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Nov
18

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
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Nov
18

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
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Nov
17

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. Even
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Nov
17

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 conditioning
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Nov
17

Jurdy: Running on empty

Jurdy finds the tank’s looking more than a bit low …
Nov
17

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
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Nov
17

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
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Nov
16

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’
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Nov
16

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
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Nov
16

'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
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