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Climate Change and Peak Oil Scenarios From NASA

NASA researchers have identified feasible emission scenarios that could keep carbon dioxide below levels that some scientists have called dangerous for climate

10 Sep 2008

Oil Spills and Leaks Can Be Shown By Colour Coded Bacteria

Oil spills and other environmental pollution, including low level leaks from underground pipes and storage tanks, could be quickly and easily spotted in the future using colour coded bacteria

10 Sep 2008

2008 AlwaysOn Going Green 100 Awards

Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and its Global Network of Funds, the most active global cleantech investors, today announced that fifteen of their portfolio companies were recognized as finalists in the AlwaysOn 2008 Going Green 100 Awards

10 Sep 2008

First Sighting in 50 Years Shows Rare Forest Giraffe, the Okapi, Has Escaped Extinction in Congo Park

A set of stripy legs in a camera trap photo snapped in an African forest indicates something to cheer about, say researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society. The legs belong to an okapi - a rare forest giraffe

10 Sep 2008

Old Growth Forests Proved to be Valuable Carbon Sinks

Contrary to 40 years of conventional wisdom, a new analysis to be published Friday in the journal Nature suggests that old growth forests are usually carbon sinks

10 Sep 2008

Nuclear Fission May Supply Power to Future NASA Missions to the Moon

NASA astronauts will need power sources when they return to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. NASA engineers are exploring the possibility of nuclear fission to provide the necessary power

10 Sep 2008

Sustainable Wood Composites Being Made Using Nanotechnology

The European Commission has decided to invest 6.5 million Euro into a large scale project dealing with the development of sustainable wood-based composite materials

10 Sep 2008

Casinos to Clean Up Their Indoor Air

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that the agency and the seven operating casinos are prepared to follow the guidelines of the Commonwealth's Clean Indoor Air Act

10 Sep 2008

Environmental Excellence Awards for U.S. Concrete

California and Texas ready-mixed concrete plants receive Environmental Excellence Awards

10 Sep 2008

Nanotechnology Paint Can Kill Germs in Hospital When the Lights are Turned On

New nanotechnology paints for walls, ceilings, and surfaces could be used to kill hospital superbugs when fluorescent lights are switched on

10 Sep 2008

Titanium Food Factory and Kitchen Work Surfaces to Cut Food Poisoning

Food factory work surfaces coated in titanium could cut the number of food poisoning cases every year, scientists heard today

10 Sep 2008

Brass Plate Effective In Preventing Food Poisoning from Shellfish

Korean scientists have come up with a simple and effective way of making sure that shellfish is safe - put a brass plate at the bottom of the fish tank

10 Sep 2008

Understanding Oil Eating Microbes May Give Clues to Natural Control of Climate Change

Microbes that break down oil and petroleum are more diverse than we thought, suggesting hydrocarbons were used as an energy source early in Earth's history

10 Sep 2008