Don't dump 'wastewater': Tap it for energy, raw materials
The world is wasting valuable resources by not managing wastewater in the right way, according to a researcher in The
Dan Ilett
Carbon keeps rising while Earth absorbs less, study finds
New research from an international team of scientists has found that the Earth’s natural carbon sinks could be becoming
Pick your peak: Which resource runs out first?
Last year’s spectacularly high prices for oil made believers — at least temporarily — out of many previous peak-oil atheists.
Science finds greenhouse gases even stronger than CO2, methane
While greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane get all the attention, the man-made chemicals we use in air
Jurdy: Running on empty
Jurdy finds the tank’s looking more than a bit low …
Immersing servers in liquid can be a good thing
If you’ve ever accidentally spilled tea on your laptop, you understand why liquids seem like one of the things
Climate Change Index for week ending 15 Nov. 2009
Greenbang’s weekly Climate Change Index tracks research findings and events directly attributable to global warming. Our aim is to
A little algae, a little platinum and -- voila! -- hydrogen fuel
Cultivating algae to produce biofuels is, like, so yesterday. How about using algae to generate clean hydrogen fuel instead? That’
ChargeCar: 'Crowdsourcing' tomorrow's electric car
US researchers are hoping to develop a cheaper and more practical electric car by studying how people commute and then
'Angry Mermaid' award aims wrath at corporate climate delayers
With hope dwindling for a meaningful agreement when international climate negotiators meet in Copenhagen next month, a certain iconic statue
'Sensors Anywhere' makes it easy for anyone to access eco data
Every day, scientists around the world use satellites and other sensors to gather a wealth of data about environmental conditions,
Lame climate quote of the day
“With geoengineering outlawed, will only outlaws have geoengineering?” – Stephen Dubner, writing in today’s Freakonomics blog at the New York