Thanks to the cash for clunkers program, sodium silicate- the chemical that kills car engines, is in demand- WSJ
Plans for a biofuel resource powered by algae biofuel - TreeHugger (Shared by Hannah Panda)
The US is going to need at least 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030 if it is to reduce emissions to levels set by the climate bill It also needs to reduce general power consumption by 8%, according to a study done by the Electric Power Research Institute- There is more at TreeHugger (Shared by Hannah Panda)
Know what this means?- "Despite its many flaws, EIA analysis of climate bill finds 23 cents a day cost to families, massive retirement of dirty coal plants and 119 GW of new renewables by 2030 — plus a million barrels a day oil savings" from Climate Progress (Shared by Manuel Garcia)
And at TED.com is a video of Engineer Michael Pritchard, who did something for people who can't get clean drinking water-- he designed the portable Lifesaver filter, which can turn the most revolting water drinkable in seconds.
Sick Fish May Get Sicker Due To Climate Change And Other Stresses- Science Daily
Planting a rooftop garden can offset heat, increase city biodiversity and decrease stormwater runoff- Greenroofs Can Save Cities Millions Of Gallons Of Water: Science Daily
scientists supervised the evolution of a new strain from a sediment-loving microbe whose hairlike filaments help it to produce electric current from mud and wastewater- scientists are looking to make more electricity, and faster- Science Daily
Could it be climate change? "Lake Sediments Cast More Doubt That a Comet Caused Ice Age Extinctions"- Scientific American
Scientists are amassing a growing body of evidence that pollutants and chemicals might be altering our genes--not by mutating them, but by sending subtle signals that silence them or switch them on at the wrong times- "Are Contaminants Silencing Our Genes?"- Scientific American
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