News tagged with gas emissions

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Solar thermal process produces cement with no carbon dioxide emissions

(Phys.org) -- While the largest contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is the power industry, the second largest is the more often overlooked cement industry, which accounts for 5-6% of all ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Rising seas will affect major US coastal cities by 2100

Rising sea levels could threaten an average of 9 percent of the land within 180 U.S. coastal cities by 2100, according to new research led by University of Arizona scientists.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Planck mission steps closer to the cosmic blueprint

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Planck mission has revealed that our Galaxy contains previously undiscovered islands of cold gas and a mysterious haze of microwaves. These results give scientists new treasure to mine ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Canadian firm bids to commercialize fusion reactor

In the race against world governments and the wealthiest companies to commercialize a nuclear fusion reactor, a small, innovative Canadian firm is hoping to bottle and sell the sun's energy.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Say goodbye to cool summers: climate study

By 2050, the coolest summers in the tropics and parts of the northern hemisphere will still be hotter than the most scorching summers since the mid-20th century if global warming continues apace, according ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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Advanced power-grid research finds low-cost, low-carbon future in West

The least expensive way for the Western U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global warming is to replace coal with renewable and other sources of energy ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Study: Biodegradable products may be bad for the environment

Research from North Carolina State University shows that so-called biodegradable products are likely doing more harm than good in landfills, because they are releasing a powerful greenhouse gas as they break down.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Greenhouse gas emissions hitting record highs

(AP) -- Despite 20 years of effort, greenhouse gas emissions are going up instead of down, hitting record highs as climate negotiators gather to debate a new global warming accord.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 05, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 110

Tesla, other electric vehicles poised to enter the mainstream

After decades of sputtering starts and stalled hopes, the electric vehicle is poised to enter the mainstream.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 43

Astrophysicists discover new heating source in cosmological structure formation

(Phys.org) -- So far, astrophysicists thought that super-massive black holes can only influence their immediate surroundings. A collaboration of scientists at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Advanced power-grid model finds low-cost, low-carbon future in West

(PhysOrg.com) -- The least expensive way for the Western U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global warming is to replace coal with renewable and other ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Sea levels set to rise by up to a metre: report

Sea levels are set to rise by up to a metre within a century due to global warming, a new Australian report said Monday as it warned this could make "once-a-century" coastal flooding much more common.

Space & Earth / Environment

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China's pollution related to E-cars may be more harmful than gasoline cars, researchers find

Electric cars have been heralded as environmentally friendly, but findings from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, researchers show that electric cars in China have an overall impact on pollution that could be more harmful ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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An atlas of the Milky Way

Sino-German research group draws a new map at the Urumqi radio telescope and discovers two supernova remnants.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Global warming may affect the capacity of trees to store carbon, study finds

One helpful action anyone can take in response to global warming is to plant trees and preserve forests. Trees and plants capture carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, thereby removing the most abundant greenhouse ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 15 | with audio podcast