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U.S. Can Curb Carbon Emissions While Boosting Domestic Oil Production, Report Says

By Guest PostMay 31, 2011Environmentcarbon capture and storage, carbon dioxide emissions, carbon footprint, CCS, ccs projects, CO2, co2 eor, coal fired electricity plants, coal power plants, curbing emissions of carbon dioxide, domestic oil production, enhanced oil recovery, eor, ernest j moniz, industrial sources to oil field sinks, massachusetts institute of technology, MIT, natural sources, permian basin, scott w tinker, the university of texas at austin, us energy security, use of anthropogenic co2, west texas

AUSTIN, Texas — A report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The University of Texas at Austin urges the U.S. to accelerate efforts to pursue carbon capture and storage (CCS) in combination with enhanced oil recovery (EOR), a practice that could increase domestic oil production while significantly curbing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂).

For decades the oil industry has used CO₂ to extract oil from mature fields, often relying on purchased CO₂ from natural sources. The idea of seeking CO₂ from industrial sources, such as coal- and natural gas-fired electricity plants, has gained currency because of public concerns about carbon dioxide emissions. (more…)

Made in IBM Labs: McKesson Taps IBM to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Boost Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Efficiency

By Guest PostNovember 15, 2010Technologycarbon dioxide emissions, CO2 emissions, dave lubowe, don walker, drug, fortune 500, ibm, information technology, mckesson, mckesson corporation, North America, refrigeration facility, scsm, supply chain sustainability management solution

*Collaborative Research Project Uses Analytics Technology to Improve Effectiveness of North American Pharmaceutical Distribution Network*

ARMONK, N.Y. – 15 Nov 2010: McKesson Corporation and IBM are teaming on an initiative aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions and trimming drug distribution costs. Working with IBM researchers and business consultants, North America’s largest distributor of prescription drugs is bringing a new level of intelligence to the pharmaceutical supply chain as well as its own business operations.

McKesson supplies one-third of the prescription drugs used by hospitals and pharmacies in North America every day. The company provides pharmaceuticals to more than 40,000 health locations in the U.S., ranging from hospitals and health systems to community pharmacies and national chain stores to the Department of Veterans Affairs. (more…)

Soot From Space Tourism Rockets Could Spur Climate Change

By Guest PostOctober 24, 2010Environmentaerospace corporation, carbon dioxide emissions, climate impact, complex global pattern, darin toohey, global climate change, michael mills, NASA, solar energy, space tourism rockets, stratospheric layer, university of colorado

WASHINGTON—Rocket exhaust could become a significant contributor to global climate change in coming decades, according to a new study. The research finds that soot emitted by rockets — not their carbon dioxide emissions — has the greater potential to contribute to global climate change in coming decades. (more…)

Rise in Global Temperatures and Extinction of the Lizards

By Guest PostMay 29, 20101 commentEnvironmentaaas, andrew sugden, barry sinervo, brazil, carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide emissions, carlos frederico duarte rocha, chamaeleonidae, department of ecology and evolutionary biology, donald miles, extinction, fausto méndez-de-la-cruz, furcifer lateralis, global climate change, google earth, google scholar, ignacio de la riva, jack sites, lizards, Madagascar, Mexico, mexico climate-warming, santa cruz, sceloporus lizard, Science, united states, university of california

For many lizards, global climate change is a matter of life and death.

After decades of surveying Sceloporus lizard populations in Mexico, an international research team has found that rising temperatures have driven 12 percent of the country’s lizard populations to extinction.

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U.S. Can Curb Carbon Emissions While Boosting Domestic Oil Production, Report Says

Made in IBM Labs: McKesson Taps IBM to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Boost Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Efficiency

Soot From Space Tourism Rockets Could Spur Climate Change

Rise in Global Temperatures and Extinction of the Lizards