 am According to a new study titled "Indirect Emissions from Biofuels: How Important, published online in Science on October 22,...The green race to the top26 Nov, 2009 12:37 pm If climate regulation will burden businesses or increase costs, then why are so many companies strengthening their voluntary response to the climate crisis..."Where next for Climate Refugees?"19 Nov, 2009 05:38 pm A new report of the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) predicts 150 million climate refugees by 2050 and calls for a new global legal framework...ISRO Chief K. Radhakrishnan says ISRO, India is aiming Mars exploration by 203014 Nov, 2009 05:13 pm Mars exploration by ISRO, IndiaSecuring India?s science future14 Nov, 2009 04:53 pm While India is uniquely positioned to use technology for progress, it has in the recent past lagged behind in the quality and spread of science research...The Real Policy Lesson From the Chinese Wind Turbine "Scare"12 Nov, 2009 11:02 pm Outcry over a planned Texas wind farm, which will be the first project to import wind turbines from a Chinese manufacturer, has resulted in calls to prevent...Algae to the rescue5 Nov, 2009 04:19 pm I?m more convinced than ever that liquid fuels from algae will be a major component of our energy and environmental future...Low Cost Desalination - Saltworks Breakthrough6 Nov, 2009 01:43 pm Canadian firm, Saltworks Technologies, just came out of stealth in relation to their desalination technology, which they claim reduce the electrical energy...Hydrogen to play a key role in the transportation sector30 Oct, 2009 11:48 am Although much of the ink these days about innovative vehicles relates to plug-in hybrids, work continues to explore the potential for hydrogen-based fuel...Smart Grid: On its way?slowly29 Oct, 2009 11:11 am Yesterday, President Obama travelled to Arcadia, Florida, home to one of the nation?s biggest solar power plants, to announce 100 grants providing a total...Battery 5006 Oct, 2009 01:19 pm Do you want universe-reshaping disruptive technology? Do you want to experience a classic "knee in the curve" transition? Do you want to see something...SunRun: A new deal for solar18 Sep, 2009 05:50 pm Until recently, you had to be deep green?and have deep pockets?to put solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of your home. The costs were high?$20,...Biofuel Contenders7 Sep, 2009 02:11 pm On the other hand, there are some renewable fuel options that have either proven themselves as solid contenders, or have not yet demonstrated fatal flaws...Can Solar Compete?3 Sep, 2009 05:32 pm In this month's briefing on low-carbon electricity technologies, MIT's Technology Review concluded[1] that while the cost of solar power has declined significantly...Burning Picassos for Heat26 Aug, 2009 11:05 pm Burning natural gas to extract and process oil from the Canadian tar sands has been likened by one industry insider to burning Picassos for heat...Solar industry : "We are within 5-15 years of full competitiveness"8 Aug, 2009 10:11 pm Last week, solar-industry experts at a symposium of the National Academies in Washington DC on the topic of scaling up the solar industry complained that...Agroforestry & Sustainable Agriculture: Vast Potential to Lower Emissions, Store Carbon6 Aug, 2009 05:34 pm Researchers working on a joint World Agroforestry Centre-United Nations Environment Programme project suggest that integrating agroforestry in farming...Can Mushrooms Save the World?30 Jul, 2009 07:08 pm Mycelium may offer a natural source of insecticides, antivirals, biological filters, ethanol fuel from cellulose, the means to clean land contaminated...Is Canada Becoming a Petrostate?26 Jul, 2009 06:50 am Canada's increasing reliance on energy exports, especially oil from the Alberta tar sands, risk unsettling its politics and economy and turning the country...Report Details Sharp Drop in U.S. Power Plant Emissions17 Jul, 2009 02:55 pm A report released last week by Energy data provider Genscape (and reported by Reuters) says that between January and June of this year, U.S...An Energy Bill for the Other 92%4 Jul, 2009 08:18 am Now that the Waxman-Markey Bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009--all 1428 pages of it--has been narrowly passed by the House of Representatives...Tariffs in the Climate Bill30 Jun, 2009 11:18 pm A number of people have written to ask why I haven't commented on the climate bill. There are two reasons. First, the House and Senate versions are very...Sustainable Energy25 Jun, 2009 10:27 am I just ran a quick search on Google Trends to check my hunch that the phrase "sustainable energy" has become a lot more common, lately...Which Matters Most? The Size of the Tap or the Tank?22 Jun, 2009 11:19 pm Energy optimists are fond of citing very large numbers for worldwide fossil fuel resources such as oil and natural gas. But they conveniently leave out...NASA's Climate Monitoring Plans18 Jun, 2009 11:25 pm The fateful crash landing earlier this year of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory meant an abrupt end to the project intended to provide the very first...Do North Korean and Pakistan Nuclear ActivitiesThreaten Asian Security?17 Jun, 2009 10:40 pm The concerns about North Korea?s nuclear and missile tests come at the same time as concerns about the security of Pakistan?s nuclear weapons."Cancelling the Yucca Mountain repository will throw the entire nuclear waste management program into doubt"15 Jun, 2009 09:33 pm Following the Obama administration's decision to end the planning for Yucca Mountain, Nev., as the final repository for high-level radioactive material...Tropical forests worth more standing8 Jun, 2009 01:57 pm A paper just published online in Conservation Letters by Venter and colleagues entitled Carbon payments as a safeguard for threatened tropical mammals...Feed-In Tariff = Feeding at Trough?4 Jun, 2009 03:39 pm With a FIT, the government sets a price for electricity supplied by a qualifying renewable energy source, and the price is usually sufficiently high to...Quantum Dots and Ultra-efficient Solar Cells?1 Jun, 2009 10:43 am Quantum dots - nanocrystalline particles - offer unique advantages in terms of photovoltaic efficiency, resitance to radiation and light payload in fabricated...I Never Cease to be Amazed18 May, 2009 05:34 pm Don't get me wrong, butanol is a fine fuel, and I have a special fondness for it. I would like to see it work out. But my observation is that people grossly...Save Birds by Promoting Wind Energy9 May, 2009 10:53 am A new study shows that wind farms and nuclear power plants are substantially better for avian wildlife than fossil-fueled power stations.The REAL Story on Moore's Law for Solar30 Apr, 2009 09:27 am All new industries seem to think they deserve a Moore's Law. The photovoltaic solar really, really thinks it deserves one, since it kind of sort of looks...Why don?t we pick the low-hanging fruit?23 Apr, 2009 05:54 pm As a reporter who writes about business and the environment, I?ve heard the expression ?low hanging fruit? used to describe energy efficiency countless...What's the Best Way to Promote Renewable Electricity?15 Apr, 2009 06:33 am A new study shows there is no single best way to promote renewable electricity; a combination of policies is needed.The Wrong Enemy31 Mar, 2009 09:23 am While reading an article on oil company taxation in the Wall Street Journal, I ran across a quote from Treasury Secretary Geithner that crystallized my...The Nuclear Comeback14 Mar, 2009 06:03 pm The natural gas crisis caused by the cutoff of supplies from Russia earlier in the year crystallized for many nations the threat of being overly dependent...GE & Google say: Get Smart24 Feb, 2009 07:37 pm Google?s working on a software, called the Google PowerMeter, to show consumers their consumption in real time. As Ed Lu, a Google executive (and former...Obama Stimulus: For Clean Energy, a Patchwork of Investments22 Jan, 2009 09:32 pm Last week, Obama rolled out a stimulus plan that only spends $825 billion to make up for this gap in production. A summary of the American Recovery and...Yucca Mountain: Natural Zeolite to Prevent Nuclear Leakage.4 Dec, 2008 09:24 pm The long term security of the Yucca Mountain storage facility for nuclear waste will depend on a complex interplay between human engineering and natural...The Economic Crisis as a Window of Opportunity1 Dec, 2008 10:58 am The twin pillars of climate change and peak oil has recently been joined into a troika of challenge, with the onset of the global economic crisis...Reducing standby power consumption20 Nov, 2008 05:38 pm When new electrical devices are bought, the mind of the consumer tends to be firmly on the purchase price. Producers and sellers often reinforce this bias...Oil Production Falls by Nine Percent; Civilization Ends.6 Nov, 2008 11:34 am In the absence of new investment to increase oil production, oil output is set to decrease by 9.1% per annum. This is the conclusion of a report by the...At both poles: ?Warming is directly attributed to human activities?30 Oct, 2008 07:04 pm Alexey Karpechko works at the University of East Anglia, and is co-author of a study published in this week?s issue of Nature Geoscience that shows that...The (Not So) Invincible Society3 Nov, 2008 03:11 pm Policymakers and the public think of modern industrial society as being resilient and durable. Are they right?Solar Powers more Vehicles as Gasoline use Drops23 Oct, 2008 11:05 am By John Addison. Solar is powering more vehicles. American?s have reduced their use of petroleum 5 percent this year. So far,...Receding Horizons for Alternative Energy Supplies5 Sep, 2008 11:52 am When energy optimists tout the huge supply of oil that is still available to us in the form of tar sands and oil shale, they forget to mention that costs...Do food miles matter?17 Jul, 2008 09:56 am There?s no doubt that buying and eating local food is a hot trend. But is it good for the environment?The Benefits of $4 Gas15 Jul, 2008 12:04 pm There was a great article last week in Time. It covers a lot of 'hot button' issues with me, such as suburban sprawl, shorter work weeks,...Electrify America: The Founders Were Right, Let's Look to France!25 Jul, 2008 11:14 am "The French are most advanced in all manner of Arts, and refined Conversation, and in the Use of electric Cars." - Thomas Jefferson,...Green power player23 Jun, 2008 04:11 pm Who?s the most powerful person in the world of green business? It might be Jeff Immelt, Lee Scott, John Doerr, Tom Friedman.....Oil Shortage a Myth30 Jun, 2008 10:42 am I submitted the following letter to The Independent, in response to an article entitled as above. There is an essential difference between the total volume...Airlines, emitting and spinning?10 Jun, 2008 09:26 pm Few businesses are as beleaguered as the airline industry. So I can understand why the airlines don't want their greenhouse gas emissions regulated...Move People, Not Metal6 Jun, 2008 11:51 am Our current transportation system uses enormous amounts of energy primarily to move the weight of vehicles which transport passengers and freight...Ahead of the Curve 2: States Lead on Climate Change29 May, 2008 11:05 am Part 1 of a 14-minute documentary on state governments' response to the growing threat of climate change.Elizabeth May on Dion's Carbon Tax Plan5 Jun, 2008 12:10 pm Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May discusses the Liberal carbon tax plan and the NDP's negative reaction to it. "I'm disappointed Mr. Layton...The North Pacific Gyre Oscillation Links Ocean Climate and Ecosystem Change19 May, 2008 11:31 am During the last several decades, dramatic fluctuations in marine ecology have been observed off the western coast of the United States...Climate Change See Modern Echo in 1930's Dust Bowl9 May, 2008 11:59 am Farming pushed natural drought into disaster -- and could do so again...MIT Tracks Carbon Footprints of Different Lifestyles8 May, 2008 03:23 am In America, even the smallest footprints are large...The Role of Business in Tomorrow's Society14 Apr, 2008 12:36 pm This is a video by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development on the roles of businesses can play in the 21st century.A New Model to Protect Biodiversity14 Apr, 2008 12:37 pm In an era of climate change, pollution, and rapid habitat loss, it?s all too easy for doom and gloom to prevail when discussing conservation issues...Food Reward in the Absence of Taste Receptor Signaling10 Apr, 2008 04:40 pm It is well accepted that palatability, or the property of being pleasurable to the sense of taste, is a major factor leading to the overconsumption of...Meteorites Rich in Amino Acids2 Apr, 2008 11:44 am The origins of life on Earth have not yet been clearly established. It is thought that the first living systems may have made use of organic materials...Obama Talks Energy11 Mar, 2008 11:42 am Sen. Obama poses a clean energy future as good for the economy as well as national security, proposing a $150 billion investment in renewable energies...When Antarctica Went into Deep Freeze11 Mar, 2008 11:43 am Scientists from Cardiff University and Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales have found new evidence of climate change, which helps solve some of the...Hybrid Cars: A Troubled Future?3 Mar, 2008 02:54 pm According to a recent study, hybrid vehicles that run on both internal combustion engine and electric batteries are no more than a temporary step until...Virgin Airlines Flies Biofuel Plane26 Feb, 2008 10:51 am CNN's Rosemary Church speaks with Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Airlines about the biofuel flight. The world's first biofuel-powered commercial aircraft...The Pintadas Project27 Feb, 2008 11:13 am The film is about an SouthSouthNorth Adaptation project implemented in the semi-arid region of Brazil. The focus of the project is to improve agriculture...A New Way to Assess Local Ecosystems Sustainability29 Feb, 2008 09:08 am Ecosystems are in flux around the world. Important species are disappearing due to mismanagement and climate change, while invasive new species are appearing...The Bad News about Going Green15 Feb, 2008 04:58 pm Wal-Mart. GE. DuPont. Starbucks. Timberland. Coke and Pepsi, Ford and GM, BP and Shell. Is there a big company in America that isn't saying all the right...Midwest Oil Refineries Gobble Up Canadian Tar Sands, Spew Greenhouse Gasses14 Feb, 2008 12:07 pm Midwest oil refineries are gobbling up more and more crude oil from Canadian tar sands and are set to belch out up to 40 percent more greenhouse gas emissions...Where Ecological Footprints Fall: Poor Nations Fare Badly18 Feb, 2008 01:05 pm In the past 50 years, human society has rapidly transformed the environment at a dizzying pace, and poor nations have been made to bear a disproportionate...Penguin Peril12 Feb, 2008 11:53 am How will Antarctica's penguins adapt to climate change? John Blackstone spoke to a researcher studying penguin colonies at the bottom of the world...Food for Thought: Invincible Rice8 Feb, 2008 06:09 pm CNN's Hugh Riminton looks at one institute's efforts to help farmers prepare for climate change.Focus on Nigeria: the SELF Project8 Feb, 2008 06:09 pm CNN's monthly series 'Global Challenges' travels around the world to bring feature reports on sustainable development, focusing on small-scale community...Massive Power Outages Hits China1 Feb, 2008 05:16 pm In China, Chinese people are facing severe power shortages. The main problem is that coal prices are rising, but the prices of electricity are fixed...Building a Better Bacterium for Butanol25 Jan, 2008 07:30 am A group of University of Alberta students have spent the summer working on building a new kind of bacteria: one that might hold some answers to the planet's...Butanol: the New Catchphrase in Biofuels?25 Jan, 2008 07:30 am Dr Lars Angenent at Washington University in St. Louis talks briefly about his research on making butyrate from plant biomass.Working Together to Prevent Decline of Coastal Ecosystems31 Jan, 2008 04:32 pm Recent scientific studies have documented the alarming decline in coastal ecosystems and habitats worldwide.On Algal Biodiesel29 Jan, 2008 05:11 pm Eons ago, microalgae (tiny plants) growing in primeval oceans died and formed a layer on the sea bed. Over geological time, i.e., millions of years,...The Exploration of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth in West Antarctica23 Jan, 2008 09:43 am Ever since the discovery, ten years ago, of Lake Vostok as a large deep freshwater body beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists have been fascinated...Question about Long-Term Tropical Forest Decline22 Jan, 2008 10:16 am Despite widespread concern about tropical forest loss, plenty of local evidence of deforestation and frequent estimates of global deforestation rates,...Deep-Sea Biodiversity Conservation Needed to Avoid Ecosystem Collapse12 Feb, 2008 11:53 am The exploration of the abysses of our planet is one of the last frontiers of ecological research. The dark portion of the biosphere likely hosts millions...Climate Change Linked to Human Mortality14 Jan, 2008 12:10 pm Scitizen interviews Dr. Mark Jacobson, whose recent study demonstrates a cause-effect relationship between increased levels of carbon dioxide and increase...Green Car Conversions11 Jan, 2008 10:42 am DieselGreen Fuels in Austin, Texas is a company that converts cars that run on diesel to cars that will run on vegetable oil.Renewables-Based Technology.4 Jan, 2008 12:25 pm Making hydrogen from sugar is not feasible on any sensible scale, since to do so would require using the world's arable land in competition with food production...U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidates on Subsidies for Biofuels27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Christopher Dodd, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton describe how they would address subsidies, conservation, and biofuels at "The Des Moines...Water, Beer, and the White House27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Marc Gunther discusses the topic of climate change in the upcoming 2008 U.S. presidential election.Improving Soil Strength Under Roads with Ethanol Co-Products27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Iowa?s soil is great for growing corn. But it?s not so great for building roads. Iowa?s soil is mostly soft clay and till deposited by glaciers. It?...Human Influence on Ecology18 Dec, 2007 11:30 am Scientists have reclassified biomes like deserts and forests into ecosystems that show how humans have altered the Earth. Jorge Ribas (Discovery News)...Habitat Protection for the "Big Picture" of Environment Conservation27 Dec, 2007 12:08 pm Amphibians across the globe are facing a mass extinction event, believed by many to be worse than any other witnessed by humans...Time to Ask Congress for a Down Payment on the Future10 Dec, 2007 10:47 am The House has a new energy proposal out that you should support. Not because it's perfect, but because it's the right thing to do right now,...After Cheap Oil12 Dec, 2007 10:56 am This is a short article follow-up to my earlier article "Peak Oil and Climate Change: A Call to Peaceful Arms". Although I do revisit a few issues from...Did a Starchy Diet Fuel Gene Copying in Early Humans?11 Dec, 2007 10:45 am Biologists usually think of gene mutations as the raw material for evolution. But a wide-ranging analysis of a correlation between genes and diet across...Industrialized Kyoto Countries Can Meet Reductions, If...27 Nov, 2007 10:41 am On Tuesday, the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat announced (also here) that although emissions from 40 industrialized countries almost reached...Bacterial Genomes and Evolution29 Nov, 2007 10:59 am The seminar that I give most often when I am invited to speak at other universities begins with a brief introduction to genomes,...Greater Groundwater Loss Due to Rising Seal Levels28 Nov, 2007 11:29 am People who live near the coast could lose their fresh water supplies due to sea-level rise caused by global climate change. Our study indicates that they...Midwest Climate Pact Generates Little Attention20 Nov, 2007 11:04 am Midwest Governors (plus Canadian officials) signed a couple of climate agreements in Milwaukee last Thursday.Some Thoughts on Carbon Taxes, Cap-and-Trade Programs, and Income Distributions20 Nov, 2007 03:35 pm From an economist's perspective, the carbon problem is straightforward: figure out the "right amount" of carbon and then put policies in place to get...Do the World?s Oceans Take Up Less Carbon Dioxide?19 Nov, 2007 11:33 am The answer is: Yes, for the North Atlantic over the last decade.Climate Change Politics12 Nov, 2007 12:52 pm President Bush is willing to sign climate change legislation, if Congress passes a bill that meets with his approval. That, at least, is what U.S...Post-Peak Oil (PPO) and Climate Change: A Call to Peaceful Arms23 Nov, 2007 11:34 am This is a short article on community transformation in a time of preparation for a post cheap oil future. On the face of it,...Attention Nordhaus and Shellenberger: Time to Call A Cease-Fire!31 Oct, 2007 05:30 pm In 2004, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger released their provocative and much-discussed essay, "The Death of Environmentalism,...Paving the Way2 Nov, 2007 10:09 am This is the second in a series of video podcasts for the PBS series e2 energy. Each podcast takes you beyond the episodes and deeper into the world of...Slowing Cell Rolling in the Bloodstream2 Nov, 2007 10:10 am Cell rolling is an important physiological and pathological process that is used to recruit specific cells in the bloodstream to a target tissue...Oil Independence Possible for U.S. by 203026 Oct, 2007 11:49 am Oil independence is possible for the U.S. if comprehensive and aggressive energy policies are implemented aimed at reducing demand for oil,...Ad Astra! News and Discoveries from the the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn29 Oct, 2007 01:01 pm The Cassini-Huygens mission was launched on 15 October 1997; 10 years later, we speak to Professor Andrew Coates, head of Planetary Science Group in the...Nanotechnology: 2007 Nobel Prize for Physics11 Oct, 2007 03:14 pm Drs. Albert Fert (France) and Peter Gr?nberg (Germany) were announced as the recipients of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Physics for their discovery of "giant...Summer in the City 2050: City Swelter, Rural Roast15 Oct, 2007 11:00 am Global warming could nearly double heat-related mortality in the New York City metropolitan region by the 2050s. Researchers projected the future impacts...2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Knockout Mice9 Oct, 2007 11:09 am The winners of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine were announced this morning.Late Stages of Planetary System Evolution: the Case of V 391 Peg b12 Oct, 2007 11:15 am Exoplanets are of high interest, not only because questions regarding alien life in the universe have accompanied humanity for a long time,...Inverting Sustainable Development: Rethinking Ecology, Innovation, and Spatial Limits10 Oct, 2007 12:38 pm The public debate on environmental sustainability seems to be oscillating between two unsound extremes: either radical reforms aimed at dramatic reductions...Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).5 Oct, 2007 05:40 pm Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is a version of photovoltaic (PV) technology which can be incorporated into the the roofs and walls of both commercial...Nervous Conduction of Excitation Without Action Potentials3 Oct, 2007 12:08 pm The functioning of neuronal networks involves the conduction of excitation along the axon which is the wire-like part of the neuron...A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash24 Sep, 2007 01:59 pm The idea that the world?s oil supplies have peaked, or will soon, is gaining mainstream currency. OilCrash, produced and directed by award-winning European...Biodiversity: a "Rock-Paper-Scissors" Game Played at Multiple Scales26 Sep, 2007 11:08 am Biological diversity is being lost at unprecedented rates around the world, both in the number of different species and the genetic variety within a species...Three Good Reasons to Do Nanotechnology: 1. For a Sustainable Energy Economy20 Sep, 2007 12:57 pm When I was in Norway a few months ago, I was talking to an official from their research council about the Norwegian national nanotechnology strategy...Are Snails Too Slow for their Own Good?25 Sep, 2007 10:10 am Recent research in south-east England shows how constraints on the dispersal of threatened and declining snails has been overlooked as a constraint on...Authors@Google: Don Kennedy18 Sep, 2007 12:13 pm Don Kennedy, editor-in-chief of Science is the author of Science Magazine's State of the Planet 2006--2007 which brings together leading environmental...Higher Social Skills Are Uniquely Human6 Sep, 2007 08:02 pm A new study published today in Science reports that humans have distinctive social skills. Esther Herrmann, lead author of the study,...Congress, Ready to Act on Climate Change3 Sep, 2007 01:31 pm I?m at lunch with a Washington lobbyist who has good news. ?It?s quite plausible that we can get a cap-and-trade bill through this Congress,?...New Insights into Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder6 Sep, 2007 12:57 pm Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common debilitating psychiatric disorder, yet the cause of OCD is unknown and few effective treatments are available...Miswired memory networks in developmental disorders4 Sep, 2007 02:14 pm Developmental disorders including Down syndrome and Fragile X syndrome share the symptom of impaired memory. Theories on the origins of these disorders...Jesus Freaks for Climate Change10 Aug, 2007 11:40 am Today's Washington Post includes an exploration of a relatively recent trend among evangelical Christians: environmentalism, or more specifically,...Ozone Damage to Vegetation Enhances Global Warming13 Aug, 2007 11:20 am The issues of air quality and climate change are even more connected than we thought. Changes in the concentration of ozone in the lower atmosphere are...Better Than Ethanol? BTL in plug-in hybrid diesel vehicles2 Aug, 2007 02:07 pm Reed M. Benet is a biofuels focused Ph.D. Student University of California Davis Institute of Transportation Studies. He proposes that plug-in hybrid diesel...World Oil Supply May Fail Within 5 Years.25 Jul, 2007 07:14 pm Oil prices look set to skyrocket during the next five years, which coincides with peak-oil, the point of maximum global oil production beyond which an...Metagenomics Meeting Report25 Jul, 2007 12:00 pm A report on the Metagenomics 2007 meeting*. For those who do not know - metagenomics is the simultaneous sequencing of the genomes of communities of microbes...Britain Became Separated from Mainland Europe After A Catastrophic Flood18 Jul, 2007 07:00 pm Sanjeev Gupta, geologist, explains his findings published today in Nature on glaciers role in forming the English Channel.See Level Rise: "The IPCC Understates What Is Going to Happen"19 Jul, 2007 08:19 pm Mark Meier is a professor emeritus of geological sciences. He explains his findings on the contribution of small glaciers and ice caps on sea level rise...Oceanites: On the Front Line of Climate Change17 Jul, 2007 11:52 am News report spotlights the effects of Climate Change on two Antarctic Penguin species; the Adelie and Gentoo. Oceanites founder, Ron Naveen,...Smoking causes mutation in sperm DNA: Health Canada Study Links Smoking to Potential Heritable Effects20 Jul, 2007 01:44 pm Smoking is known to cause cancer and other diseases, but new evidence suggests that smoking may also permanently alter the DNA sequence of the descendents...Are Men as Talkative as Women?16 Jul, 2007 02:51 pm Yes, according to a USA Today article on a study that says that both sexes speak about 16,000 words a day."We Are Too Earth-Centric in Our Search for Alien Life"11 Jul, 2007 12:54 pm The American National Research Council published last week a report entitled ?The Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems? suggesting that ?...Genome Transplantation - Coming to a Bacteria Near You6 Jul, 2007 01:36 pm Well, I was interviewed yesterday by the AP (see the AP article here*) relating to an article in Science on Genome Transplantation by John Glass,...Make Assurance Double Sure ? Dual Networks for Behavioral Control9 Jul, 2007 02:01 pm The ability to exercise voluntary control over one?s own actions forms a central aspect of what it means to be human. The number of possible responses...Choose Our Ends, And We'll Find The Means28 Jun, 2007 04:27 pm We all have our own personal fantasy worlds. Mine is to live in a world of balanced political debate where liberal and conservative politicians bring forward...Nanotechnology and Sustainability22 Jun, 2007 05:04 pm Nanotechnology has the potential to make a big impact on sustainability; but to achieve this potential, we need a multiple of cross disciplinary approaches..."It Inevitably Raises the Question of Sex Selection"11 Jun, 2007 07:10 pm The British company DNA Worldwide raised a controversy last month by launching on the internet a home test called ?Pink or Blue?...GM Crops? Ecological Effects?7 Jun, 2007 08:00 pm Researchers at Santa Clara University in California have investigated the effects of genetically modified crops on insects. The study is published in the..."Our Job is to Find Another Earth"3 May, 2007 12:05 pm St?phane Udry is the lead-author of a study issued last week reporting the finding of a habitable Earth-like planet. He answers Scitizen?s questions.The Asteroidal YORP Effect Observed7 May, 2007 12:26 pm For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the speeding up of an asteroid?s rotation rate (the YORP effect), and showed that it is due to a theoretical...Architectures of Flexible Control: Incongruence and Change Detection24 Apr, 2007 01:11 pm Among nature's most impressive feats of engineering is the remarkably flexible and self-optimizing quality of human cognition...New Method Overcomes Drug Resistance in HIV/AIDS5 Apr, 2007 04:54 pm A major problem in HIV/AIDS is the virus ability to rapidly mutate which leads to the virus? escape from the body?s immune defense and the appearance of...Gravitational waves from the Big Bang6 Feb, 2007 10:56 am Gravitational waves are copiously produced during the violent process of reheating the Universe after cosmic inflation, i.e. at the Big Bang...Hybrid Materials of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanowires24 Jan, 2007 04:36 pm As scientists look for new materials to replace silicon for faster computers, carbon nanotubes and nanowires of various kinds have appeared to be the most...Does the Universe need humankind?15 Dec, 2006 07:28 pm If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is there to hear, does it make a sound? This age-old question is analogous to one that cosmologists have been...Autumn 2006 is Very Likely the Warmest of Over More Than Half a Millennium23 Dec, 2006 05:03 pm Detailed insight into high-resolution temporal and spatial patterns of climate change during previous centuries is essential for assessing the degree to...Biodiversity Erodes Fast in Amazonian Forest Fragments6 Dec, 2006 11:11 am Amazonian rainforests contain some of the most biologically-rich ecosystems on the planet and are being cleared and fragmented at truly alarming rates...The Potential to Regenerate the Retina Using Stem Cells7 Dec, 2006 09:01 am Photoreceptors are light-sensitive cells that line the back of the eye like the pixels of a digital camera and allow us to see. In the USA and Europe,...The Need for Better Quality Data to Understand Avian Influenza in Wild Birds23 Nov, 2006 05:11 pm Since H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza was first isolated from poultry in China in 1996, this disease has been shown to be spread by infected poultry..."The cyclic universe model is a simple mechanism for solving the cosmological constant problem"19 Sep, 2006 10:22 am The search for a single theory of everything has led scientists to propose a surprising, new and non-intuitive description of our Universe...?It?s just the excitement of the quest to not only find a planet that would be truly attractive and habitable, but one that has life?26 Jul, 2006 04:07 pm Webster Cash recently reported a new method to detect Earth-like planets around nearby stars using a space Telescope associated with a special shape occulter...Big hope for the production of Tamiflu - a bird flu drug - on large scale1 Jun, 2006 06:00 pm Elias Corey, professor at Harvard University and Nobel Prize winner in 1990 for chemical synthesis, is co-author of a letter published in the Journal of..."New strategy for optimizing the nanostructured metals"3 May, 2006 01:36 pm In a report published in the April 14 issue of Science [1], a team of scientists observes that a nanostructured metal can be hardened by annealing and...The real value of embryonic stem cells?10 Apr, 2006 05:58 am Several controversies surround the use of human embryonic stem cells: Is it ethical to use them? Will embryonic stem cells ever be used to treat human...Who is Behind Scitizen?21 Jan, 2006 10:39 am Scitizen is edited by Take Part Media, a Paris-based media company. |
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