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Ancient Warming Event May Have Been Caused By Wetlands

Analysis of Greenland ice led by Scripps researchers could allay fears about methane ‘burp’ accelerating current global warming trend

27 Apr 2009

MIT To Get New Multimillion Dollar Energy Research Centers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be home to two of 46 new multimillion-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced today by the White House, in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences

27 Apr 2009

Air Force Investigating Powering Military Aircraft With French Fry Grease

Ever imagine filling up the fuel tanks on a military aircraft with french fry grease? That's exactly what Air Force officials could do someday if a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency research program proves successful

2 Apr 2009

New York to Get $148 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Environmental Cleanup

Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $6 billion in new funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to accelerate environmental cleanup work and create thousands of jobs across 12 states - including a major investment in New York

31 Mar 2009

Nuclear Materials Tracked and Monitored Using New RFID Technology

Scientists from U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a unique tracking technology that also monitors the environmental and physical conditions of containers of nuclear materials in storage and transportation

25 Mar 2009

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gets $1.6 Million DoE Grant to Develop Faster, Cheaper Fuel Cells

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have won a $1.6 million DoE grant to develop new methods for manufacturing a key fuel cell component. The multi-year grant aims to create new technology and processes for faster, more cost-effective manufacturing of fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies

25 Mar 2009

New Evidence Emerges For The Existence of Cold Fusion Energy and a New Energy Source

Researchers are reporting compelling new scientific evidence for the existence of low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR), the process once called "cold fusion" that may promise a new source of energy

23 Mar 2009

First Solar Hits Gigawatt Milestone

First Solar, Inc announced that it has produced 1 gigawatt (GW) of its advanced solar modules since beginning commercial production in early 2002

23 Mar 2009

Microscopic Research Shows How Bacteria Breathe in Toxic Materials and Breathe Out Harmless Substances

Researchers are studying some common soil bacteria that "inhale" toxic metals and "exhale" them in a non-toxic form. The bacteria might one day be used to clean up toxic chemicals left over from nuclear weapons production decades ago

16 Mar 2009

Greenpeace Founder Talks About Benefits of Nuclear Power

Greenpeace co-founder says, "Nuclear is the only source that can power the nation without polluting the nation. The round-the-clock baseload production of nuclear energy can power our homes and businesses while creating high paying jobs that cannot be shipped overseas, all without polluting our air and lungs"

15 Mar 2009