Read the news release. Researchers in the Pacific Northwest have developed a new catalyst material that could replace chemicals currently derived from petroleum and be
Day: August 2, 2011
Aerosols Affect Climate More than Satellite Estimates Predict
Read the news release. Aerosol particles, including soot and sulfur dioxide from burning fossil fuels, essentially mask the effects of greenhouse gases and are at
UPS Reduces Per Package Fuel Consumption
Read the full post at Triple Pundit. Most people probably don’t give an awful lot of thought to how the things they buy actually get
Sustainability and the U.S. EPA
The National Research Council released the report Sustainability and the U.S. EPA on August 2. The report is be available for free as a pdf
Climatic Benefits from Carbon Sequestration Are Largely Offset by Increased Nitrous Oxide Emissions, Study Finds
Read the full story at Science Daily. Recent studies have shown that human nitrogen additions to terrestrial ecosystems increase the terrestrial carbon dioxide uptake from
Renewable Jet Fuels From Sugarcane?
Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Boeing, Embraer and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will jointly fund a sustainability analysis of producing renewable jet
