Category Archives: Environment

Saharastaub bringt Mikroben-Gemeinschaften aus fernen Ländern

Bei extremen Wettereignissen können großen Mengen von Saharastaub in den Norden verfrachtet werden. Dass dieser Sand nicht unbelebt ist, zeigt eine aktuelle Studie im Fachmagazin Microbiome. In den Wolken können Mikroorganismen, oft auf Partikeln sitzend, sehr weite Strecken zurücklegen. (more…)

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So wird Martin Schulz kein Klimakanzler

Die SPD will sich nicht von der Kohle lösen

Gibt das Braunkohleland Brandenburg seine Klimaziele auf, stehen auch die nationalen Klimaziele und damit das Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen infrage. Die großen deutschen Umweltverbände fordern daher den SPD-Vorsitzenden und Kanzlerkandidaten Martin Schulz auf, entsprechende Pläne von SPD-Landeswirtschaftsminister Gerber zu stoppen. (more…)

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New Projects to Make Geothermal Energy More Economically Attractive

California Energy Commission awards $2.7 million to Berkeley Lab for two geothermal projects

Geothermal energy, a clean, renewable source of energy produced by the heat of the earth, provides about 6 percent of California’s total power. That number could be much higher if associated costs were lower. Now scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have launched two California Energy Commission-funded projects aimed at making geothermal energy more cost-effective to deploy and operate. (more…)

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Invention produces cleaner water with less energy and no filter

The same technology that adds fizz to soda can now be used to remove particles from dirty water. Researchers at Princeton University have found a technique for using carbon dioxide in a low-cost water treatment system that eliminates the need for costly and complex filters. (more…)

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Hydraulic fracturing vs. Global Anti-Fracking Movement

First let’s get to understand what fracking is:

According to Environmental Protection Agency, hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, produces fractures in the rock formation that stimulate the flow of natural gas or oil, increasing the volumes that can be recovered. Wells may be drilled vertically hundreds to thousands of meters below the land surface and may include horizontal or directional sections extending thousands of meters. (more…)

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