Climate Change Seaweed could make cows burp less methane and cut their carbon hoofprint A diet supplemented with red algae could lessen the huge amounts of greenhouse gases emitted by cows and sheep, if we can just figure out how to grow enough. by James Temple 2018-11-23T05:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy New Methane Rules Will Curb Emissions, but the EPA Still Has to Measure Them Accurately The problem with regulating methane emissions is that it’s hard to measure them. by Richard Martin 2016-05-13T17:01:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy California Gas Leak Exposes Growing Natural-Gas Risks As America shifts toward natural gas for energy, decaying pipelines and storage facilities are at risk of leaks and explosions. by Richard Martin 2016-01-19T15:20:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy The Ideal Fuel A nanomaterials chemist has figured out a good way to mimic leaves and turn water and carbon dioxide into things we need. by Katherine Bourzac 2015-12-22T00:05:00-05:00
Rewriting Life New GMO Rice for Higher Yield, Less Global Warming Rice plants try this one weird trick to cut greenhouse-gas emissions and increase yield. by Anna Nowogrodzki 2015-07-22T13:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy A Solution to Solar Power Intermittency Converting methane to an alternative fuel using energy from the sun could reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. by Kevin Bullis 2013-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Audi to Make Fuel Using Solar Power The automaker is using technology from SolarFuel to make renewable methane for natural-gas vehicles. by Kevin Bullis 2013-01-25T00:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy Chinese Project Puts Cow Dung to Work A massive biogas facility will turn manure from dairy farms into electricity and fertilizer. by Kevin Bullis 2010-11-22T00:00:00-05:00
Business Impact Natural Gas to Chemicals Virus-based nanowires are the key to making valuable chemicals out of methane, says Siluria. by Peter Fairley 2010-09-16T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Natural Gas May Be Worse for the Planet than Coal A preliminary analysis suggests that natural gas could contribute far more to global warming than previously thought. by Kevin Bullis 2010-04-16T00:00:00-04:00
