Daily Archives: April 21, 2008

PowerUp

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Laura B.

PowerUp is a free, online, multiplayer game developed by IBM Research that allows students to experience the excitement and the diversity of modern engineering. Playing the game, students work together in teams to investigate the 3D game environment and learn … Continue reading →

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New CO2 Maps Offer Unprecedented Detail

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. A new map offers more than 100 times the detail of previous inventories of carbon dioxide. The map, from Vulcan, a research project led by Kevin Gurney, an assistant professor at Purdue, shows … Continue reading →

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Target Launches First-Class Recycling Campaign

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. In case you missed this, the April 8 issue of Newsweek, on sale April 8, has a cover that converts into a prepaid envelope for sending Target’s plastic shopping bags to Terracycle where … Continue reading →

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Toxic 100 Fingers DuPont As Top Polluter

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. DuPont heads this year’s Toxic 100, a list of the top corporate air polluters in the U.S. from researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts. Nissan Motor, Archer … Continue reading →

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What's in your water?

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. The Tribune finds trace amounts of drugs and chemicals–including anti-seizure medication and a Teflon ingredient– in Lake Michigan drinking water.

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'Green' teen wins presidential award

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Teaching others about the environment has earned a Texas teen presidential recognition. Bianca Locke of Pasadena will be honored by President Bush today during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Locke is part of an elite group … Continue reading →

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The latest issue of ClimateBiz

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Laura B.

For a full-color, graphic version of this newsletter, go to http://www.climatebiz.com/enewsletter. Ford Yields to Shareholder Pressure, Outlines Plan to Reduce GHG Emissions http://climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=55871 Bowing to pressure from a bloc of shareholders, Ford has become the first automaker to detail its … Continue reading →

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Businesses in Bay Area May Pay Fee for Emissions

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. Air quality regulators in the San Francisco Bay Area appear set to begin charging hundreds of businesses in the region for their emissions of heat-trapping gases.

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How to Make Graphene

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. Graphene–a flat single layer of carbon atoms–can transport electrons at remarkable speeds, making it a promising material for electronic devices. Until recently, researchers had been able to make only small flakes of the … Continue reading →

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Scheduling Wind Power

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. As wind power becomes more common, its unpredictability becomes more of a problem. Sudden drops in wind speed can send grid operators scrambling to cover the shortfall and even cause blackouts; unexpected surges … Continue reading →

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