25/01/2011

SRNL filter design reduces waste treatment costs

The redesign of a filtration system by the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is expected to help the DOE Office of Environmental Management drastically reduce cost and infrastructure for ...

Climate tax on meat and milk results in less greenhouse gases

A climate tax corresponding to $80/ton CO2eq on meat and milk could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture by around seven per cent. If the land made available is used for bioenergy production, the decrease ...

Violent political rhetoric fuels violent attitudes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Political leaders regularly promise to "fight" for noble causes and "combat" pressing problems. They declare "war" on social problems, such as poverty, disease, drugs and terrorism.

Inherited wealth leads to sibling rivalry

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sibling rivalry is driven by the transfer of wealth between generations, according to new research by anthropologists at the University of Bristol and Addis Ababa University.

Companies' stock value can be hurt by greenhouse emissions

How much greenhouse gas a company produces has a significant effect on the value of the company's stock, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis; University of California, Berkeley; ...

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