Will grass become the new gasoline?
A new process that turns grass into biofuel has been developed by scientists. Although it might sound revolutionary, there’s still a lot to do...
Exploring ocean waters to characterize atmospheric aerosols
Aerosols are collections of fine particles, either biological or of other types, in suspension in a gaseous medium. They play a major role in...
Climate seesaw at the end of the last glacial phase
A change in precipitation at one location may be caused by changes on the other side of the planet. An international team with the...
Some of Greenland’s coastal ice will be permanently lost by 2100
The glaciers and ice caps that dot the edges of the Greenland coast are not likely to recover from the melting they are experiencing...
Bio-inspired energy storage: A new light for solar power
Inspired by the western Swordfern, a groundbreaking prototype could be the answer to the storage challenge still holding solar back as a total energy...
Artist debuts painting of renewable energy plant at Fresno bank.
What happens when a farmer, a banker and an artist come together? In one case in Fresno, the outcome is environmental awareness.More than 100...
God and coal: Trump won on both issues in West Virginia but inspires doubt.
Pastor Jerry Morrell was not playing to his audience. “I was asked if Donald Trump is a man of God,” the evangelical preacher told...
Bruised but not broken, Dakota Access line foes turn to Keystone.
Activists wait to march outside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protest the Keystone XL Pipeline and rally for Native American rights during...
Removal of energy ‘burdens’ could have huge impacts.
A provision of the “energy independence” executive order signed by President Trump this week is so broad in scope that legal experts say it...
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