Boston MA (SPX) Sep 02, 2021 - As the United States races to achieve its goal of zero-carbon electricity generation by 2035, energy providers are swiftly ramping up renewable resources such as solar and wind. But because these te
College Park MD (SPX) Sep 02, 2021 - Stephanie Lansing, professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland (UMD), is leading two new grants totaling $6 million from the U.S. Department of
Urbana IL (SPX) Sep 02, 2021 - Land is the planet's limiting resource. We need land for food, biofuel, feed, ecosystem services, and more. But all land is not equal. Concerns about diverting land under food/feed crops to biofuel
Ejamah-Ebubu, Nigeria (AFP) Sept 1, 2021 - Nigerian farmer Nwale Nchimaonwi celebrated when he learnt that an oil law to overhaul the industry and improve the plight of communities living on crude-producing land had passed after two decades wait.
Nicosia (AFP) Sept 1, 2021 - An oil slick spreading from a Syrian power plant pulled away from the breakaway north of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Wednesday thanks to shifting winds.
Dubai (AFP) Sept 1, 2021 - Israel's top diplomat in Dubai has said he is hopeful a deal to ship Emirati oil will clear environmental hurdles as trade booms after the groundbreaking opening of ties.
Washington (AFP) Sept 1, 2021 - US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday announced plans to open more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration after a court ruled against the administration's pause in leasing.
Paris (AFP) Sept 1, 2021 - From agriculture to housing to transportation, economic growth has historically depended on burning through finite natural resources and rearranging natural landscapes.
Busan, South Korea (SPX) Sep 01, 2021 - A hydrogen economy is one way in which a carbon neutral world can thrive. At present, the simplest way to produce hydrogen fuel is electrochemical water splitting: running electricity through water
Raleigh NC (SPX) Sep 01, 2021 - Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a soft, stretchable device that converts movement into electricity and works in both dry and wet environments. Mechanical energy -
Ithaca NY (SPX) Sep 01, 2021 - Cornell University bioengineer Buz Barstow is trying to solve a big problem: How to build a low-cost, environmentally friendly and large-scale system for storing and retrieving energy from renewable
Research Triangle Park NC (SPX) Aug 31, 2021 - With the addition of sensors and enhanced communication tools, providing lightweight, portable power has become even more challenging. Army-funded research demonstrated a new approach to turning the
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 31, 2021 - The current global climate emergency and our rapidly receding energy resources have people looking out for cleaner alternatives like hydrogen fuel. When burnt in the presence of oxygen, hydrogen gas
Copenhagen (AFP) Aug 31, 2021 - Maritime transport emissions must be drastically cut further if the European Union hopes to become carbon neutral by 2050, the European Maritime Safety Agency warned Wednesday.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 31, 2021 - Fossil fuel subsidies nearly doubled globally in 2021 to $697.2 billion, according to the International Energy Agency and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 31, 2021 - Japan and the United States agreed to press China to further reduce carbon emissions, the Japanese foreign minister said Tuesday after high-level talks in Tokyo.
