Environmental stories tagged with: carbon dioxide
Carbon Dioxide and Methane Rise Sharply in 2007
Wednesday, 23rd April 2008, 5:07 pm
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's annual Greenhouse Gas Index, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have risen by 19 billion tons (0.6%); methane levels have risen by 27 million tons after nearly a decade with little or no increase.
 Sunshine to Petrol Project Seeks Fuel from Thin AirMonday, 10th December 2007, 1:58 pm
Using concentrated solar energy to reverse combustion, a research team from Sandia National Laboratories is building a prototype device intended to chemically "reenergise" carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using concentrated solar power.
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 America to Develop Regulations for Geological Sequestration of CO2Friday, 12th October 2007, 4:26 pm
America's Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to develop regulations to establish a "clear path for geologic sequestration", a process of injecting captured carbon dioxide in deep rock formations for long-term storage.
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 Fantastic Plastic Could Cut CO2 EmissionsFriday, 12th October 2007, 3:37 pm
Announced today in the international journal Science, the new plastic membrane allows carbon dioxide and other small molecules to move through its hourglass-shaped pores while preventing the movement of larger molecules like methane.
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 Blue Sky ThinkingWednesday, 3rd October 2007, 1:06 pm
While many are looking to the sky for answers to our energy needs and climate change, others are looking to the ground, but not for natural gas, coal or oil.
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RAC UK Commuter Survey
Tuesday, 25th September 2007, 11:27 am
Seventy-one percent of UK workers commute by car, but, contrary to popular belief, those in the North-West of England are subject to the most hazardous commute, according to a new report released by the Royal Automobile Club Foundation.
New Membrane Catches CO2
Friday, 21st September 2007, 3:18 pm
Approximately one third of the total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the world come from energy production. CO2 free gas-powered plants are based on carbon dioxide being removed from the waste gases and deposited in the ground.
US Department of Energy Commits to Energy Efficiency in US Data Centres
Friday, 21st September 2007, 1:08 pm
US Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Green Grid, to increase energy efficiency in the ever-growing information technology sector.
Cheap Flights Addiction Hard to Break
Tuesday, 4th September 2007, 3:31 pm
Most of us are confused about the role of air travel in causing climate change and still see major benefits of using low cost airlines, according to new research by two Exeter academics.
Higher River Levels as More CO2 Makes Plants Less Thirsty
Thursday, 30th August 2007, 8:38 am
Rising carbon dioxide levels will increase river levels in the future, according to a team of scientists from the Met Office Hadley Centre, the University of Exeter and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
It Pays to Be Green
Wednesday, 4th July 2007, 2:10 pm
Citroën is bullish about its green credentials as it boasts that their cars make up almost 15% of all low CO2 emitting cars (120g/km or less) registered in the UK, last year.
Antarctic Icebergs: Hotspots of Ocean Life
Friday, 22nd June 2007, 1:04 pm
Global climate change is causing Antarctic ice shelves to shrink and split apart, yielding thousands of free-drifting icebergs in the nearby Weddell Sea.
Creating Energy from Green-House Gases
Tuesday, 1st May 2007, 12:40 pm
A group of scientists in California have produced a prototype device that can create electricity from the green-house gas, Carbon Dioxide.
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