Sep 08 2010

Antarctic Methane Could Yield Warming Secrets

Tag: Carbon Emissions, Chemistry, Climate Change, Geology, Global Warming, Oceanography — Michael Reilly @ 2:15 pm
A new expedition into Antarctica will investigate how much methane is bubbling from the ocean floor, and whether it will have a significant impact on global climate.

Aug 19 2010

World’s Plants Wilting in the Heat

Tag: Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Drought, Forests, Global Warming, Meteorology, Plants, Trees — John D. Cox @ 6:24 pm
Drying effects of higher temperatures during the last decade reversed an upward trend in global plant growth. As plants wither, even more carbon could be released into the atmosphere, researchers say.

Aug 19 2010

Rwanda Harnesses Energy from Exploding Lake

Tag: Carbon Emissions, Geology, Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Volcanic Eruptions — Zahra Hirji @ 12:52 am
Rwanda is centering its new energy plan on an unlikely, potentially dangerous source: the explosive Lake Kivu.

Aug 17 2010

Why Americans Don’t See the Light on Saving Energy

Tag: Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Renewable Energy — Zahra Hirji @ 10:57 pm
A new survey found that many American consumers have misguided views when it comes to saving energy.

Aug 10 2010

Biochar Could Put Huge Global Dent in Greenhouse Gases

Tag: Biodiversity, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Geoengineering — Zahra Hirji @ 10:55 pm
A new study suggests that sewing biochar into fields could sequester 12 percent of the world's excess greenhouse gases.

Aug 08 2010

Giant Glacier Breaks on Anniversary of Global Warming

Tag: Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Conservation, Geophysics, Glaciers, Global Warming, Green Science, Oceanography, Weather, Wildfires — Michael Reilly @ 7:50 pm
Thirty-five years after the term "global warming" was coined, a stark reminder of its symptoms reared its head in the Arctic.

Aug 03 2010

Is Solar Power Worth It?

Tag: Alternative Fuels, Alternative Power Sources, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Conservation, Electricity, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuels, Green Science, Green Tech, Off The Grid, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Solar Power — Cristen Conger @ 9:26 pm
It's not yet competitive with coal, but its value goes deeper than dollars and cents.

Jul 22 2010

Measuring the Earth’s Forests

Tag: Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Forests, Global Warming, Meteorology, Plants, Trees — John D. Cox @ 9:09 pm
The first global map of the heights of Earth's forests will help scientists fill gaps in their accounting of the planet's inventory of carbon dioxide.

Jul 21 2010

In the Desert, Finding Answers About Ice

Tag: Antarctica, Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Geology, Glaciers, Global Warming, Meteorology, Oceanography — John D. Cox @ 6:02 pm
A new window into the deep past offers a glimpse into the future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and rise of sea level around the world.

Jul 19 2010

Is Wind Power Green?

Tag: Alternative Power Sources, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Conservation, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Engineering, Fossil Fuels, Green Science, Green Tech, Renewable Energy, Wind Power — Cristen Conger @ 6:24 pm
As the U.S. energy industry inches away from reliance on fossil fuels, experts have heralded various greener technologies, but none match wind power’s squeaky clean performance.
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