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Scientists Quantify Direct Influence of Climate on Growth of Ecosystems

An international research team led by UCLA life scientists has, for the first time, quantified the direct influence of climate on the growth of ecosystems around the globe.

9 Oct 2015

MBR REMEB Project Aims to Develop Full-Scale MBR with Recycled Ceramic Membranes for Wastewater Reuse

The MBR REMEB project arises from research in the field of low cost recycled ceramic membranes to develop a water treatment that combines biological treatment with membrane technology, specifically in a membrane bioreactor (MBR).

9 Oct 2015

Fish Near Waste Water Treatment Plants Display Higher Rate of Endocrine Disruptors

According to a piece of research by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, fish caught near these plants display a higher rate of endocrine disruptors.

9 Oct 2015

Record Ocean Temperatures Prompt Declaration of Third Global Coral Bleaching Event

As record ocean temperatures cause widespread coral bleaching across Hawaii, NOAA scientists confirm the same stressful conditions are expanding to the Caribbean and may last into the new year, prompting the declaration of the third global coral bleaching event ever on record.

9 Oct 2015

Scottish Renewables Responds to UK Government’s Grace Periods for Onshore Wind Farm Developers

Responding to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s publication of grace periods for onshore wind farm developers as part of amendments to the forthcoming Energy Bill, Michael Rieley, Senior Policy Manager for Scottish Renewables, said.

9 Oct 2015

Clues to How Countries Could Create Successful National Climate Programmes

In a previous life, Jo-Kristian Røttereng walked the rainforests of the Congo Basin, as a part of the Norwegian government’s NOK 3 billion effort to curb tropical deforestation. He’s seen the towering trees, heard the grunting of gorillas from deep in the jungle, watched brightly coloured birds flit through sunlight filtered through the thick forest canopy.

8 Oct 2015

Water Should Become an Asset in ‘Smart Liveable Cities’

Too much water, too little water, or contaminated water. Cities around the world are facing major water-related challenges. These challenges are further aggravated by global trends such as urbanization and climate change. The time has come for water to become an asset rather than a problem in ‘smart liveable cities’ of the future.

8 Oct 2015

Candle Soot Could Power Lithium Batteries for Electric Cars

New research shows candle soot can power the lithium batteries in electric cars

8 Oct 2015

New Fracturing Fluid Could Increase Development of Geothermal Energy

Tapping the natural heat of the earth may be more cost-effective and clean thanks to a research project led by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in collaboration with New Mexico State University Assistant Professor Kenneth C. Carroll.

8 Oct 2015

Managing Environment for Predictable Outcomes Could Backfire

When it comes to using our natural resources, human beings want to know what we're going to get. We expect clean water every time we turn on the tap; beaches free of algae and bacteria; and robust harvests of crops, fish and fuel year after year. As a result, we try to manage the use of our resources in a way that minimizes their variability.

8 Oct 2015

Chile to Design Network of Marine Protected Areas

The Government of Chile announced today at the Our Oceans Summit in Valparaiso its plan to design a network of Marine Protected Areas for the purpose of safeguarding Patagonia’s whales, dolphins, sea lions, sea birds and other coastal biodiversity, an initiative that would expand the country’s protected waters by 100,000 square kilometers (more than 38,000 square miles).

8 Oct 2015

Scientific Luminaries to Discuss Impact of Global Climate Change on Polar Regions

In the most authoritative forum yet held on the role of the polar regions in global climate change, the American Polar Society (APS), the 80-year-old organization linking scientists, explorers, and enthusiasts with deep interest in polar issues, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, are jointly bringing together world-class leaders in science and diplomacy in a symposium to review the latest findings from research on the impact of rising global temperatures on sea and land ice and their ecosystems at the top and bottom of the world.

7 Oct 2015

Butterflies Becoming Smaller due to Climate Change

New research shows that butterflies in Greenland have become smaller in response to increasing temperatures due to climate change.

7 Oct 2015

Skylar Acquires Option Rights to 180MW Townsite Photovoltaic Project

Today Skylar Resources L.P. announces that it has acquired 100 percent interest in the option rights to develop the 180-megawatt (MW) Townsite photovoltaic project that KOWEPO Americas developed in Boulder City, Nevada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

7 Oct 2015

Opportunities for Large-Scale Renewable Energy Power Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

This research service on renewable energy (RE) power development opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) provides market drivers and restraints, overview of RE support policies prevalent in the region, ranking of countries offering the best market opportunities as well as a detailed list of operating and RE power projects under development.

7 Oct 2015