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Energy Production from Natural Gas Without Generating Carbon Dioxide Emissions

The production of energy from natural gas without generating carbon dioxide emissions could fast become a reality, thanks to a novel technology developed by researchers of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). In a joint project initiated by Nobel Laureate and former IASS Scientific Director Professor Carlo Rubbia, the two institutions have been researching an innovative technique to extract hydrogen from methane in a clean and efficient way. After two years of intensive experiments the proof-of-principle has now been provided. With the experimental reactor running reliably and continuously, the future potential of this technology has become apparent.

20 Nov 2015

Air Pollution in Major Urban Areas Associated with Cardiovascular Disease

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found a link between higher levels of a specific kind of air pollution in major urban areas and an increase in cardiovascular-related hospitalizations such as for heart attacks in people 65 and older.

19 Nov 2015

Low-Cost, Reliable Method to Detect Air Pollutant Nitrogen Dioxide

People could soon be using their smartphones to combat a deadly form of air pollution, thanks to a potentially life-saving breakthrough by RMIT University researchers in Melbourne, Australia.

12 Nov 2015

Owens Corning Announces Sustainability Goals for Reduction of Greenhouse Gas and Toxic Air Emissions

Owens Corning today announced more ambitious sustainability goals to reduce greenhouse gas and toxic air emissions, along with new renewable power initiatives that will continue to expand the company’s impact through sustainability.

31 Oct 2015

Haze Due to Air Pollution Reducing Surface Solar Radiation in China

Haze due to weak winds and air pollution is reducing surface solar radiation in China, which has major consequences for the climate, the environment and the economy. These are the findings of a research report now being published in Scientific Reports. An international team of researchers including those from the University of Gothenburg is behind the study.

29 Oct 2015

Excess Emissions Due to Volkswagen's Cheat Devices Would Cause 60 Premature Deaths

Volkswagen's use of software to evade emissions standards in more than 482,000 diesel vehicles sold in the U.S. will directly contribute to 60 premature deaths across the country, a new MIT-led study finds.

29 Oct 2015

NOAA Marine Debris Art Contest Helps Raise Awareness About Marine Debris

Our Great Lakes and oceans are filled with items that do not belong there. Huge amounts of consumer plastics, metals, rubber, paper, textiles, derelict fishing gear, vessels, and other lost or discarded items enter the environment every day, making marine debris one of the most widespread pollution problems facing the world’s oceans and waterways.

28 Oct 2015