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Carbon-Sequestering Ocean Plants May Cope with Climate Changes over Long Run 26 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
SAN FRANCISCO — A year-long experiment on carbon-sequestering and tiny ocean organisms called coccolithophores suggests that the single-celled algae may still be able to grow their calcified shells ev...
Carbon Monitoring & Capture Experts Gather This Week in Australia 26 Aug 2013 | 07:25 pm
Eighty researchers from Australia and around the world will meet in Canberra this week to discuss the latest developments in carbon capture and storage (CCS) research. The Cooperative Research Centre...
Passive Houses Gaining Popularity In The U.S. 26 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
For my entire life, I never owned a working air conditioner, and I used a standing fan to keep myself cool the whole time (it consumed only 50 watts), and Jamaica is pretty hot. Electricity prices are...
Air Conditioner Power Consumption Increasing In The Southern U.S. 23 Aug 2013 | 10:42 pm
In the southern states of the U.S., air conditioner power consumption increased by 43% since 1993. While that isn’t a shocking explosion, it has been on the rise for a long time. This isn’t just a bri...
Old Concrete Can Protect Nature 23 Aug 2013 | 07:26 pm
Usually we think of demolished concrete walls and floors as environmental contaminants, but in fact this material may turn out to be a valuable resource in nature protection work. This is the conclusi...
Best Skylighting Around — Light Scoops! 23 Aug 2013 | 04:18 pm
Whenever I see buildings with electric lighting on during a sunny day, I am appalled at how wasteful it is. A new skylight design from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst...
Reducing Residential Energy Consumption through Home Energy Audits 23 Aug 2013 | 07:08 am
With the growing trend towards becoming green and the emergence of energy audits and energy scores, people are left wondering, “What does it all mean and why should I care?” The short answer to the q...
LED Lighting Technology Becoming Standard for LEED Footprints 23 Aug 2013 | 04:28 am
No matter who spins it, sustainable LEED construction has captured the attention of many people, impacting the design of everything from HVAC systems to building envelopes, from renewable energy use t...
DOI Sets First Competitive Solar Energy Lease Auction On Federal Lands 22 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
This news post pertaining to renewable energy has been provided by CleanTechnica. DOI Sets First Competitive Solar Energy Lease Auction On Federal Lands (via Clean Technica) There’s no slowing the U...
Biofertiliser: How Does Your Garden Grow? 22 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
Food and biofuel crops could be grown and maintained in many places where it wasn’t previously possible, such as deserts, landfills and former mining sites, thanks to an inexpensive, non-chemical soil...
