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India's Poor to Benefit From Solar Powered Lamps

Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country's future energy security

27 Apr 2009

Asteroid Impact Did Not Cause Dinosaur Extinction

The enduringly popular theory that the Chicxulub asteroid crater holds the clue to the demise of the dinosaurs, along with some 65 percent of all species 65 million years ago, is challenged in a paper to be published in the Journal of the Geological Society

27 Apr 2009

Sustainable Living Off The Grid In A Modern Yurt

Everett Boutilett and Louis Johnson always had the intention of building a small, energy efficient dwelling. Although their original plans were to build an earth sheltered home, a close friend convinced them that a yurt might be the way to go

27 Apr 2009

Golden Opportunity Missed by California in Reducing Carbon Emissions

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) on Thursday voted to adopt a highly controversial Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), but agreed to convene an expert work group to assist the Board in “refining and improving the land use and indirect effect analysis of transportation fuels.”

27 Apr 2009

Environmentally Friendly, Recyclable Power Cables Being Developed

Engineers at the University of Southampton are part of a team developing new "green" power cables which can be recycled at the end of their lives

27 Apr 2009

Jet Fuel Made From Seeds by Renewable Fuel Company Reduces Carbon Emissions by 84 Percent

Renewable fuels company Sustainable Oils today announced the results of a life cycle analysis (LCA) of jet fuel created from camelina seeds developed by the company, which shows that the renewable fuel reduces carbon emissions by 84 percent compared to petroleum jet fuel

27 Apr 2009

Lightweight Material Idea Reducing Emissions in New BMW Car

ThyssenKrupp Tailored Strips technology is now being used in a stainless steel production part – a rear muffler made by automotive supplier Eberspächer for the new BMW 730d in the diesel version

27 Apr 2009

Fuel Saving Tires To Hit The Road

New tire labeling is an important step toward improved fuel efficiency, lower CO2 emissions and greater safety. New vehicles have to be fitted with fuel-saving tires from 2011

27 Apr 2009

Underestimation of Landfill Cover Soil Methane Oxidation

A recent article published in the Journal of Environmental Quality examines the effectiveness of utilizing cover soil as a way to reduce methane emissions from landfills. The study suggests that the fraction of methane oxidized by the soil is greater than previous default value used by researchers

27 Apr 2009

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

Some African Coral Reefs Shown to be Resilient to Climate Change

The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today a study showing that some coral reefs off East Africa are unusually resilient to climate change due to improved fisheries management and a combination of geophysical factors

27 Apr 2009

Superlattice Power Expands Lithium Battery Production Capabilities WIth New Equipment

Superlattice Power, the leader in the development and marketing of next-generation lithium-powered batteries worldwide, has acquired equipment for electrochemical analysis and cell manufacturing from a major USA company to produce advanced lithium-ion batteries and its electrode materials for Fortune 500 Companies

27 Apr 2009

Countries Come Together to Reduce Animal Testing For Toxicity

Representatives from four international agencies, including the director of the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP), today signed a memorandum of cooperation that could reduce the number of animals required for consumer product safety testing worldwide

27 Apr 2009

Veeco Glass Coating System Introduced for the Manufacture of CIGS Solar Cells

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced the introduction of its FastLine™ platform of Glass Coating Systems, leveraging Veeco's proven PV-Series™ Thermal Deposition Sources. Veeco's new FastLine platform is designed for high throughput, low cost of ownership production of CIGS (copper, indium, gallium and selenium) solar cells

27 Apr 2009