09-05-2012

Sauropod dinosaurs could in principle have produced enough of the greenhouse gas methane to warm the climate many millions of years ago, at a time when the Earth was warm and wet. That's according to calculations reported in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.The hulking sauropods, ...

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Fudging in greenhouse gas stats?

31-08-2011

Fluorinated hydrocarbons are potent greenhouse gases, emission of which must be reduced under the Kyoto Protocol. If you rely on the official reports of the participating countries, the output of trifluoromethane (HFC-23) in Western Europe is indeed significantly decreasing. However, ...

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Tracking urban atmospheric plumes using isotopic signatures of vehicle emissions

05-08-2011

Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science have discovered a technique to track urban atmospheric plumes thanks to a unique isotopic signature found in vehicle emissions. Brian Giebel, a Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry graduate student working ...

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20-06-2011

Evonik Industries has significantly improved its CO2 efficiency. The Group has been able to reduce its specific energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in chemical production by sixteen percent; compared to the previous year, the improvement in 2010 was a full three percent. This is ...

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Integrated report published: reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 29% compared with 2002

14-03-2011

In its Report 2010, BASF demonstrates how it creates measurable value for employees, shareholders, customers and society with its innovative products and ...

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New Method Uses Thermo Scientific UHPLC/UV Technology for Trace-Level Analysis

13-01-2011

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced that it has developed a powerful method for the trace-level analysis of carbonyl compounds in a wide range of matrices. Carbonyl compounds, hazardous pollutants released from diverse sources including motor vehicles and industrial emissions, have been ...

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01-11-2010

The technology group The Linde Group has won a deal to build two industrial-scale air separation units for the steel corporation Taiyuan Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO) at its Taiyuan site in the northern province of Shanxi in China. The contract, recently closed by both parties, ...

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Biopolymers are the more eco-friendly material, but farming and energy-intense chemical processing means they are dirtier to produce than petroleum-derived plastics, according to study in Environmental Science & Technology

28-10-2010

An analysis of plant and petroleum-derived plastics by University of Pittsburgh researchers suggests that biopolymers are not necessarily better for the environment than their petroleum-based relatives, according to a report in Environmental Science & Technology. The Pitt team found that ...

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04-10-2010

ABB has won orders worth $27 million from Gestamp Solar, the solar photovoltaic subsidiary of international company Gestamp Renewables, to supply four solar power plants that will generate clean energy in Sicily. The plants will have a total power capacity of over 17 megawatts (MW). The main ...

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08-09-2010

By integrating satellite mapping, airborne-laser technology, and ground-based plot surveys, scientists from the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology, with colleagues from the World Wildlife Fund and in coordination with the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), have ...

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