New Cement Absorbs More CO2 Than Production Emits
Standard cement, also known as Portland cement, is made by heating limestone or clay to around 1,500C. The processing of the ingredients releases 0.8 ...
Standard cement, also known as Portland cement, is made by heating limestone or clay to around 1,500C. The processing of the ingredients releases 0.8 ...
Climate Progress | Jeff Goodell | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green
The themes of James Hansen's recent talk at American Geophysical Union's fall meeting were not new to anyone who has heard him speak recently (or to r...
Treehugger | Jacob Gordon | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green
Hopes are high for an Obama-led climate strategy, but when it comes to true details there are still more questions than answers. Andrew C. Revkin has...
Paige Donner | Posted 11.22.2008 | Business
What's interesting about the governor's climate conference is that you normally would think that international negotiations or solutions are all about Heads of State talking to each another.
Green Inc. | Matthew L. Wald | Posted 11.12.2008 | Green
A Colorado company will break ground early next year on an algae farm that is intended to produce thousands of gallons of substitutes for gasoline and...
Dave McCurdy | Posted 11.07.2008 | Business
When it came to rescuing Wall Street, Washington didn't waste a minute. But now that autoworkers are suffering, Washington's put on the brakes.
George Spyros | Posted 10.14.2008 | Green
Arizona tests artificial CO2 filtering trees. Sarah Palin loves oil. Find ways to get rid of your junk mail. • ZapRoot gives a breakdown of the ...
Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 09.27.2008 | Green
Just when you feel, there is no room in your life for one more worry, I ask you to please take a moment, and consider these facts...
Simran Sethi | Posted 09.23.2008 | Green
Your cinematic experience leaves its mark not only on your heart, but on the planet.
Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 09.23.2008 | Green
The CO2 emissions from deforestation are greater than the emissions from the world's entire transportation sector-all the cars, trucks, planes, trains, and ships combined.
Bill Chameides | Posted 09.10.2008 | Green
Even more surprising, the United States produces more oil than the U.A.E. -- 8 million barrels a day compared to the the U.A.E.'s 3 million.
Bill Chameides | Posted 09.05.2008 | Green
Charging drivers a premium to enter a city center during peak hours has improved air quality and reduced traffic gridlock in urban pockets around the ...
Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 09.02.2008 | Green
Maybe not as exciting as the Democratic Convention, but even more critical for our survival, is a piece of news that went totally unnoticed this week. CO2 levels continue to rise, with no end in sight.
Amy Ephron | Posted 07.28.2008 | Green
As global warming increases and the amount of CO2 in the air increases as a result, it turns out, poison ivy and dandelions will thrive.
Kerry Trueman | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green
We're so busy worrying about $4 gas that we've lost sight of a much more fundamental number: the amount of CO2 that's in our atmosphere. This wonderful, wordless video is a universal call to arms.
ENN.com | Posted 06.05.2008 | Green
Researchers are working on a thermoelectric generator that converts the heat from car exhaust fumes into electricity. The module feeds the energy into...
Dave Johnson | Posted 05.14.2008 | Business
John McCain urges free-market principles to reduce global warming. Which "free-market principles" does McCain mean?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.09.2008 | Media
Hundreds of ducks made a fatal landing in oil and toxic sludge; Republicans block federal aid to wind and solar; the shocking testimony of three whistleblowers on US contractors in Iraq.
Andy Lipkis | Posted 12.21.2007 | Living
For those who are willing to invest the time, planning for the thoughtful planting of a living Christmas tree could be a wonderful family project.
Joseph Romm | Posted 12.18.2007 | Business
BP, the oil company that lavished millions on advertising its move "Beyond Petroleum," announced this month it's putting $3 billion into this dirtiest of dirty fuels!
Rep. John Conyers has written a letter to Democratic colleagues urging them to join...
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An article in next month's Atlantic asks, "Is porn...
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Below the headlines about rocketing food prices and rocking governments, there...
Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying...
guardian.co.uk | Alok Jha, Green Technology Correspondent | Posted 01.02.2009 | Green