The gulf oil spill literally caused wetlands to sink beneath the waves, scientists say
Six years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are still taking stock of the damage it caused.
Taking aim at the clean-energy holy grail: Turning water into fuel
It’s not exactly alchemy, but something magical is taking place inside an 8-foot-tall steel box at a Bucks County industrial park: The humming SimpleFuel machine is converting water into clean hydrogen motor fuel.
America’s road trip: Will the U.S. ever kick the car habit?
Detroit is resurgent, and its near-total collapse may unwittingly have created one of its most powerful and unique assets.
Southern California’s deadliest quake may have been caused by oil drilling, study says
A new study suggests that the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, the deadliest seismic event in recorded Southern California history, may have been caused by deep drilling in an oil field in Huntington Beach.
What comes out of a tailpipe, anyway?
We’ve all been stuck behind one before. A car that clearly hasn’t passed a smog check in years, spewing smoke from its tailpipe like there’s no tomorrow. You probably know that the stuff coming out of there isn’t good for you, or the environment. But what exactly is it composed of?
Scientists accidentally discover efficient process to turn CO2 into ethanol
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have discovered a chemical reaction to turn CO2 into ethanol, potentially creating a new technology to help avert climate change.
Deepwater Horizon oil disaster extends its toxic reach
Occupational health experts now believe it created a toxic mix that sickened thousands of locals—including some of the 47,000 people that worked in some capacity on BP’s cleanup operation—crippling them with chemically induced illnesses that doctors are unable to treat.
German lawmakers vote to ban the internal combustion engine
The modern internal combustion engine first came from Germany and now Germany wants to put a nail in its coffin
Climate change law has reshaped California in 10 years
To see California’s largest source of greenhouse gases in action — and glimpse a possible solution — look no farther than the Nimitz Freeway on a weekday morning.
The bright future of high-tech cars
Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, set the tone for last week’s Advanced Clean Cars Symposium when she emphasized the “need to use every tool that is available” to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cars.
