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Chrysler Selects A123 Systems to Make Batteries For New Hybrid and Electric Cars

Auto manufacturer Chrysler said this week it has chosen A123Systems, a Watertown company based on technology developed at MIT, to make batteries for its new Envi line of electric and hybrid cars

8 Apr 2009

Milestone Reached for Harnessing Energy from the Ocean

The Center for Ocean Energy Technology has deployed four Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers moorings in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Florida to characterize in detail the spatial and temporal variability of the Gulf Stream, the most energy dense ocean current, for its potential use as an abundant renewable energy source

8 Apr 2009

Warming of the Arctic Being Driven by Aerosols

Though greenhouse gases are invariably at the center of discussions about global climate change, new NASA research suggests that much of the atmospheric warming observed in the Arctic since 1976 may be due to changes in tiny airborne particles called aerosols

8 Apr 2009

Chickens Get New Sustainable Home at College Farm

A new hen house was just completed by faculty, staff and students at Green Mountain College, a four-year liberal arts school that emphasizes environmental sustainability throughout its curriculum

8 Apr 2009

Scientists Create New Type of Solar Cells Using Diatoms

Engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a way to use an ancient life form to create one of the newest technologies for solar energy, in systems that may be surprisingly simple to build compared to existing silicon-based solar cells

8 Apr 2009

Floods and the Impact Flooding Has on Soil

Researchers in the Midwestern United States have examined the effects of flooding on soil, and have learned more about ways in which short-term ponding conditions can affect soil aggregation and the chemistry of the soil-water system. These conditions can have a great impact on soil quality and agriculture in the region

8 Apr 2009

International Climate Change Researchers Meet and Review Latest Global Warming Findings

Top international climate scientists are meeting this week at the University of Maryland laying the groundwork for improved regionalized climate change forecasts and for the advanced computing models needed to make these projections

8 Apr 2009

Great Plains Offer Global Warming Solutions

The prairies offer opportunities for capitalizing on environmentally friendly farming practices and potentially useful agricultural waste to produce jobs, economic growth, commercial opportunities, and renewable energy sources

8 Apr 2009

Palm Oil Industry in Indonesia Takes Step Towards Sustainability

A major Indonesian plantation company has become the country’s first certified maker of sustainable palm oil as WWF simultaneously collaborated with the Indonesian Department of Agriculture and others to hold a first-time regional training workshop for small producers

8 Apr 2009