Scientists Show Renewable Energies Can Save Millions of Lives
Reducing global air pollution can prevent millions of premature deaths according to an international team of scientists, led by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry….
Fossil Fuels
Study Identifies Which Fossil Fuels Must Remain in the Ground to Limit Global Warming
New research led by the University College London shows that a third of oil reserves, half of gas reserves and over 80% of current coal…
Ethanol Production Stalls in Brazil
Brazil experienced a biofuel boom in March 2007, topping out at second in world output behind the USA. The fermentation of sugars produced motor fuel…
“Hydrate-Phobic” Surfaces Could Improve Deep-Sea Oil Well Safety
As the demand for oil continues to rise, so does the risk of disasters like the Deepwater Horizon spill that took place in the Gulf…
Fossil Fuel Emissions, Organic Carbon and Alaska’s Glaciers
While studying climate change and trying to decipher the carbon cycle puzzle, researchers have been studying the source and amount of carbon flowing into the…
Intercontinental Crop Losses Caused by Ozone
Researchers at the University of Leeds, in collaboration with the University of York, published a new study showing the extent of the Northern Hemisphere’s intercontinental…