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Energy

Energy
Researchers make Breakthrough in Creating Gasoline from Plant Matter
Researchers make breakthrough in creating gasoline from plant matter, with almost no carbon footprint. Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline yet created from sustainable biomass sources like switchgrass and poplar trees.

Apr 9, 2008, 8:14pm

Energy
Remarkable New Shirt Harvests Energy from Wearer's Movement
Nanotechnology researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing a shirt that harvests energy from the wearer's physical motion and converts it into electricity for powering small electronic devices worn by soldiers in the field, hikers and other users.
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Feb 14, 2008, 6:28pm

Energy
Microbes Churn Out Hydrogen at Record, New Efficient Rate
By adding a few modifications to their successful wastewater fuel cell, researchers have coaxed common bacteria to produce hydrogen in a new, efficient way. Other systems produce hydrogen on a larger scale, but few if any match the new system for energy efficiency.
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Dec 9, 2007, 4:31pm

Energy
Power Companies Focus on Clean Energy Deals
Environment-friendly regulators and lawmakers have acquisitive power companies wary of potential policy changes on greenhouse gas emissions. As they weigh deals, companies are adjusting their criteria for the impact of greenhouse gases, said David Nastro, managing director and co-head of global power and utilities at Morgan Stanley.

Nov 19, 2007, 1:17pm

Energy
New Map Shows Solar Electricity Potential of European Regions
The European Commission has published a new map of the solar power potential of Europe. The map is produced by the Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS) of the Joint Research Centre which also includes an interactive service allowing users to calculate the solar power potential of any location in Europe.
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Oct 7, 2007, 4:49pm


Latest Headlines
Agriculture
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Announce $120 Million in New Agriculture Grants: Bill Gates to Call for United Action to Support World's Poorest Farmers
Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the Arctic Opens Doors for 100 Million Seeds from 100 Countries
Flood-tolerant Rice Offers Relief for World's Poorest Farmers
Air Pollution
Australians Embrace Climate Neutrality on National Day : Carbon Neutral Initiatives Planned Nationwide
China Closes Five of its Six Depleting Chemical Plants
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Concludes that Cost-Effective Policies and Technologies Could Greatly Reduce Global Warming
Biodiversity
More than One: Long-Reigning Microbe Controlling Ocean Nitrogen Shares the Throne: Novel species found to be more widely distributed in world's seas
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat for Threatened Population of Sea Otters
Living, Meandering River Constructed: Vegetation and sand found to be essential in stream life
Desertification
Tamarix, a natural resource on which the communities depend for fuelwood, tools, and basket making.
World Vision International (WVI) restoration and protection project in the Louga region
Energy
Researchers make Breakthrough in Creating Gasoline from Plant Matter
Remarkable New Shirt Harvests Energy from Wearer's Movement
Microbes Churn Out Hydrogen at Record, New Efficient Rate
Exhibits
Coral Reefs
Ecosystems of Bolivia
Global Climate Change
£5.1M Government Funding Secured To Develop Wave Energy Device, Oyster 2
United Nations (UN) Completes Greenhouse Gas Inventory: Challenge Now To Cut Back Emissions
Assessing Biofuels Report Helps Give Greater Clarity to Burning Issue
Industry
Clean Technology Investment in North American Hits Record High
Ten Thousand Villages Provides Fair Income to Artisans
United Nations Agency to Back One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Project to Distribute $100 Laptops
News and Special Reports
Energy-efficient, Smoke-free Stoves Improve Lives for Pakistan Village Women
Disposal of Hazardous Medical Wastes Targeted in $40 Million Joint UN-India Project
Haitians in UN’s cash-for-work scheme earn income as they help their country
Oceans, Coral Reefs
Book, World Ocean Census: A Global Survey of Marine Life, Highlights Findings of Ten-year Census of Marine Life 2000-2010
NOAA Report Finds Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Among the Healthiest Coral Reefs in Gulf of Mexico
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Announces Interim Rules to Reduce Overfishing and Rebuild Northeast Groundfish Stocks
Population
Africa : Upgrading Traditional Midwives' Skills
Realityworks infant simulator and RealCare® Parenting Program
The Teen Outreach Program (TOP)
Public Health
Report Identifies Barriers, Offers Solutions to Water and Sanitation Service Delivery
World Water Day March 22, 2009: Water Sharing is Crucial in the Fight Against Disease
Swedish Teenagers Help Educate and Empower Female Refugees in Rwanda
Sanitation
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak Indian Sanitation Innovator and Social Reformer Receives the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize
Experts at World Water Week Assert That Sanitation is Humanity’s Most Urgent, Yet Solvable Crisis
The improved septic tanks project
Transportation
Commuting Bicyclists: A Growing Transportation Trend
Bicycles Selling Like Hotcakes in US Stores
UNEP: Over 50% of gasoline in sub-Saharan Africa is now lead free
Waste Management
UN Environment Programme Waste Management Project in Southern Sudan Launched by UK Minister
119 Countries will Participate in Clean Up the World campaign
Finns Use Pig Slurry to Clean Polluted Pond
Water
New Agreements Address Water Safety in Latin America and Caribbean
UNEP Head Says Investing in Freshwaters Could Be A Key to Aid Global Economy
Small Ecuadorian Clean Water Project Improves Health in Village

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