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New Results Suggests Global Warming will do Little to Change Hurricane Activity

In a study published in the July 2008 issue of Geophysical Research Letters, Drs. David S. Nolan and Eric D. Rappin from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science describe a new method for evaluating the frequency of hurricane formation in present and future tropical climates.

12 Aug 2008

Determining the Presumed Energy and Cost Savings from Alternative-Energy Technology

Cost savings, energy sources, appliances and more are all subjects for ongoing experimentation this summer in the University of Cincinnati solar house.

12 Aug 2008

Linde to Sponsor Hydrogen Ride + Drive Event

Linde North America, a member of The Linde Group, one of the world's largest hydrogen producers, will sponsor a Hydrogen Ride + Drive event at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Wednesday, August 13.

12 Aug 2008

Carbon Neutrality Considered Feasible For California Redevelopment Project

San Diego-based real estate owner American Assets, Inc. announced today that plans for their landmark redevelopment project in Novato, Calif. show that carbon-neutrality could be achieved in less than 10 years, exceeding the performance targets of the 2030 Challenge and marking an important milestone for one of the first such efforts for a mixed-use commercial project in the United States.

12 Aug 2008

Buyers Shouldn't Assume Green Roofs are Created Equal

The first study to compare the performance of different types of green roofs has been completed by The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and suggests that buyers shouldn't assume these roofs are created equal.

12 Aug 2008

Tiny New Zealand Snail Invades American Great Lakes and Alters the Ecology

Long a problem in the western U.S., the New Zealand mud snail currently inhabits four of the five Great Lakes and is spreading into rivers and tributaries, according to a Penn State team of researchers. These tiny creatures out-compete native snails and insects, but are not good fish food replacements for the native species

10 Aug 2008