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Rio+20 Deal Would Weaken Energy, Water Pledges
Governments are set to weaken pledges on boosting access to water and energy after a new draft negotiating text...
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Carbon Capture May Cause Earthquakes
Burying carbon dioxide in the ground, considered a promising way to combat climate change, may increase the risk of...
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Climate Change Will Reduce Renewable Energy Capacity
Climate change is set to reduce Latin America’s capacity to produce renewable energy, according to Roberto Schaeffer, a Brazilian...
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Electrons Become Both Heavy and Speedy
A Princeton University-led team of scientists has shown how electrons moving in certain solids can behave as though they...
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Battery-Powered Buses Enter the Mainstream
Better lithium ion batteries have led to an explosion in availability of plug-in passenger cars. And now, thanks to...
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Rio+20 Earth Summit: Leaked Draft Reveals Conflict Among Countries
The latest draft text that 180 governments are expected to sign up to at the end of the Rio+20...
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Sustainability Hinges on Local Policies, not Global Goals
In the run-up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Brazil, much has been written about how to...
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Small-Scale Fuel Cell Designed for Residential Use
Individual homes could soon be powered with their own solid oxide fuel cell systems, thanks to a breakthrough in...
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Smog Threatens World’s Oldest Trees
The Sequoia National Park forest contains the biggest and among the oldest living things on earth - the giant...