Before the close of the decade, the United States could become the world’s top producer of oil and natural gas. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), increasing domestic produc... Read more
Long-abandoned bacterial fermentation process resurrected to feed catalysis into fuel mixture A long-abandoned fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to pr... Read more
The basic feasibility of SRM with current technology is still being disputed A cost analysis of the technologies needed to transport materials into the stratosphere to reduce the amount of s... Read more
A new attachment can improve school bus fuel economy by as much as 20 percent Fuel economy is hardly the most popular subject among teenagers, but it’s a passion for 17-year-old Jonny... Read more
Biodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world. The challenges of conserving the world’s species are perhaps even larger than mitigating the negative effects of global c... Read more
Agave is a very hardy, useful plant. It grows in hot, arid conditions, and has found use in the production of beverages, food, and fiber. Now, it looks like it could have yet one more use –... Read more
Image by alles-schlumpf via Flickr As the international community focuses on climate change as the great crisis of our era, it is ignoring another looming problem: the global crisis in land... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Various efforts are underway to find a cheap, efficient and scalable way to recycle the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide back into the hydrocarbons that fuel civilization In... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Adding aerosols to the atmosphere will not counter global warming in all regions. Attempting to offset global warming by injecting sunlight-reflecting gases into the uppe... Read more
Image via Wikipedia The United States could completely stop emissions of carbon dioxide from coal-fired electric power plants — a crucial step for controlling global warming — wi... Read more
Aligning economic value with currently unpriced things—in nature and society—could be the ticket to global sustainability. The week started off on a dark note. From São Paulo to Seoul, Mosco... Read more