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Methane: the quick fix for global warming?
Tom Levitt
18th February, 2010
Its short lifespan and greater potency means tackling methane emissions now could have a dramatic effect on atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations more...
Can we control pollution?
Edward Goldsmith
December, 1979
Thirty years ago Edward Goldsmith’s article ‘Can we control pollution?’ wondered what happens to pollution once we have ‘disposed’ of it more...
Can cows help stop climate change?
Ed Hamer
15th September, 2009
Meat, dairy... in fact, livestock in general has in recent years joined the ranks of the 4x4 and the short-haul flight. But could a change in the way we graze animals not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but even remove them from the atmosphere? more...
ExxonMobil and Venter sign $600 million algae biofuel deal
Ecologist
15th July, 2009
Oli giant ExxonMobil has signed a $600 million deal with controversial genome scientist J Craig Venter to develop biofuels made from algae more...
Draining paddy fields could cut methane from rice production
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Chinese scientists have discovered that draining rice paddies just once every growing season may help reduce global methane emissions from the industry by almost a third more...
Power On - Energy from Waste
Jon Hughes and Mark Anslow
1st November, 2007
Each year, UK livestock produce some 60 million tonnes of collectable faeces. If left to run into water-courses or even spread on fields, this waste can lead to the same problems associated with excessive fertiliser use – algal blooms and aquatic life starved of oxygen.more...
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