Science inches closer to artificial photosynthesis, solar fuels
Scientists are making progress toward developing an “artificial leaf” that mimics a real leaf’s chemical magic with photosynthesis — but
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US unveils new rating system for sustainable landscaping
A group of organisations today unveiled the US’s first voluntary rating system for the design, construction and maintenance of
Magnetic fields could propel people movers, assembly lines
A Spain-based technology company says it’s on its way to developing a straight-line, clean-energy transport system that uses magnetic
Space-based technology could help as Arctic warms
Space-based services could help us deal with the challenges of an Arctic radically altered by climate change, researchers believe. A
Bacteria: The low-tech fix for high-tech carbon capture?
The solution to capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it safely away to prevent dangerous climate change might
Want fewer power plants? Make outdoor lighting more efficient
New standards for outdoor lighting efficiency could help the US reduce its energy use by the equivalent of the output
Climate change talks, but oil & gas industry's not listening
Most oil and gas companies are no longer denying the existence of climate change, but they’re doing little to
Fuel of future could come from ocean-based platforms of algae
Researchers are envisioning a day when we could replace fossil fuels with biofuels from algae grown on large platforms in
Climate change could affect life even at seas' greatest depths
Climate change could affect life even on the deep abyssal plains of the world’s oceans — the flat, muddy regions
Jurdy: Bad air day
Jurdy discovers one downside of less-than-ideal air quality …
Snows -- and ice -- of Kilimanjaro could soon be no more
The snows — and ice — of Kilimanjaro could melt away within two decades or less, according to the latest survey of
Climate Change Index for week ending 1 Nov. 2009
Greenbang’s weekly Climate Change Index tracks research findings and events directly attributable to global warming. Our aim is to