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  • Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets Are Melting at an Unknown Rate
    News - 16 Feb 2009
    The Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets are melting, but the amounts that will melt and the time it will take are still unknown, according to Richard Alley, Evan Pugh professor of geosciences, Penn...
  • Cutting Edge Waste Disposal System Being Developed for Space Missions
    News - 18 Nov 2008
    In space, no one takes out the trash. Garbage can pile up, spoil and become a health hazard for astronauts in the cramped living quarters of a space station. There has never been a good system for...
  • Cashing In On Poor Environmental Habits
    News - 29 May 2008
    While households are slow to turn out the lights and separate perishables from plastics, some industry sectors are posting impressive profits from America's poor environmental progress, including...
  • How Do Nuclear Power Plants Work?
    Article - 14 Apr 2022
    Nuclear energy has become the single largest source of low-carbon electricity in Europe, which is predicted to retain and enhance its installed capacity between now and 2045. New constructions are...
  • U.S. Green Building Council Awards The Palazzo LEED Certification
    News - 10 Apr 2008
    The Palazzo Las Vegas, a Las Vegas Sands Corp. property, announced that the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) made its "green" status official with the presentation of a Silver LEED(R)...
  • Observing Our Planet for A Better Future
    News - 20 Mar 2008
    With World Meteorological Day taking place worldwide on 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization is marking the annual event with a global call for increased investment in weather, climate and...
  • How Microorganisms in the Oceans Affect Rising Levels of Atmospheric CO2
    News - 11 Mar 2008
    A startling discovery by scientists at the Carnegie Institution puts a new twist on photosynthesis, arguably the most important biological process on Earth. Photosynthesis by plants, algae, and some...
  • GE Receives 2008 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award
    News - 4 Mar 2008
    The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have awarded GE Consumer & Industrial the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year "Sustained Excellence" award for...
  • How are Microplastics Created?
    Article - 16 Aug 2018
    Microplastics are miniscule, manmade pieces of plastic that range from 5 millimetres to 100 nanometres across. These tiny bits are filling oceans, seas and waterways, working their way into the...
  • Gypsum Wall Boards and Chilled Ceilings Win Solar Decathlon 2007
    News - 31 Oct 2007
    Around 30 students from the University of Technology in Darmstadt, Germany, led by professors Thomas Hartkopf (renewable energies) and Manfred Hegger (architecture), have won the one-week...

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