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Climate change: the lawyers' picnic
in Sox First, on June 27, 2009
By the narrowest of margins, Congress has passed the "cap and trade" energy bill which will bring in tough new greenhouse gas emissions standards for US companies. Given that it passed by the narrowest of margins and business opposition, we can expect to see it open up a spate of lit...
Improving Indoor Air Quality
in Allergies, on April 30, 2009
...ng some potentially harmful gases. A six-inch potted green plant can clean a room of excess carbon dioxide in eight hours.
3. Lay area rugs instead of wall-to-wall carpeting - Wall-to-wall carpeti...
What's the State of Your Air?
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 30, 2009
...ng some potentially harmful gases . A six-inch potted green plant can clean a room of excess carbon dioxide in eight hours .
3. Lay area rugs instead of wall-to-wall carpeting - Wall-to-wall carpeti...
Microbes Convert Carbon Dioxide and Electricity to Methane
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 31, 2009
...ed microbial electrolysis cells using Archaea species that could use the current to convert carbon dioxide and water to methane without any organic material, bacteria or hydrogen usually found in mi...
The greening of Disney?
in Sox First, on March 20, 2009
...ey hope to go green when its two cruise ships in 2006 generated nearly 270,000 tons of "carbon-dioxide equivalents," and when its theme parks and reosrts produced about 244,000 tons of carbo...
A treaty for the Arctic?
in Sox First, on January 13, 2009
... and massive releases of methane into the system. Methane is more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Donald Rothwell, a legal professor from the Australian National University in Canberra arg...
Industrial Production of Succinic Acid Genetically Modified Bacteria
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 21, 2008
...fficials a few years ago.
The technique has a desirable carbon footprint since it captures carbon dioxide. "The process is actually carbon-negative," said San. "It uses about 0.75 mole...
Hot, Flat and Crowded - Thomas Friedman
in Sox First, on November 3, 2008
...ws. But somehow, it is hard to imagine places like China, the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, simply falling into line. The reality, however, is that America is now in deep trouble, its...
Green Calculator: Helps fight carbon emissions
in The RFID Weblog, on September 18, 2008
...
Here is Green Calculator which gives an estimate of the carbon dioxide output at parking facilities. The figures are arrived at by assessment of average vehicle idle time and traffic volumes.
R...
Climate Change and Allergies
in Allergies, on August 23, 2008
... are expected to rise as studies indicate that rising temperatures and increased atmospheric carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels appear to encourage the growth of ragweed. These very same fac...
New Carbon Tradeoff Management Software
in Supplychainer, on May 25, 2008
...ently created the Carbon Tradeoff Modeler , a tool that recommends best practices to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by analyzing packaging options, alternative operational processes, alternative tra...
Sun woo environment with its eco friendly innovation strategies
in Java Entrepreneur, on May 21, 2008
...enter innovation then the company came up with datacenters which brought down the levels of carbon dioxide significantly and saved $1.1 million for the company in terms of energy costs. It has even co...
Wine Glossary: Sulfites
in Celebrate Wine, on May 2, 2008
... What we commonly refer to as sulfites (actually sulfur dioxide) is natural by-product of the wine fermentation process. It's also an antioxident and antimicrobiodal. Some wineries add extra s...
Gene Regulating Stomatal Activity Discovered
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 29, 2008
...searchers have identified a gene in plants that plays an important role in the regulation of carbon dioxide uptake for photosynthesis and water evaporation, and may thus aid in the development of drou...
Greenwash and the US Chamber of Commerce campaign
in Sox First, on December 17, 2007
...he US Senate passing an energy bill that cuts US oil use, curbs emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide. All of which made this US Chamber of Commerce commercial in response to the Lieberman-Warne...
The Top New Credit Cards of 2007
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on December 10, 2007
...points toward carbon offsets, which in theory are supposed to "offset" your use of carbon dioxide and fight global warming.
3. Chase Freedom - Not actually a new card, but they changed the ...
Bonny Doon To List Ingredients On Wine Labels
in Celebrate Wine, on December 1, 2007
... They will be the first U.S. producer to take this step. Wine components (such as grapes and sulfur dioxide) will be listed along with products used during the wine making process (such as yeast).
Fr...
Mapping the climate change industry
in Sox First, on November 13, 2007
...t Iberdrola, Scottish wave power company Ocean Power Delivery and Unilever which has reduced carbon dioxide emissions in its manufacturing operations by more than 30 per cent over the past. It examin...
Greener Alternatives: Entertainment
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on November 11, 2007
...re, they would consume 800,000 gallons of gasoline and release more than 2.2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. " Not to mention how much oil is saved because they don't ship ...
Impact of Global Warming on Asthma and Allergies
in Allergies, on October 31, 2007
... it will also trigger ragweed to flourish and produce more pollen through direct exposure to carbon dioxide, global warming's leading pollutant.
New maps resulting from analysis by the Natur...
Father of Mechanism Design Wins Nobel
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 23, 2007
...nderpins the design of auctions, such as those for use of the airwaves and the right to emit carbon dioxide. But because the work is fundamental and highly theoretical, it relates to a much wider rang...
Spooky Halloween Treats
in Do you like to cook?, on October 20, 2007
...ne to lie down in this fog or allow babies or pets to breathe it because it contains harmful carbon dioxide. ...
White Out Dark Circles and Fine Lines with Sircuit Natural Skincare!
in Cool Picking, on October 17, 2007
...cles.
Featured ingredients:
Tetradecanoic Fatty Acid - moisturizing nutmeg fatty acids.
Titanium Dioxide - sun block mineral with antibacterial and antiviral activity. Natural sun protection.
L-Arb...
Eggshells in Hydrogen Fuel Production and as Collagen Source
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 28, 2007
...Researchers have patented a process that uses eggshells to absorb carbon dioxide in a durign hydrogen fuel production, including a unique method for peeling the collagen-containing membrane from the i...
What goes down must come up
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on September 21, 2007
...e similar to current practices of storing natural gas and that 99 percent of properly stored carbon dioxide would not leak during the next 1,000 years."
While we're at it, why don't we j...
Qantas Airways Announces Plan to Become Green
in The Aviation Weblog, on September 19, 2007
...as Airways (often noted as one of the best airlines in the world) announced a plan to offset carbon dioxide emissions. If you know a thing or two about being green, carbon dioxide emissions is a major...
Czech Hedge Fund To Raise 100 Milion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 11, 2007
...s agreed to buy second-phase European Union allowances covering about 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from east Europe companies, Kolar said. That pool of allowances will be sold to raise money ...
Interview with Thomas Homer-Dixon
in Sox First, on September 7, 2007
...osophy of growing the company in the best way possible. The larger consequence of increasing carbon dioxide output is going to be a disaster. Thinking of what the alternative is a really difficult cha...
Olympic Athletes Concerned about Beijing Pollution
in The Outdoor Weblog, on August 28, 2007
...alth Organization's recommended safety level. A mix of major pollutants such as ozone, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter are common. Sulfate and carbon also float regularly in the air.
It&#...
Let's play Pass the Buck
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on July 7, 2007
... China is contributing to their pollution. Meanwhile, China is producing 10,500 pounds of carbon dioxide per person, and America is producing 42,500 pounds per person - with heavy demand on China f...
Breathing Too Fast
in Well Woman Blog, on July 6, 2007
...reathing habits. One such habit is Mouth breathing , which releases huge quantities of carbon dioxide very quickly. It is very important, therefore to learn how to breathe mainly through your no...
Gotwind Wind Charger - Windkraft für den Handyakku
in Das Handy-Weblog, on July 5, 2007
...eine neue Entwicklung und klärt uns über die Vorzüge auf. Help to reduce your carbon dioxide footprint ist einer der Claims, doch wenn man bedenkt, wie wenig ein Handyakku gemessen an Flugrei...
Converting Solar Energy to Fuel
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 4, 2007
...f solar energy utilization."
The said project aims to attach manganese complexes to titanium dioxide nanoparticles in order to develop a system that will efficiently produce renewable fuel usin...
Allergenic-free Facilities from Thayer Lodging Group
in Allergies, on July 1, 2007
...reatment of air and surfaces, and frequently recycled air to lower levels of sleep- inducing carbon dioxide, these IACC-Certified Conference Centers will aim to increase meeting attendee productivity....
Nanoparticle to Deliver Glaucoma Drug
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 19, 2007
...e to the optic nerve and vision loss. High pressure occurs, in part, because of a buildup of carbon dioxide inside the eye, and the compound blocks the enzyme that produces carbon dioxide.
Aside from...
The Spray's the Thing When It Comes to KINeSYS Spray On Sunblock
in Cool Picking, on June 15, 2007
...go scented or fragrance free versions.
Cream Formula has the same ingredients plus titanium dioxide and needs to be rubbed into the skin. It comes only in a fragrance free version.
Solid Sti...
Why You Should Come Visit Me In September
in Businesspundit, on June 14, 2007
...echanism of Ormia ochracea, a small yellow fly. And a company called Novomer is transforming carbon dioxide into a kind of biodegradable plastic using tricks it learned from the way plants turn CO2 in...
WAshington University Invests $55M on International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES)
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 7, 2007
...enter will also focus on the region's important coal resources and efforts to mitigate carbon dioxide accumulation, improve combustion processes and reduce emissions.
More about this $55 milio...
Climate change refugees
in Sox First, on June 4, 2007
.... Instead, the report says, it should be based on a formula based on the rich countries' carbon dioxide emissions. The developed world is unlikely to take up these proposals. But something clearl...
Absolute power corrupts absolutely
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2007
...oping countries should and should not be limited to, given the fact the U.S. has the highest carbon dioxide emissions in the world.
A lot of prominent figures surrounding the G-8 are of the opinion a...
UK: The Second Most Environmentally Attractive Country
in IfEnergy, on May 31, 2007
... Young.
Thanks to the boom in RE technology investments in the UK and their committment to carbon dioxide reduction, the UK will only be next to Germany in terms of investment attractiveness, an acc...
Urban Girl's Guide to Camping
in The Outdoor Weblog, on May 30, 2007
...ble manufacturers, such as Katadyn, MSR, SweetWater and FirstNeed. For backup, she carries chlorine dioxide tablets, which can be dropped in a liter of water, and a SteriPEN, a small sterilizing wand ...
Hydrogen to Replace Gasoline as Main Fuel for Transport
in IfEnergy, on May 15, 2007
...urb pollution. Hydrogen can potentially be produced from domestic resources without emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which is an attractive vision for a future fuel source..."
And th...
US Energy Department Proposes Loan Guarantees for Renewable Energy Projects
in IfEnergy, on May 15, 2007
...antees would cover financing for biofuel, particularly ethanol distilleries, nuclear plants, carbon dioxide capture, and other clean energy projects, according to this report from PlanetArk.
This s...
Carbon Capture
in IfEnergy, on April 30, 2007
Capture carbon from industrial processes, pump it into the ground, or pass it through seawater to diffuse it. These are the suggestions of a study from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (this and nuclear electricity generation) to save the planet. You can find the details of th...
Sheryl Crow Just Wrote Me!
in IfEnergy, on April 24, 2007
...louder by the day to force the
leadership of this country to immediately freeze and reduce carbon
dioxide emissions.
The Stop Global Warming College Tour is in full swing. Today we are at
Middle ...
Sudden infant death syndrome can be avoided with RFID
in The RFID Weblog, on April 23, 2007
...rome or SIDS.
He along with his colleagues has developed a device which keeps a watch on carbon dioxide being exhaled by a child. With it round the clock watch can be maintained on the child and i...
Springtime Allergies
in Well Woman Blog, on April 18, 2007
...m like allergies are getting worse? According to The Green Guide , they probably are:
More carbon dioxide pollution encourages plant growth, which means more ragweed and tree pollen. In fact, the ub...
Thirty Years Ago in Global Warming...
in Philoneist, on March 21, 2007
...technology. There's a lot of discussion about carbon sequestration and storage-capturing carbon dioxide before it is emitted to the atmosphere and pumping it underground or, less likely, under the...
Corn Can Track Pollution
in IfEnergy, on March 20, 2007
...le , a system was developed by University of California- Irvine researchers to measure carbon dioxide produced by burning coal, oil and natural gas and then locate and track how it moves and mix...
New Biofuels Process from Purdue University
in IfEnergy, on March 20, 2007
...gen from a carbon-free energy resource during gasification, that suppresses the formation of carbon dioxide and increases the efficiency of the process resulting in three times the volume produced fro...
Ted Turner of CNN Says: Switch to Renewables
in IfEnergy, on February 25, 2007
Just this month, Ted Turner, the billionaire founder of CNN said that there should be a moratorium on all new coal plants, on all new carbon producing energy power technologies, and work on replacing all of these with renewable energy resources. Ted believes that we are endangering ourselves by n...
Japan Raises Renewable Energy Targets
in IfEnergy, on February 25, 2007
The Japanese Trade Ministry has issued a draft report requiring utilities to utilize renewable energy resources for energy generation, to the tune of 16 billion kilowatt-hours a year starting in April 2014, or about 0.5% of Japan's annual electricity supply. Experts claim that utilitie...
PM John Howard of Australia OK on Carbon Trading
in IfEnergy, on February 25, 2007
Prime Minster John Howard of Australia made the right move on making his voice heard on Carbon trading . Despite the acknowledged need for a trading market for GHG emissions reduction, Australia, through Mr. Howard declared that such a trading market should be sympathetic to industries. Acc...
Ozone Treatment May Reduce Wine Allergies
in Allergies, on February 14, 2007
...tally sulfite-free .
Spanish winemakers may have found an alternative to using sulfites and sulfur dioxides as preservatives: ozone treatment . It has been found to be 90% as effective as sulphur di...
Wiedeking Takes A Knee For Porsche
in carzz.org, on February 7, 2007
...t reside within the jurisdiction of Brussels' mandates may be forced to aggressively cap Carbon Dioxide emissions to 120 grams per kilometer by 2012. According to the Bloomberg report, Porsche&#...
The Economics of Coal to Liquid Fuel
in IfEnergy, on January 14, 2007
... coal is a highly polluting fuel when burned directly and also emits a lot of global-warming carbon dioxide emissions. The SASOL technology, a third generation Fischer-Tropsch process, was developed i...
Low Cost Airfare Contributes High Levels of Carbon Dioxide
in IfEnergy, on January 5, 2007
I thought that low airfare rates offered by those new and highly-flexible airlines were heaven sent. This article says that while they enable travellers cheap travelling rates, their environmental costs can be heavier.
What are your thoughts on this?
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Second Life Meets Third World
in Philoneist, on January 4, 2007
...times more).
PGE provides electricity to San Francisco, mostly by burning natural gas. The carbon-dioxide calculation in Carr's blog is fuel-neutral, which means it assumes a steady coupling bet...
Will the Largest Solar Power Station Be Built in China?
in IfEnergy, on December 11, 2006
...China, they ought to be doing this. According to experts, they will overtake the US in total carbon dioxide emissions by 2009 and cleaning their act now should contribute to reducing that.
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Prince Charles Goes Economy for the Environment
in IfEnergy, on December 11, 2006
...person, the Prince has looked at his diary and began looking for ways to reduce his personal carbon dioxide emissions. That intention right now, translates to less use of chartered planes and Helico...
Holiday Bubbly
in Celebrate Wine, on December 4, 2006
...d to the new wine, the bottle is tightly capped and the yeasts consume the sugar, giving off carbon dioxide, which is trapped inside the sealed bottle. Then the dead yeast cells are allowed to remain ...
Call to Curb Carbon Dioxide
in IfEnergy, on November 30, 2006
... It cannot be stressed enough; we need to curb carbon dioxide emissions now. This has been the banner statement from most climate scientists, and now including Environmental policy expert M. ...
Massachusetts v. EPA
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on November 28, 2006
... The U.S. Supreme Court is arguing a case that could have huge ramifications over whether carbon dioxide emissions can be regulated or not. Story at Yahoo News :
At the heart of the case is a d...
Which Pole would you prefer?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on November 27, 2006
...(Ambrosia artemisiifolia). They exposed ragweed specimens to differing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide: 280 ppm (historical), 370 ppm (current), and 600 ppm (predicted). What they found makes me ...
Green Energy for the Millennium Stadium
in IfEnergy, on November 27, 2006
...nt of 1,900 homes is equivalent to a year of energy consumed by a regular sized stadium. The carbon dioxide emissions equivalent of that is significant and embracing a green energy approach reduces th...
Lasers cut nanopores, and costs
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 16, 2006
...entists used transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and lasers to drill and shrink holes in silicon dioxide with single nanometer precision. They also found they can easily control the diameter of the...
Nanotechnology applications in construction
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 8, 2006
...as you can see from Richard Meier's Jubilee Church, pictured here, which uses a titanium dioxide nanoparticle coating to shed dirt.
To learn more, check out the report released this week o...
Hong Kong testing anti-bacterial nano-coating in subways
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 5, 2006
...
Hong Kong is now testing an anti-bacterial silver-titanium dioxide nanoparticle coating on surfaces in its subway cars , says ABC News. Expect to see the same in London's tube in the near fut...
