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Harvard professor designing air-capture plant
Harvard U. professor David W. Keith is working furiously to beat the winter weather. His company, Carbon Engineering, is designing a device to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by air capture, and the prototype wasn’t built to withstand the winter cold.
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An oceanic quest to find the trash-soup truth
Tales of the high seas often seem fantastic. But today, researchers and explorers are in search of a real monster of the deep – one of our own making.
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Project creates energy source from hog waste
Duke U. scientists are giving a new meaning to the term hogwash—and Google, Inc. wants in. The University and Duke Energy have collaborated to create a technology that extracts methane from hog waste and creates electricity while reducing carbon emissions. The $1.
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Column: Cleaning up his act
What happened? One of the chief reasons I voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election was because of his promise to take positive action for the environment.
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Panama Disease threatens future of the common Banana
Bananas are America’s favorite fresh fruit. Every year Americans eat more of them than apples and oranges combined.
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Column: Frankenburgers could save energy and the environment
Researchers around the world are racing to develop a commercially viable alternative to meat, without the inconvenience of raising and slaughtering millions of animals every year.
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Column: Winning the clean energy race
Over the last month, three major American solar companies have filed for bankruptcy. Collectively these companies—Solyndra, Evergreen Solar Inc., and SpectraWatt—account for over 25 percent of American solar photovoltaic output.
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The Mann behind climate change
Michael Mann may be one of the most highly-scrutinized scientists in the world today. Since Virginia Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli filed subpoenas demanding the release of his research in April 2010, the former University professor has made headlines worldwide...
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Column: Renewable energy
My interest in alternative energy technologies was sparked by an eye-opening trip to India with my family nearly seven years ago.
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