NASA’s EMIT Mission Detects More Than 50 Methane “Super-Emitters” From Space
EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation) was built to help scientists understand how dust affects climate. It can also pinpoint emissions of the potent…
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Multiple Satellite Offer Images and Insights Into Nord Stream Pipeline Leak
Following unusual seismic disturbances in the Baltic Sea, several leaks were discovered last week in the underwater Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, near…
Scientists Develop a More Environmentally Friendly Air Conditioner
Summer is in full swing in the United States, and people are turning down the thermostats for their air conditioners to beat the heat. However,…
How To Avoid Eating the World: From Degrowth to a Sustainable Food System Transformation
“Just shrinking the size of our current food system won’t cut emissions much. Instead, we need to transform the very nature of that global food…
Revolutionary Comprehensive Regional Diagnostic of Microbial Ocean Life Using DNA Testing
Scientists Announce Comprehensive Regional Diagnostic of Microbial Ocean Life Using DNA Testing Large-scale ‘metabarcoding’ methods could revolutionize how society understands forces that drive seafood supply…
Simple Software Could Significantly Boost Building Efficiency
Energy codes pilot study takes flight in New York The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is lending its expertise to help New York City make…
Unchecked Global Emissions on Course To Trigger Mass Extinction of Marine Life
As greenhouse gas emissions continue to warm the world’s oceans, marine biodiversity could be on track to plunge within the next few centuries to levels…
Ozone May Be Weakening One of the Earth’s Most Important Cooling Mechanisms – Heating the Planet More Than We Realize
Ozone in the atmosphere found to have weakened one of Earth’s main cooling mechanisms. According to new research, ozone may be weakening one of the…
Bacteria Generate Electricity From Methane: Generating Power While Purifying the Environment of Greenhouse Gases
Generating power while purifying the environment of greenhouse gases should be achievable using bacteria. In a new publication, microbiologists from Radboud University have demonstrated that…
A Better Way To Separate Gases: New Kind of Membrane Works With 1/10 the Energy and Emissions
A new membrane material could make purification of gases significantly more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emissions. Industrial processes for chemical separations, including natural…
New Link Demonstrated Between Greenhouse Gasses and Sea Level Rise
A new study provides the first evidence that rising greenhouse gases have a long-term warming effect on the Amundsen Sea in West Antarctica. Scientists from…
Methane Plumes Detected Over Poland’s Coal Mines
Data from the Tropomi instrument onboard the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite has been used to detect methane plumes over some of Europe’s largest methane-emitting coal mines….
NASA Makes First-of-Its-Kind Detection of Reduced Human CO2 Emissions
For the first time, researchers have spotted short-term, regional fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) across the globe due to emissions from human activities. Using…
Could the Internet Be Driven by Climate-Friendly “Natural Intelligence?”
Global network of solar-powered servers shows how. The energy requirements of the Internet, the devices and systems using it and the servers that support it…
Methane-Eating Bacteria Convert Potent Greenhouse Gas Into Usable Fuel
State-of-the-art method reveals never-before-seen atomic structures controlling the process. Methanotrophic bacteria consume 30 million metric tons of methane per year and have captivated researchers for…
Thawing Permafrost Could Leach Microbes, Greenhouse Gases, and Chemicals Into Environment
Scientists are turning to a combination of data collected from the air, land, and space to get a more complete picture of how climate change…
Reducing Methane Emissions at Landfills – New Technology To Capture More of the Potent Greenhouse Gas
Loci Controls, founded by two MIT alumni, helps landfill operators capture more of the potent greenhouse gas. The second-largest driver of global warming is methane,…
Climate and Health Impacts of Natural Gas Stoves Are Much Greater Than Previously Thought
Study estimates that methane leaking from stoves inside US homes has the same climate impact as about 500,000 gasoline-powered cars and the stoves can expose…
