Evidence of ancient burrows in different parts of the world suggests dinosaurs might have survived cold Antarctic winters — even in a time of extreme global warming — by digging underground, according to a US researcher. Emory University paleontologist Anthony Martin has discovered fossils of dinosaur burrows in both Montana and Victoria,
biofuels
Will the marriage of an oil giant and a company dedicated to tweaking the genetic forms of life as we know them lead to a cheap, clean and renewable source of energy or a Frankenfuel of unpredictable consequences? Thanks to a new partnership, we might all have a chance to
smart technology
IBM and Cisco are teaming up to help the city of Amsterdam and the Dutch utility Nuon make smarter use of energy. The pilot program is part of the Amsterdam Smart City initiative, in which citizens, governments and companies are working together to make more efficient use of energy, water
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clean energy
Intellectual property rights could just as well inspire solutions to climate change, rather than hinder them, according to Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Speaking at a conference in Geneva this week, Jarraud said countries could best address climate change through international cooperation, a multi-disciplinary approach to
global warming
Here’s a great idea: let’s take an insecticidal fumigant that’s also a wildly more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and release more of it into the air than we have before. Environmental groups are arguing that’s what Dow AgroSciences (PDF) is proposing to do under
recycling
A material now tossed away with every old television set could be recycled and used to help doctors regenerate human tissue and administer medications, according to new research from the University of York. Used widely in industry, the chemical compound polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) is a key element of television sets with
cleantech
East End London could soon be much more than the subject of West End put-downs and soap-opera drama a la “EastEnders,” thanks to London Thames Gateway’s major plans to make it the UK’s first “Eco Region.” The biggest regeneration area in Europe, the Thames Gateway region has for
renewables
Regions across England are likely to miss their 2010 renewable energy goals, with some parts set to achieve less than one-third of their targets, according to a new report from the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA). The UK has aimed to generate 10 per cent of its electricity from renewables
DESERTEC
Twelve companies today signed a memorandum of understanding in Munich to establish the DESERTEC Industrial Initiative (DII), a massive solar-power installation in the deserts of North Africa. The initiative aims to analyse and develop the technical, economic, political, social and ecological framework for desert-based, carbon-free power generation. The DESERTEC concept,
Greenbang is two years old this summer! To celebrate this (and to launch our new analyst and research company, CleanAnalysis), we’re having some drinks on Wednesday, 22 July, and we’d love for you to join us. You can meet the Greenbang Team for our celebration starting at 6:
IEEE
Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a series of six special features the IEEE is preparing for Greenbang, and is authored by Saifur Rahman, director of the Advanced Research Institute at Virginia Tech and Vice President for New Initiatives and Outreach for the IEEE Power and Energy
