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Ancient Roman Concrete Reveals Secret to Cutting Carbon Emissions
The chemical secrets of a concrete Roman breakwater that has spent the last 2,000 years submerged in the Mediterranean Sea have been uncovered by...
Brazil’s Carbon Emissions Dropped by 39 percent
Greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil fell by nearly 39 percent in the five years before 2010, largely because of reductions in the amount of...
Microsoft Pledges to Become Carbon Neutral by July 1
Weeks after coming under fire for using excessive energy for cloud computing, Microsoft announced it will become carbon neutral across all of its operations...
Virgin Develops Jet Fuel With Half the Carbon Footprint of Others
Virgin Atlantic Airways and LanzaTech are developing an aviation fuel that will cut in half the carbon footprint of conventional flights.
Instead of using plant stock...
UK Pledges to Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2025
The British government on Tuesday pledged to cut the country's carbon emissions in half by 2025 — part of its legally mandated commitment to...
Rocket Nozzles Could Pull Carbon From Coal Power Plants
An aerospace firm is working to turn rocket nozzle technology into a novel method for pulling carbon dioxide from the smokestacks of coal-burning power...
U.S. Carbon Emissions Dropped 7 Percent in 2009
According to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, carbon emissions were slashed by a record 7% in 2009--a drop of...
Pearl Jam Offsets Carbon from Latest Tour With New Trees
The rock band Pearl Jam has donated $210,000 to the Seattle-based Cascade Land Conservancy for the planting of native trees and shrubs to offset...
Company to Recycle Carbon Dioxide into Gasoline
Until we live in a society dominated by hydrogen and electric vehicles, new bio-fuel and carbon capture technologies can help us lower our dependence...
New Technologies Suck Carbon Right Out of Air
A variety of new technologies are gearing up to grab climate-warming carbon right out of the air. This is different from trapping carbon...
Good News on Carbon Emissions, But Can It Last?
Global greenhouse gas emissions are in sharp retreat . There's nothing like a recession to help clear the air of toxins and drive...
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Drop in 2008
The government reported Wednesday that energy-related carbon dioxide emissions declined by 2.8% last year compared to 2007, the largest annual drop since the...
Canada Allots Almost $1Billion to Carbon Capture
The Canadian government announced details of the C$1 billion ($860 million) clean energy fund it promised in February. The lion's share of the...
Disney Company to Cut Carbon Emissions, Encourage Green Living
The Walt Disney Company has released a set of strategic environmental goals to reduce emissions, waste, electricity and fuel use, along with its impact...
Pioneering Italian Carbon-Neutral Farm
A range of new technologies is being installed at a pioneering carbon-neutral farm in the central region of Umbria as part of an experiment...
Dell Declares Carbon Neutral Status
Dell has met its carbon neutral goal ahead of schedule, achieving a major milestone in its commitment to green power sources and energy-efficiency. Dell...
UK Schools Go Green and Join Carbon Trading Scheme
"State schools are to be included under the government's new domestic carbon emissions trading scheme from April 2010, the environment minister said on Wednesday....
Tesco Launches Carbon-Labeling on Products
Tesco, the world's third-largest food store launched a carbon labeling system that makes it easy for shoppers to compare the carbon footprint created by...
Bishops Urge Cutting Back on Carbon for Lent
Bishops in London and Liverpool are championing a new kind of 40-day fast calling on Britons to cut back on carbon, rather than chocolate...
Green Visionaries Unveil Plan for World’s First Carbon-Neutral, Waste-Free, Car-Free City
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is awash in profitable oil reserves yet pouring billions into renewable- and sustainable-energy technologies...