Archive | Green
-
Professor’s comments spark climate change debate
St. Thomas mechanical engineering professor John Abraham ignited the blogosphere this June when he posted an online slideshow rebutting a speech by a British climate change skeptic.
Green | News | Other Read more... -
Auburn researchers finding ways to turn waste Into fuel
Auburn U. researchers have patented a new process for producing ethanol from paper ill waste materials through biological conversion. With research funded by the Masada Resource group, the new conversion process can produce an estimated 2.5 million gallons of ethanol a year from one paper mill.
Green | News | Other | Research Read more... -
Column: For the greater green – The many failures of the climate bill
With each passing day, the environmental issue seems to get more controversial. New temperature anomalies and statistics, alleged scandals within the scientific community, and the ever-redundant climate bill have defined our policy and stance on the current state of the environment.
-
Researchers work to fill biofuel gap
Every day, Americans hear about the problems facing our nation — rising national debt, a warming climate and depleting natural resources. U. Minnesota is tackling head-on one such problem: the consumption of nonrenewable fuels that pollute the air.
-
U. Illinois alum named new CEO of BP
BP announced today that they will be replacing CEO Tony Hayward with Robert Dudley, a U. Illinois alumnus. Raised in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dudley—now 54—went on to pursue a degree in Chemical Engineering at UI, according to a BP press release. A U.
Green | News | Other Read more... -
RFK, Jr. emphasizes green energy in campus speech
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. presented a solemn and pointed speech regarding the future of American energy use to a packed house at U. Oregon.
Campus Events | Green | News | Other Read more... -
Texas Gov. Perry announces $8.4 million in funding for renewable energy research
Texas governor Rick Perry announced an $8.4 million grant to Texas Tech and the National Institute for Renewable Energy from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) at 2 p.m. Monday in a conference at the Merket Alumni Center on Tech’s campus.
Green | News | Other Read more... -
Grad student examines oil-contaminated soil
For the past three months, hundreds of people from across the country have been working to help deal with the damage caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. For 11 days in June and July, Matt Corbett was one of those people.
-
Oil spill brings Brown U. alums into fray
Two Brown U. alums found themselves making headlines after oil began spilling into the Gulf of Mexico in late April.