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Topic: Sciences

  
algae
NASA   |  8 comments

NASA Coaxes Biofuel From Bags of Sewage

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue May 12, 2009 at 4:53 PM

There are lots of creative ways to produce biofuel from algae, but NASA's takes the cake. The space agency is growing biofuel in plastic bags of sewage floating in the sea. The Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae (OMEGA) ...READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Clean Rooms

BY Tracy Staedter
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:19 AM

A paint-on coating that kills microbes on contact.READ»

ENVIRONMENT   |  1 comment

Ice Sheet Breaks off In Artic

BY Peter Hale
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Jul 31, 2008 at 11:00 AM

Oh dear, more bad news from global warming as giant sheets of ice have broken off in the Artic. Giant sheets of ice measuring over seven square miles have broken off the largest remaining ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic, in a ...READ»

Genealogy, Man Holding Baloons, DNA, Cells
GENETICS   |  3 comments

The Gene Bubble: Why We Still Aren't Disease-Free

BY David H. Freedman
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Dec 1, 2009 at 1:00 PM

When the human genome was first sequenced nearly a decade ago, the world lit up with talk about how new gene-specific drugs would help us cheat death. Well, the verdict is in: Keep eating those greens.READ»

ENERGY EFFICIENCY   |  Comment

IT Going Green – a Comparison of Corporate and Personal Attitudes and Actions

BY kevin moss
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Oct 8, 2009 at 10:42 AM

  This is my second post on the results of a survey of the views of IT professionals on Green IT that BT conducted in June 2009. I see a strong indication from our survey respondents that companies that take a ...READ»

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM   |  Comment

Final Word

BY Daniel C. Esty
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:21 AM

The Supreme Court weighs in on global warming.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  2 comments

Al Gore's $100 Million Makeover

BY Ellen McGirt
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:22 AM

Not long ago, he was the butt of jokes--lockbox, earth tones, a postelection beard. Then he dusted off an old slide show and jumped with both feet into the private sector. The untold story of how an epic loser engineered what may be the greatest brand makeover of our time.READ»

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APPLE   |  5 comments

Why Did Apple Quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce?

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 4:47 PM

Earlier today, Apple took a bold stance on climate change by quitting the US Chamber of Commerce. The company joins PG&E, Nike, and Exelon in stepping down from the organization, which is working to stop the Waxman-Markey climate ...READ»

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“Dear Lee”


Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Feb 8, 2008 at 12:56 PM

It’s been almost two years since Exxon CEO Lee Raymond was paid about $400 million upon retiring. I’ve been wondering how he’s been spending his “golden” years and thought I’d drop him a line... Dear Lee, Boy did you ...READ»

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“Dear Lee”


Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Feb 8, 2008 at 12:56 PM

It’s been almost two years since Exxon CEO Lee Raymond was paid about $400 million upon retiring. I’ve been wondering how he’s been spending his “golden” years and thought I’d drop him a line... Dear Lee, Boy did you ...READ»

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM   |  8 comments

Are Carbon Offsets a Cop-Out?

BY David Roberts
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:24 AM

Fighting climate change may have become a crusade--but it's no sin to do the easiest thing first.READ»

SCHOOL REFORM   |  6 comments

Are There Holes In My Genes?

BY Amanda Bower
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:25 AM

A new industry promises to gauge your genetic risk of getting diseases like cancer. Our reporter takes a test.READ»

ecopods
ECO PODS   |  2 comments

Eco Building Rebuilds Itself Using Robotic Arms and Eco Power

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Oct 2, 2009 at 11:50 AM

We've seen every kind of architectural concept related to green design, but here's an exciting new one that may also be the oddest. It seems to borrow from a NASA design concept; it constantly re-builds itself and grows biofuel on its ...READ»

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INFO GRAPHIC   |  10 comments

Infographic of the Day: Real Time Simulation of Global CO2 Emissions

BY Kelsey Keith
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Oct 2, 2009 at 8:48 AM

Breathing Earth is a real-time simulation displaying the carbon dioxide emissions of every country in the world, as well as their birth and death rates. READ»

carbon
CARBON COUNTER   |  1 comment

Deutsche Bank Unveils Scary 50-Foot Carbon Counter, But Will It Make a Difference?

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Jun 18, 2009 at 3:14 PM

As if New York City's national debt clock wasn't depressing enough, the city is now the proud bearer of a 50-foot high sign with a digital display tracking the greenhouse gases entering our atmosphere. In addition to scaring the ...READ»

epa
GREENHOUSE GASES   |  2 comments

EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Biggest Industrial Polluters

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Oct 1, 2009 at 11:27 AM

Instead of waiting around for Congress to approve the Waxman-Markey climate change bill, Obama has authorized the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to work toward the regulation of large industrial facilities. The announcement ...READ»

Exxon
EXXONMOBIL   |  5 comments

Exxon's Brazen Greenwashing, on the Front Page of The New York Times

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Jun 19, 2009 at 11:16 AM

Exxon's new ads tout the idea that car emissions are 95% lower now than in 1970. But not so fast, says one scientist.READ»

ENVIRONMENT   |  Comment

Climate Change - It's Much Worse

BY Peter Hale
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Jul 2, 2008 at 4:40 AM

Politicians may have got the science on climate change wrong and don't realise how bad the situation is, a new report says. The report, by the Australian National University's centre for climate law and policy, says ...READ»

green cash
GLOBAL COOLING   |  8 comments

Soros Invests $1 Billion in Clean Energy as New Study Fuels Global Warming Skepticism

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Oct 12, 2009 at 9:47 AM

George Soros is going to put a billion dollars of his business fortune into clean energy. But will the cash go to change the political attitude toward global warming or is it offset by recent figures that seem to suggest evidence of ...READ»

geo
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY   |  Comment

Eden Project's Geothermal Plant Could Power 10% of British Homes

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Jun 1, 2009 at 4:09 PM

Geothermal power plants are the ugly ducklings of the energy world; they're not as big or flashy as wind and solar plants, and most of their energy-producing magic happens underground. But a new $25 million geothermal plant being ...READ»

CAREER DEVELOPMENT   |  Comment

Data Is My Business

BY Laurence Shatkin
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed May 13, 2009 at 10:18 AM

Each May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases it earnings estimates for the previous May, derived from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey. I am always delighted to get my hands on a fresh collection of data. ...READ»

Kenan Samms
BARACK OBAMA   |  1 comment

Three Who Changed the World

BY Terry Tamminen
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Nov 21, 2008 at 3:41 PM

It almost sounds like the beginning of a joke or tall tale. An Austrian, a Hawaiian, and a man from China got together in Beverly Hills one day… When I first envisioned a gathering of world leaders, hosted by US Governors who ...READ»

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CLIMATE CHANGE   |  11 comments

Why Don't More Americans Believe Climate Change Is Real?

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 3:38 PM

As politicians around the world gear up for December's UN Climate Change Conference and the International Day of Climate Action moves closer, we should take note of a new study from the Pew Research Center for the People & Press ...READ»

Kenan Samms
EDUCATION   |  Comment

Need for focus on Climate Change, Innovation by Presidential Candidates

BY Joshua Schuler
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Nov 3, 2008 at 8:46 PM

Given the historic U.S. Presidential election that is now only hours away, I thought it appropriate to take a cursory look at how Senators John McCain and Barack Obama view invention, entrepreneurship, and specifically innovations ...READ»

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CLEAN AIR ACT   |  Comment

WSJ Says BOO!

BY Terry Tamminen
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 5:50 PM

With Halloween just over, the Wall Street Journal jumped out from behind a hedge fund and tried to scare the business community right out of its Brooks Brothers boxers. Like most haunted houses and scary apparitions at this time of ...READ»

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