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Artificial photosynthesis
Daniel Nocera, the rock-star of artificial photosynthesis, and his colleagues at Harvard published a paper in June that shows a viable route to long-term energy storage. The Science article demonstrates how surplus power from solar PV can be converted into liquid fuels. The Read More...
Engineers in Iceland come up with solid way to get rid of CO2 pollution
High up in Iceland’s western volcanic zone, engineers are sequestering carbon dioxide pollution by turning it into rock. Known as the CarbFix project, the engineers dissolve CO2 in water and send it deep beneath the ground where it reacts with basalt rock to become calcite. The engineers claim 95 Read More...
Heavy duty trucks face cleaner standards under new U.S. rule
Medium- to heavy-duty trucks make up only four percent of road traffic in the U.S, but they gulp 22 percent of oil transport demand. That’s why the Obama administration has implemented a new rule that will require U.S trucks to produce ten percent less carbon dioxide and consume ten percent less Read More...
Building materials that tap into nature's elegant, and harmless, designs
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 12:59amThis article orignially appeared in the Verdical Group blog. Every year, about 15 billion tons of carbon dioxide are emitted into the atmosphere from concrete production alone. As cities continue to grow (according to the U.N., world urban populations Read More...
This project is helping women support their families while curbing deforestation in Zambia
What’s driving deforestation in Zambia is the same thing that is creating one of the country’s biggest health hazards: charcoal. So to help address both issues in one go, a group of volunteers is empowering women in Zambia with clean wood chip stoves which they can sell in their local Read More...
This startup has the first viable replacement for palm oil, and its made of carbon dioxide
The world’s growing demand for palm oil, which is used in nearly half of all packaged food in supermarkets, has led to the destruction of critical rainforest lands that have been replaced by plantations. In fact, Indonesia’s burning rainforests released more climate pollution, day by day, than Read More...
New technology uses photosynthesis to turn carbon dioxide into fuel
Carbon dioxide is a problem; the source of global warming. Right? Yes. But CO2 can also be a solution. Researchers have created a technology that mimics a plant’s ability to inhale carbon dioxide and, with water, convert it into glucose and oxygen. In the process, a synthetic fuel is created Read More...
To save the environment, scientists are turning carbon dioxide into stone
A group of scientists in Iceland are injecting carbon dioxide and water into basalt though a process called the "CarbFix Process." The scientists behind the project say this method of carbon capture could help with reducing the effects of CO2 emissions. Video courtesy of Reuters. Follow TI: On Read More...
Modeling predicts which counties could store more carbon in soil by growing bioenergy crops
To help stakeholders in government and business make smart decisions about the best types of land and local climates for planting bioenergy crops, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Argonne National Laboratory are using computational modeling to predict which counties could see Read More...
Study: Wood mulch reduces greenhouse gases while improving soil and combating pests
New research shows that using wood mulch has a notable effect in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to a new study studies vineyards and orchards utilizing wood mulch have cut their nitrous oxide emissions by over 25 percent. These same mulched areas also report a drop in soil nitrates Read More...