and iphone touch screens with dangerous chemicals and highlighted high rates of suicide among the workers to paint a portrait of dire working conditions.
Another cure for whisky's carbon hangoverthe stink of methane is not what comes to mind
you can drown your carbon sorrows in the knowledge that those bottles travel fewer miles to get to your stateside liver.
I don't know how much of that corn is grown organically here in the chemical-happy Garden state,
because as much as 30 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by agriculture. One of the main foci is an operation in the Sacramento Valley owned by the Muller brothers
Storing carbon: In the U s. urban trees store about 770 million tons of carbon. Energy use:
100 million mature trees around buildings in the U s. leads to an annual energy savings of $2 billion.
and flowers while protecting farm workers--who in the past would apply pesticides by hand--from the toxicity of the chemicals.
When one applies these chemicals in a confined environment like a greenhouse, one â¢s likelihood of intoxication increases notably,
and the amount of remaining chemical to a computer outside the greenhouse, where an operator directs the Trakã Â r virtually.
No zapping or chemicals required. Research suggests solar panels themselves can beckon bugs to their doom,
Other chemical-free pest control methods include row covers, welcoming natural pest predators, hedgerows, and crop rotations to disrupt the pest's life cycle.
polar bear-killing emissions released into our carbon-choked friendly skies. That article cites Southwest as the leading U s. airline for carbon footprint awareness,
and notes that the company spent $175 million to retrofit the navigation systems on its planes to calculate tighter flight paths
the process is completely carbon neutral. Seat covers-two new products that will be tested on the aircraft seats,
The drop-off points are essentially a way to minimize the Christmas carbon footprint. Jean-Charles Noudell, manager of green spaces and gardens of the 3rd arrondissement, says that the recycling program helps create mulch for the gardens that will keep soil moist,
supplemented with protein from other farmer friends. The table seats 12, and it going to be focused casual
Percentage of Foods Wasted in U s. Fats and Oils (33%)Dairy (32%)Grains (32%)Eggs (31%)Sugar/caloric sweeteners (31%)Vegetables (25%)Fruit (23
Because permafrost's icy soil contains frozen carbon--mostly organic matter such as leaves and roots--it releases a lot of carbon, in the form of carbon dioxide and methane, into the atmosphere as it thaws.
Scientists, who are now observing how much of these gases are currently being released from this thawing ground,
say that the most worrying part about a warming permafrost is that if the permafrost begins to thaw,
that will release vast amounts of carbon into the air. Scientists estimate that the permafrost contains two and a half times as much carbon as the entire atmosphere.
Current projections for the amount of carbon that the Arctic and Subarctic regions could one day annually contribute to the atmosphere are equivalent to anywhere from 15%to 35%of today's yearly emissions from human activity.
Even if it 5 or 10 percent of today emissions, it exceptionally worrying, and 30 percent is humongous,
Josep G. Canadell, a scientist in Australia who runs a global program to monitor greenhouse gases,
and the carbon will enter the air as carbon dioxide. But when organic matter breaks down at the bottom of a lake or wetland
releasing the carbon into the atmosphere as methane. Although most of the carbon released by the permafrost is likely to be carbon dioxide,
scientists say that the fact that methane is so much more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas means that it will be likely be responsible for trapping as much heat as the carbon dioxide will.
Another reason scientists are concerned about the thawing of the permafrost is the fact that fires in the tundra are becoming more common as the land
and its aftermath sent a huge pulse of carbon into the air â as much as would be emitted in two years by a city the size of Miami.
and release permafrost carbon to the atmosphere is increasing fire frequency. It's not entirely clear exactly how these changes will impact the Arctic, the permafrost or the planet as a whole.
if it really old carbon that hasn t been in the air for a long time, and now it entering the air, Edward A g. Schuur,
Ethanol in gas: how much is too much? Image: Flickr randy Wick
The biggest advance since farming: perennial grainsperennial grains could be the biggest innovation since farming.
longer growing seasons deeper roots (10 to 12 feet down) hold down topsoil reduce erosion build soil sequester carbon from the air reduce farm equipment maintenance requirements use less herbicide Will perennial grains really be the answer
is number one tool the world can use to reduce greenhouse gases. Years after Foster influential project, architects
so some architects are working with synthetic biologist to create building materials that could be applied to the walls of existing buildings that could suck greenhouse gases from the air,
growing a shell that could eat greenhouse gas pollutants and strengthening buildings. The tools of synthetic biology are galvanizing the development of new forms of architecture that respond to environmental change by incorporating the dynamic properties of living systems, such as growth, repair, sensitivity and replication,
Armstrong said the carbon-eating paint, which she calls Biolime, is tied up in intellectual property issues at the moment.
and are small chemical droplets called protocells, which can be designed --or programmed, as Armstrong likes to say--to remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Armstrong, who is a TED fellow, also proposes to use the protocell technology on an architectural scale to save centuries-old Venice, Italy,
a molecule believed to battle afflictions including cancer, coronary heart disease and strokes. According to The Independent in the U k.,a shipment of purple tomato juice is on its way from Canada to scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich
With these purple tomatoes you can get the same compounds that are present in blueberries
so that it could sequester carbon and clean contaminated runoff. The ubiquity of parking lots has led also to an overlooked social dimension:
where carbon-reduction targets are driving power utilities--particularly coal-fired power plants--to mix more wood pellets into their fuel supply.
Dressed to kill, one atom at a time Nanotubes development could double battery life Nano-advances behind new architectural products Scientists create functioning transistor from a single atom
The only policy answer to climate change is to stifle carbon emissions, without building a clean energy substitute for coal.
US Department of agriculture It also may reflect a growing consumer awareness that with 7 to 10 calories of fossil fuels (mainly natural-gas based fertilizers
either sounds or chemicals to drive the animals away without harming them. According to The Scientist, The final version is due to be tested in France and Switzerland in 2013,
Leaders include Bayer Cropscience, BASF and Sumitomo Chemical. Automotive In what may be a harbinger for things to come
Dupont and Monsanto. Medical Devices Diagnostics equipment led the way in patent volume, with 35 percent of the industry,
which allows you to calculate your carbon footprint and purchase carbon offsets, mathematically making a trip carbon neutral.
While I can t calculate my carbon footprint for the short cab ride to the airport (less than 10 miles),
I did make some rough calculations to see what happened when I moved from my luxury apartment to the yoga pod
In my old apartment, my electricity and gas accounted for approximately 28,834 lbs. of carbon dioxide per year.
and hopefully reach a binding agreement on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a sustainable low carbon, clean energy economy.
Deforestation accounts for up to 20 percent of all greenhouse gas pollution. Electric cars can save the economy
and strengthen national security. Yet we re producing more polluting cars now than ever and deforestation continues at unprecedented rates.
both by purchasing carbon offsets and by raising awareness about climate change issues. I hope my personal story of giving up luxury to live sustainably in community,
I have the chance to inspire others to take action to reduce their own carbon footprints.
In addition to economic costs, the report says that 3. 3 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere from the production of uneaten food
making it a larger source of carbon emissions than most countries except China and the United states. But
as part of the food company's overriding agenda to develop an integrated crop management system that will help the company reduce the carbon emissions
Now Co. Exist reports on transgenic goats that produce milk with breast milk enzymes and proteins.
UC Davis scientists created the transgenic goats by transferring human genes for breast milk enzymes and proteins into goat embryos.
which means a longer shelf life (these chemicals kill pathogenic bacteria) and also a faster cheese-ripening process (they kill off the milk's beneficial bacteria sooner).
Monsanto's sweet corn is set to hit the market this fall. Carter assures consumers that his anti-browning engineering only applies to browning from exposure,
The hydrogen and catalysts turn the biomass into a liquid fuel on the mobile platform.
chemical engineer Rakesh Agrawal, said in a statement. Diversifying the source of biomass is a good thing
In a 2010 lifecycle assessment analyzing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with using high-strength steel and aluminum for lightweighting vehicles,
Increasing fuel efficiency is vitally important for reducing the overall transportation sector's overall greenhouse gas emissions.
composites, carbon fiber and other cutting-edge automobile materials would welcome. Unfortunately, federal policy only regulates the driving cycle, not the full cycle.
Virent has made fuels and chemicals from sugars in cellulosic biomass before. But this project used Virdia's sugars generated from pine trees,
Pheromones, those chemicals produced by animals and released into the environment, are used by moths for finding mates.
But the commercial production of large amounts of synthetic pheromones requires the use of harmful chemicals (such as neurotoxins hexane
Their plant-derived compounds were quite effective at trapping moths in the field--attracting on average 130 male bugs per trap,
Cities contribute 70 percent of global greenhouse-gas emissionscities are places of great efficiency, innovation,
they account for a staggering 70 percent of greenhouse-gas emissions. Cities are responsible for the majority of our harmful greenhouse gases.
But they are also places where the greatest efficiencies can be made. This makes it imperative that we understand the form
The urban economy types of economic activities and whether these emit large quantities of greenhouse gases;
which allows the Greenhouse to store carbon within its walls. The Mgo is a strong, environmentally friendly building material that is one tenth the carbon footprint of fiber cement sheet.
As with the past three Geenhouse restaurants, Joost utilizes sustainable ideas in all aspects of the building, from food sourcing and production, through to architecture, building materials and furniture design.
In this case, milk is comprised of a protein that solidifies once it's separated from the rest of the liquid.
The proteins are derived from spoiled milk that would otherwise have been thrown out and the production process can be completed within an hour without the use of pesticides and chemicals.
Additionally, I can't help but suspect there are even cosmetic benefits since milk proteins have been touted as an anti-aging ingredient in skin care products.
revealing which forests store the most carbon Hemp helps create greener homes More low-tech solutions on Smartplanet:
For over three decades, the chemical has been hailed as safe and incredibly beneficial to the production of corn, soybean, and cotton.
Monsanto introduced the chemical in 1974 and has made since billions of dollars from Roundup and â Ëoeroundup Ready'corn, soybeans,
The chemical is found in more than 750 products in the US. Last year alone, Monsanto made more than $2 billion in sales of glyphosate-based herbicides
(and these numbers are much lower than before the patent expired and generics started appearing).
In the meantime, Monsanto and its corporate agricultural rivals are scrambling to roll out different herbicides and new herbicide-tolerant crops that they hope will halt the advance of weed resistance and silence critics.
than people who never used the chemical. The chemical could be contributing to spontaneous abortions and infertility in pigs, cattle,
and other livestock, while causing malformations in frog and chick embryos. Detectable concentrations of glyphosate have been found in the urine of farmers and their children in two states.
citing research showing the chemical has extreme toxicity, including indications it can cause birth defects. The EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs is in charge of the review
the accounting methods used in shale gas development allow operators to roll over gains and losses creatively and amortize them across older and newer wells, wet and dry wells alike.
which a certain amount of energy in the forms of natural gas and diesel fuel are used to create an equivalent amount of energy in the form of ethanol,
natural gas prices must be above $6 per thousand cubic feet to be profitable. A realistic EROI of 3 to 4 for tar sands implies a price of at least $50 to be profitable.
There is still too little work on the EROIS of shale gas and shale oil (like that produced from the Bakken Formation) to know how far they can take us,
Apple s impressive footfall is proving to be a catalyst for retail spending in the areas in
and when the landfill is installing the gas collection system. The percent of gas that's collected increases with time.
On average, landfills don't put in gas collection for two years. If something biodegrades rapidly, much of the methane can be produced before the gas collection system is in place.
On the other hand, if something biodegrades slowly then you have an opportunity to capture most of that methane
because the gas collection system is installed. How did you conduct this research? We used an analytical framework referred to as life cycle assessment,
which the gas is managed. Â If methane is emitted into the environment, that's a net positive.
 We're thinking about all the different factors that influence the total global warming gases going into the atmosphere from the landfill
The other thing we consider is carbon storage. If a tree falls in the forest and it completely  decomposes,
then all the carbon in that tree goes back to the atmosphere. But if you put that tree in a landfill,
Some of that carbon is stored in the landfill. That also is a positive for the environment
because you're taking carbon out of the atmosphere. What should be done to deal with this problem?
'They can demand aggressive gas collection. Have there been other studies showing this before? Nobody has asked the question that we asked
I spent an hour chatting up a huge Indian conglomerate that already describes itself as carbon-positive, water-positive and waste-recycling positive.
because it makes ITC's ability to push into the carbon-positive, water-positive and waste-positive side of the sustainability equation all the more intriguing.
On being carbon-positive: ITC actually reports that it is now sequestering or storing twice the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that it emits.
These planting efforts have helped push ITC into its carbon-positive claim AND they have provided also a source of raw material for ITC's paperboard and specialty papers business.
So, the company is focused on bringing assessment, carbon footprinting and reporting techniques to its clients,
Like gas prices in the U s, . India's opposition party is using the rising onion prices to bash the ruling party.
Equally important is the ability of biodiversity to mitigate against the impact of the carbon we release.
Carbon is sequestered naturally in the environment, fixed in the wood of forests, the coral of reefs, the peat of bogs,
My transferring the charges for pollution from greenhouse gas release from fossil fuels into offsets invested in the protection of forest.
Studies have estimated that at least 80%of the world s population relies on compounds obtained mainly from plants as their primary source of health care.
one or more compounds originally found in a live organism. Species belonging to many different taxa are invaluable in biomedical research.
Will a rail transport renaissance lower greenhouse gases? J. B. Hunt Transport Services, one of the nation s largest transportation companies, recently partnered with Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES),
the Chesapeake bay Foundation and Sterling Planet on a new initiative to reduce greenhouse gases and improve air and water quality in the Chesapeake bay region.
The program offers WGES Cleansteps Carbon Offsets to natural gas customers in Washington, Maryland and Virginia and helps clean up the bay through the Carbon Reduction Fund.
Initially, a major source of carbon offsets will be created those by J. B. Hunt through their shift from trucking to rail transportation.
By doing so the company says they cut fuel and greenhouse gases by 50 percent.
I spoke recently with Gary Whicker, senior vice president of Engineering Services at J. B. Hunt. We talked about carbon offsets,
the challenges of transporting by rail and the benefits of getting trucks off the road.
Twenty years ago, people were not talking about carbon offsets. That s one of the interesting things about transportation.
Some have experimented with natural gas engine. But for the most part the trains that runs across the country are using diesel.
Typically the carbon emissions are cut in half by doing that. But if the truck does more,
the carbon reduction is less. If the train does more, the reduction can be more.
What are the conversations you re having with customers about carbon footprints? More and more of them,
The supply chain is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U s . I would say freight transportation is 8 to 9 percent of U s. greenhouse gas emissions.
Let s say a manufacturing company, they ll look at ways to reduce their use of water and energy.
Burning 100 gallons of diesel fuel emits 1 metric ton of carbon emissions. This year we will ship over 1 million loads via intermodal service.
we save 1 metric ton of carbon emissions, so that will have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1 million metric tons,
and where the Cleansteps program found our carbon credits interesting. I like to think of it a cycle of goodness.
Carbon offsets is a difficult concept to explain. Think of it this way: Your car runs on gasoline.
but you can buy the J. B. Hunt carbon offsets and that allows us to keep building out our intermodal structure so we can keep reducing our greenhouse gases.
WGES is buying offsets from shipments that originate and terminate in the watershed of the Chesapeake bay.
Through the Chicago Climate Action Plan (CCAP), the city on the lake is working toward an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Up until now, some organizations have viewed collecting carbon management information as a once-a-year sort of thing.
though, that the production of greenhouse gas emissions is a very dynamic thing. Definitely something to remember as you settle on a measurement tool to keep tabs on your own performance.
At $21, the world's cheapest water purifiertata Chemicals has announced what it believes is the cheapest water purifier in the world.
it is an important step in the long-term strategy to find a solution to provide affordable access to safe water for All the Swach's filter uses a combination of paddy husk ash and silver particles to kill 80
The company hopes the plant will help reduce its carbon footprint and boost its use of renewable energy;
if Crane's stationary has reduced a carbon footprint? DC: Will it tip them over the edge
A distillation will get out the chemicals that carry that odor or flavor and take that to make flavorings or fragrances.
They were extracting the chemicals for food additives from it. The remainder they were simply giving away to whoever would take it.
For instance, on the cook line we have about  eight or nine  pieces of equipment that use  gas.
As we burn the gas and cook the food, we have this huge fan on top of the building that sucks it out.
What we want to do is put a heat recovery system on that exhaust hood so before we dump all that heat into the atmosphere,
among other proteins favored by early Mexicans. He describes the food as simple but with an Aztec flavor.
Although he touts the healthfulness of protein-rich edible bugs, Muã Â oz Zurita doesn't use native insects in his restaurants due to the scarcity and the cost.
and reduce our greenhouse gases. Our goal is to reduce energy use by 15 percent by 2015.
but a train chugging down the track on cow fat gave me some pause yesterday.
and Oklahoma city on tallow the rendered fat of cattle. Tallow is also an ingredient of some soaps and candles.
At 80 percent diesel and 20 percent biofuel, the blend, called B20, burns cleaner than the standard#2 diesel.
combating greenhouse gas emissions. But a new profile of the industry in the New york times demonstrates that this technology has its share of pitfalls.
But EU restrictions on carbon emissions have made it expensive to incorporate these sorts of synthetic materials into bricks.
a chemical reaction happens that turns the slimy mass into a little rock-like object that can be collected from the beaches.
because the little rocks have special chemistry: they bind fatty molecules together. Fragrances are made usually of fats, also called lipids.
These ambergris molecules are lipophilic-meaning they like lipids. So they can bind the lipids in the fragrance together
and make sure they stick together and to skin. Ambergris critics argue that it endangers the already vulnerable sperm whale from which it comes.
Others dislike the use of animal products in their cosmetics in general. Not to mention its rarity, which drives up prices.
One gram of ambergris goes for $20. Enter: science. Researchers at the University of British columbia have discovered a plant-based alternative to ambergris that is similarly lipophilic.
Å Weve now discovered that a gene from balsam fir is much more efficient at producing such natural compounds,
researchers could manufacture a similar compound in the lab. Ambergris in a bowl Before you go check your perfume bottles,
Despite the absence of chemicals in the farming process aquaponic food won't be allowed to carry either the German or the European union's organic seal on supermarket shelves.
so they're able to detect organic molecules. Using Ivan Pavlov's method of'classical conditioning,
Los alamos National Laboratory Chemistry Division, Dr. W. Douglas Gubler; UC Davis Plant pathology and Dr. Kirsten J. Mccabe;
Monsanto has another idea for facing the water shortage. The agriculture biotechnology company has been testing out drought-resistant corn seeds.
Monsanto shares rose 24%this year, thanks in part to excitement over the new drought-resistant strain, Smartmoney reports.
it can have the greenest chemistry but not be the green product were looking for.
Robert Peoples Directoramerican Chemical Societys Green chemistry Institute I think plastic is going to be with us for a long time.
Green chemistry is all about thinking about end of life considerations before you design the molecule and put it into the environment.
you would know if its not a good molecule. The goal in green chemistry is to reduce
or eliminate the hazardous materials or products. Its a proven systems approach. We have hundreds of regulations in the U s. that deal with chemicals.
If you can apply the principals of green chemistry, you wont need regulations. There are zero federally funded green chemistry centers in the U s. China is a mess environmentally right now
but China gets the fact that green chemistry is the solution; there are more than 20 green chemistry centers federally funded by China right now.
They understand that they have created a crisis, and they are going to invent their way out of that crisis. The sad thing is that were paying for it--its our appetite for all of these disposable materials.
Our goal is to always get greener. There are plastics that are greener than others. Theres probably nothing out there that wed call truly green,
Å It is eco friendly and chemical free, Â he said. Å It also saves trees.
Å So now I dont have to use urea or chemical fertilizers, Â he said.
he said of pollution and greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels. It may not be quite as visible or an assault on our senses as horse manure
to curb greenhouse gases, focus on methaneformer U s. president Bill clinton on Thursday said that cities and the World bank should focus on methane,
to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking from Sao Paolo, Brazil at the C40 meeting of mayors from the world's largest cities, Clinton said that methane--most prominently found in landfills--is low-hanging fruit that can make the biggest immediate impact
to reducing the warming effect of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Why? Because focusing on gases other than carbon dioxide is cheaper, faster and more easily regulated,
Clinton said. The financing has not been available for these things because they have been looked at as eyesores, not goldmines,
Methane is one of the six gases covered by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, produced by everything from household waste to charcoal burning to gassy livestock.
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