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Court Backs More Ethanol In Gasoline
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Biobased Chemicals Without Biomass
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Little Duplication In Solar, Battery Aid
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Updated: 2012-10-31 22:06:46Bill Excludes U.S. Airlines From EU Law
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Fewer Students Go To Grad School
Updated: 2012-10-31 22:06:46Environmental Protection Agency Announces Changes To Chemical Assessment Program
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Updated: 2012-10-31 22:06:46Governors Applaud Weapons Cleanup
Updated: 2012-10-31 22:06:46Air Pollution Rule Struck Down
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Perfluorinated Chemical Controls
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Updated: 2012-10-31 22:06:46Flame-Retardant Makers Regroup
Updated: 2012-10-31 22:06:46Romney To Focus On Fossil Fuels
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Updated: 2012-10-31 22:06:46Ocean Plastics Soak Up Pollutants
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Updated: 2012-10-31 22:06:46Federal Court Strikes Down Air Pollution Rule
Updated: 2012-10-31 22:06:46Pinning Down A Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydrogen Evolution Mechanism
Updated: 2012-10-31 22:06:46Denmark Proposes Ban On Phthalates
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Updated: 2012-10-31 22:06:46Geoengineering: Ignore Economics and Governance at Your Peril
Updated: 2012-10-31 20:56:16How serious is global warming? Here’s one indication: the first rogue entrepreneurs have begun testing the waters on geoengineering, as Naomi Klein laments in her must-read New York Times op-ed. Sadly, Klein misses two important points. First, it’s not a question of if but when humanity will be compelled to use geoengineering, unless we change [...]Automatic Spatio-temporal Analysis of Construction Site Equipment Operations using GPS Data
Updated: 2012-10-31 15:33:25Automation in Construction, Volume 29, January 2013, Pages 107–122 Nipesh Pradhananga and Jochen Teizer “Highlights Continuous data collection in construction equipment operation is lacking detail. GPS data loggers can collect reliable location tracking data for further analysis. A software user interface allows detection and visualization of active job site areas. Information to equipment cycles, hours [...]Uncovering Repeated Spatio-temporal Behavioral Patterns Embedded in GPS-based Taxi Tracking Data
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GIScience 2012 Yang Xu, Shih-Lung Shaw, Jiaoli Chen, Qingquan Li, Zhixiang Fang, and Yuguang Li “Global Positioning System (GPS) based vehicle tracking data have been used to derive useful traffic data such as computing travel speed or congestion level (e.g., Herrera et al., 2010; Mohan, 2008) or measuring urban dynamics (e.g., Calabrese et al., 2011; [...]Esri Joins the Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Updated: 2012-10-25 18:39:48Chief Scientist Dawn Wright Brings Spatial Thinking to Ocean Policy Leaders The Consortium for Ocean Leadership (Ocean Leadership) has elected Esri, the world leader in GIS, as a member. Chief scientist Dawn Wright will represent Esri by bringing her extensive knowledge of ocean geospatial technology to the consortium. Esri will be participating in an elite [...]Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Selangor: Implication to Carbon Stock Above Ground
Updated: 2012-10-25 18:03:284th Conference on Data Mining and Optimization (DMO), 02-04 September 2012 Syed Abdullah and Sharifah Mastura “This paper aims to develop an operational methodology for monitoring spatial and temporal changes due to deforestation in Selangor over a 22 year period. The driving forces determining the changes were also analysed. Overall, the results show that the [...]GREEN HALLOWEEN® The healthy eek-o-friendly FUN revolution
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Updated: 2012-10-24 17:58:09Computers & Geosciences, published online 22 October 2012 Tom Kwasnitschka, Thor H. Hansteen, Colin W. Devey, and Steffen Kutterolf “Highlights A new technology for deep-sea micro scale mapping is demonstrated. Photogrammetry based on ROV video yields 3D models. Quantitative data extraction yields geoscientific insights. The workflow is readily replicable and based on industrial software. “Remotely [...]Synthetic Fuel Made From Air and Water
Updated: 2012-10-24 17:16:15Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 24 Recent Comment Hydrocarbons are merely various arrangements of hydrogen and carbon at . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Synthetic Fuel Made From Air and Water Written by Philip Proefrock on 24 10 12 An English company called Air Fuel Synthesis has begun producing gasoline petrol directly from air and water . Using carbon capture technology to sequester CO2 out of the atmosphere , and electrolysis to crack water into its constuituent hydrogen and oxygen , the company's process then combines the hydrogen and carbon dioxide to create synthetic gasoline or other . fuels To be carbon emissions neutral , any carbon that is going to be burned as fuel ought to have come from the atmosphere , rather thanA Novel Satellite Mission Concept for Upper Air Water Vapour, Aerosol and Cloud Observations Using Integrated Path Differential Absorption LiDAR Limb Sounding
Updated: 2012-10-24 16:52:15Remote Sensing, 2012, 4(4), published online 27 March 2012 Alex Hoffmann , Debbie Clifford , Josep Aulinas , James G. Carton , Florian Deconinck , Berivan Esen , Jakob Hüsing , Katharina Kern , Stephan Kox , David Krejci , Thomas Krings , Steffen Lohrey , Patrick Romano , Ricardo Topham, and Claudia Weitnauer “We [...]Court Briefs Filed Today in Appeal of Life-Saving Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
Updated: 2012-10-23 20:43:03Today, attorneys for large power and coal companies will file briefs in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. challenging EPA’s new life-saving Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for coal- and oil-fired power plants. These vital clean air standards will prevent as many as 11,000 premature deaths and 130,000 asthma attacks each year, and [...]The Development of a GIS Methodology to Assess the Potential for Water Resource Contamination due to New Development in the 2012 Olympic Park Site, London
Updated: 2012-10-23 18:01:36Computers & Geosciences, Published online 26 September 2012 A.P. Marchant, V.J. Banks, K.R. Royse, and S.P. Quigley “Highlights We describe the Initial Screening Tool, a GIS for identifying pollutant linkages. The tool aids the assessment of potential risk to groundwater and surface water. The methodology is unique in its use of 3-D geological data. Network [...]Estimating Net Primary Production of Turfgrass in an Urban-Suburban Landscape with QuickBird Imagery
Updated: 2012-10-22 20:33:00Remote Sensing, 2012, 4(4), published online 27 March 2012 Jindong Wu and Marvin E. Bauer “Vegetation is a basic component of urban-suburban environments with significant area coverage. As a major vegetation type in US cities, urban turfgrass provides a range of important ecological services. This study examined the biological carbon fixation of turfgrass in a [...]Greener Plastics or More Greenwash?
Updated: 2012-10-19 18:11:14Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 19 Recent Comment Interesting article although now I am just more concerned about all pl . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Greener Plastics or More Greenwash Written by Philip Proefrock on 19 10 12 While it may sound like a repeat of the Organic Vinyl April Fools joke from a few years ago , new bio-polymers are getting touted as a green alternative for conventional plastic . While there are some positive aspects to using plant-based feedstock rather than fossil materials , Building Green offers a strong critique of the problems still inherent in bio-PVC Avoiding petroleum feedstocks is a good move in general , although the diversion of food crop products is as troubling to us as it is when it is doneBattery Maker A123 Enters Bankruptcy
Updated: 2012-10-17 15:11:16Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 17 Recent Comment Whenever I see a reasonable successful enterprise so swiftly move into . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Battery Maker A123 Enters Bankruptcy Written by Philip Proefrock on 17 10 12 Further bad news for the electric vehicle market comes with word that A123, the company that owns the largest battery manufacturing plant in North America , has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this . week The two A123 manufacturing plants , which have been making batteries for electric vehicles including those built by General Motors and Fisker , will be taken over by Johnson Controls , which is acquiring A123's automotive . assets In addition to its vehicle batteries , A123 also produces cells andCheaper New Anti-Reflective Solar Panel Coatings
Updated: 2012-10-17 01:02:24Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 17 Recent Comment I think every massive energy consumer , should implement solar heating , View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Cheaper New Anti-Reflective Solar Panel Coatings Written by Philip Proefrock on 17 10 12 For efficiency , solar panels need to be as absorbtive as possible of the light that strikes them . Any light that reflects off the panel is not producing energy , so anti-reflective coatings have been studied by researchers trying to boost the performance and efficiency of solar panels . Highly efficient coatings have already been available for a number of years , but recent developments have been able to bring the costs down , as . well The latest coating development from the AustralianAll-Natural Insulation with Expanded Cork Boards
Updated: 2012-10-16 15:56:54Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 16 Recent Comment Cork was used for the refrigeration facility at a local vegetable pack . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it All-Natural Insulation with Expanded Cork Boards Written by Philip Proefrock on 16 10 12 Cork is a very versatile material with a great green pedigree . It is considered a rapidly renewable material because the bark of the cork oak can be harvested without killing the tree , allowing repeated cycles of production over the 200+ year lifespan of the tree . While cork has long been an attractive choice for flooring , it is now being used to provide building insulation boards as . well Like cork flooring , the cork insulation is also made from granules of cork that are left overDenmark Hits Solar Energy Goal 8 Years Early
Updated: 2012-10-11 17:26:50Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 11 Recent Comment This is great and bizarre . I live in Germany . Denmark is in the north . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Denmark Hits Solar Energy Goal 8 Years Early Written by Philip Proefrock on 11 10 12 Installing solar power in Denmark is going faster than planned , and the country has already reached its goal of 200 megawatts of solar capacity . This amount was the goal that the Danish government had set to reach by 2020. At present , the country is adding 36 MW of solar panels each month , and industry predictions are that there will be 1000 MW of solar panels five times the goal installed by 2020. Denmark has one of the highest levels of renewable power installed as a percentage of totalAudi's Carbon Neutral E-Gas
Updated: 2012-10-10 16:02:00Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 10 Recent Comment While I don't think this process is ideal , I'm always glad to hear whe . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Audi's Carbon Neutral E-Gas Written by Philip Proefrock on 10 10 12 Automakers have a strong interest in understanding and improving the fuel market . After all , without a stable fuel infrastructure in place , their products the cars they build are nothing more than big sculptures . So it's not surprising that Audi is involved in a carbon-neutral fuel called . e-gas Working with an organic waste burning facility , CO2 is captured and then combined with electrolytically produced hydrogen powered by clean energy sources like wind and solar to create synthetic methane which isFlaws in the "Organic Food" Study
Updated: 2012-10-09 18:15:00Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 09 Recent Comment While I myself try to eat as organic as possible to reduce the amount View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Flaws in the Organic Food Study Written by Philip Proefrock on 09 10 12 Last month there was a great deal of media attention paid to a study about organic food Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier Than Conventional Alternatives A Systematic Review which was widely cited for concluding that there is no evidence that organic foods are significantly more nutritious than conventional foods . But the study is more spin than significant . science A critique of the study in the New York Times by columnist and food writer Mark Bittman points out the weaknesses and oversimplifications in theZED Forestfree
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Updated: 2012-10-05 18:54:51Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org OCT 05 Recent Comment I think the range will be around 600 km . There was a car pilot projec . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it German Cars Are the Next Wave of EVs Written by Philip Proefrock on 05 10 12 German carmakers are catching up to what other manufacturers are doing , and seem to be coming out with several models incorporating electric drive . According to reports from the Paris Auto Show , an electric drive Mercedes B-Class will be brought to the US market . And a hybrid Volkswagen Jetta is also scheduled to be available for the 2013 model year . An all-electric VW Golf which will be based on the newly introduced 2014 Golf is expected to be released as part of the 2015 line , as . well The