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Jan
25

How do we tackle the resource uncertainty principle?

We face a serious resource problem and, no, it’s not the one you’re thinking of. Yes, energy’s
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Jan
25

Rebuilding Haiti right will require a new energy strategy

While food, water and medical aid remain the top priorities in earthquake-stricken Haiti, the longer-term task of rebuilding will require
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Jan
25

Hot Swedish minicar gets 358 miles per gallon

A team of students in Sweden has created a minicar with a fuel efficiency that the world’s ailing automakers
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Jan
25

Jurdy: A compelling force

Jurdy’s attracted to clean transport …
Jan
22

Tiny, fleeting bubbles help drive Earth's climate

How cool a profession is this? Bubble physicist. Helen Czerski is one, and she does exactly what you’d imagine
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Jan
22

Gelatinous mould can teach us a thing or two about networking

Which came first: the Japanese rail system or the slime mould? It’s not as ridiculous a question as you
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Jan
22

Supreme Court dashes hopes for clean energy, liveable climate

Picture this: It’s early October 2012, and with just one month to go before the US presidential election, every
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Jan
21

Cut out the energy middlemen: Is it time to forget biofuels?

How much more have we yet to learn about the downsides of growing fuel? Could it ever reach the point
2 min read
Jan
21

Corn ethanol curse strikes again? Algae fuels have large footprint

Could algae-based biofuels suffer the same fate as the now much-discredited corn-based ethanol? They might, if we don’t find
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Jan
21

Climate Change Index for week ending 17 Jan. 2010

Greenbang’s weekly Climate Change Index tracks research findings and events directly attributable to global warming. Our aim is to
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