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Researchers Reveal Strategies to Help Dairy Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

Dairy farmers in the Northeast -; facing a warming climate that exacerbates nutrient pollution but lengthens the growing season -; can reduce the environmental impact of their operations and maximize revenues by double cropping and injecting manure into the soil, rather than broadcasting it.

6 Jan 2022

Cold Weather Kills a Lot More People than Heat in India

A study of the correlation between temperature and mortality in the Indian city of Pune has found that cold, rather than heat, is by far the bigger killer. This is at odds with warnings and mitigating measures authorities have been taking in anticipation of climate change.

6 Jan 2022

Power Costs and Reliability Remain Vulnerable to Extreme Weather on the West Coast of U.S.

Two new studies led by a North Carolina State University researcher offer a preview of what electricity consumers on the West Coast could experience under two different future scenarios: one where excessive heat due to climate change strains power supplies, and one where the grid shifts toward renewable energy while the climate follows historic trends. In both cases, they found power costs and reliability remain vulnerable to extreme weather.

6 Jan 2022

Study Shows Deforestation Worsens Global Warming and Increases Flash Flooding in West African Coastal Cities

In the past 30 years, the frequency of thunderstorms in some rapidly-growing African coastal cities has doubled, with a huge portion of this increase connected to the impact of deforestation on the local climate, a new study has discovered.

5 Jan 2022

Climate Change Contributes to Native Trout Declines

In a new study published in Science Advances, University of Montana researchers found that climate change drives native trout declines by reducing stream habitat and facilitating the expansion of invasive trout species.

5 Jan 2022

Recovering 'Dead' Lithium to Extend Battery Life

Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University may have found a way to revitalize rechargeable lithium batteries, potentially boosting the range of electric vehicles and battery life in next-gen electronic devices.

5 Jan 2022

World's First Refillable Toothpaste in Development

A British eco-friendly dental brand is developing the world’s first refillable toothpaste dispenser with biodegradable refill capsules, after receiving a Smart Innovate grant of £150,000.

5 Jan 2022

Novel Compound Harvests CO2 to Make Useful Products

A scientific collaboration led by a researcher at Oregon State University, resulted in the development of a new compound that can harvest carbon dioxide from smokestacks and use it to produce commercially beneficial chemicals.

4 Jan 2022

Ducon to Provide Its Coal Clean Technology, FGD System to Support India’s Rapid Transition to Green Coal

Thane, India, January 03, 2022: Ducon Infratechnologies Limited India's leading Fossil Fuel Clean Technologies Co will provide its proprietary Coal Clean Technology, Fuel Gas Desulphurization (FGD) system for a 2x600 MW Thermal Power Plant, of the Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., awarded to an EPC organization Ducon has partnered with.

4 Jan 2022

New System Utilizes Renewable Electricity to Directly Convert Carbon Dioxide into Pure Formic Acid

Anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide bring a series of climatic and environmental problems including global warming. Artificially upcycling of carbon dioxide into value-added fuels and chemicals, powered by "green electricity" of renewable energy, provides an elegant route to close the anthropogenic carbon cycle.

4 Jan 2022

CSU Research Project Aims to Create New, Sustainable Uses for Non-Traditional Water Sources

Every day, hundreds of billions of gallons of a precious, dwindling natural resource, fresh water, is used for agricultural irrigation, energy extraction and more. The demand for novel sources of clean water, in the face of a growing population and a warming planet, is at crisis levels.

4 Jan 2022

Study Demonstrates the Important Contribution of Secondary Forests to Land-Based Carbon Sequestration

The Government of Panama and other tropical countries supported resolutions passed during the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which highlighted the critical importance of curtailing deforestation and restoring tropical ecosystems.

4 Jan 2022

First WAGABOX® Landfill Gas to RNG Project in the US Confirmed

Waga Energy is joining forces with Steuben County (New York, USA) on a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) project at the county’s Bath landfill.

From Waga Energy 4 Jan 2022

Schneider Electric Reveals First Home Energy Solutions Made from Recycled Ocean Plastics at CES 2022 to Make Homes More Sustainable

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and the world’s most sustainable corporation 2021 as ranked by Corporate Knights, today unveiled the first home energy solutions made from ocean plastics.

From Schneider Electric 4 Jan 2022

New Bus for Riding in the Arctic to be Tested Soon

The first tests will soon be held for the bus, which is being engineered specifically for riding in the Arctic. Specialists are studying the operability of all the transport systems in extreme situations in the Far North climate.

31 Dec 2021