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Black Carbon Analysis Suggests Global Warming Predictions are Overestimated

A detailed analysis of black carbon -- the residue of burned organic matter -- in computer climate models suggests that those models may be overestimating global warming predictions

23 Nov 2008

Natural Cooling From Deep Within Lake Ontario

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry researchers are studying a plan that would pump water from deep in Lake Ontario into buildings 30 miles away in Syracuse, providing environmentally friendly cooling for city buildings

23 Nov 2008

Earthwatch Ramps up Climate Change Efforts

Earthwatch has released updates to 3 recent initiatives to fight climate change, its Beat the Heat Climate Change Campaign, Live from the Field teacher program and a new element to the HSBC Climate Partnership - designed to implement sustainable practices in businesses and local communities

23 Nov 2008

NASA Studies Lakes as Global Warming Hot Spots

Through a NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)-funded expedition, 17 researchers are studying high-altitude lakes in Chile and Bolivia hoping to find conditions relative to what was on Mars 3.5 billion years ago

23 Nov 2008

Students Return to a Greener UC San Diego

More than 28,500 students who came back to UC San Diego this year found a campus that is getting greener every day, as the university solidifies its position as a leader in sustainability among the nation’s higher education institutions

23 Nov 2008

Students Learn About Conservation and Climate Change Without Contributing to Global Warming

College students and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service professionals are learning together this semester in a course on conservation and global climate change at Indiana University Bloomington. And, through the use of innovative technology, they are doing so in a way that doesn’t contribute to climate change

23 Nov 2008

Nature Air, World's First Carbon Neutral Airline Joins UNEP's Climate Initiative

NatureAir, the world's first carbon neutral airline, has joined the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net), an initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to promote global action towards low-carbon economies and societies

23 Nov 2008

Louisiana Fish Polluted With Mercury

High levels of mercury have been found in the sediment and fish of the Pearl River, a popular fishing spot in Louisiana where people had little knowledge of mercury contamination

23 Nov 2008

NSF Award to Promote Doctoral Research in the Environment to Minority Students

The Tulane - Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research has received a National Science Foundation award totaling $901,120 to enhance a program designed to increase the number of minority students pursuing doctoral programs in environmental research

23 Nov 2008

Research on Energy and the Environment to be Focus of Indiana University Bloomington Center

A new research center has been established at Indiana University Bloomington to explore issues related to energy and the environment, including the carbon cycle and its role in climate, the environmental consequences of energy production and use, and the potential for cleaner fossil fuels and renewable energy

23 Nov 2008

Groundbreaking Energy Efficiency Project for DOE and TVA

Three houses under construction in East Tennessee carry the story of "The Three Little Pigs" to an entirely new level and will become a model for the nation when it comes to determining energy efficiency

23 Nov 2008

Innovative Solar Water Heaters to be Developed by GE Consumer and Electrical

GE Consumer and Industrial, the first U.S. company to meet newly established ENERGY STAR standards for residential water heaters, announced that they are developing a line of innovative solar water heaters that are designed to meet the 2009 Energy Star guidelines

23 Nov 2008