The cleanliness of natural gas is largely based on its lower carbon dioxide emissions when burned.
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Synthetic Leaves Can Now Be Source Of Energy?
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert and store energy from the sun.
Global Warming May Increase the Capacity of Trees to Store Carbon
To help minimize the effects of global warming, the planting of trees and preserve forests are highly encouraged.
Producing Low Cost Biofuels From Bacteria That Is More Commercially Viable
Researchers have developed a process in producing low cost, renewable biofuels from bacteria. They have reprogrammed photosynthetic microbes to secrete high-energy fats, making byproduct recovery and conversion to bio-fuels easier and potentially more commercially viable.
Shale Gas Could be Worse Than Coal In Aggravating Climate Change
Shale gas extraction could come up emitting greenhouse gases to the atmosphere in two scenarios, one is when gas is burned and it produces carbon dioxide, second is when methane gas leaks out while the well is being tapped.
Hay Fever Rise In Europe Is Related To Carbon Emissions
General practitioner diagnoses of allergic rhinitis in the UK, which includes hay fever that has risen by 30 percent between 2001 and 2005.
CFLs Contaminate Environment With Toxic Mercury If Not Recycled
The federal Clean Energy Act of 2007 established energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs that dimmed the future for old-fashioned incandescent lamps, which don’t meet those standards.
Does Biofuel Production Cause More Carbon Emissions Than Fossil Fuel?
With petroleum prices rising above the US$ 100 a barrel the demand for biofuel has reached sky high as the European Union (EU) anticipated to double biofuel consumption by year 2020.
Global Coral Reefs Could Be Extinct By 2050?
According to a report which follows from an earlier study on the health on coral reefs, more than 90 percent of reefs will be threatened by 2030.
Singapore Most Environmentally Friendly Metropolis In Asia
The Asian Green City Index, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by the German company Siemens AG, examined the environmental performance of 22 Asian cities in eight categories, including energy, land use, transport, waste, water and air quality.