Powering Earth from Space: Can We Solve Our Energy Crisis Without Destroying the Environment?

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By Roberto Guerra, Sustainable Brands There is immense potential for sustainable innovation in the ever-growing space economy — in ways that could bring the industry’s own impacts, and an infinite source of solar power, back down to Earth. Ever since the Soviets launched the first satellite into outer space on October 4, …

Scientists Develop Artificial Worm Gut to Break Down Plastics

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By Nanyang Technological University, Phys.Org A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed an artificial worm gut to break down plastics, offering hope for a nature-inspired method to tackle the global plastic pollution problem. By feeding worms with plastics and cultivating microbes found in their guts, researchers …

How a Rare Earth Facility in Canada Wants to Clean Up the Dirty Side of Green Energy

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By John Lorinc, Corporate Knights The plant in Saskatchewan won’t just showcase less environmentally damaging processes. It also wants to take a bite out of a supply chain dominated by China. At some point this year, in an unprepossessing 120,000-square-foot box on the outskirts of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, technicians will flip …

MIT Researchers Have Discovered a Remarkable New Way to Clean Up Air Pollution — By Starting With Our Oceans

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By Brett Aresco, Yahoo Tech from The Cool Down Carbon capture — commonly thought of as the use of technology to remove carbon dioxide from the air — is a hotly debated topic. Though the U.S. Department of Energy committed $131 million to various carbon capture projects, opponents claim that focus on carbon capture …

Can You Make a Wind Farm Out of Wood? Meet the Swedish Start-Up Making Clean Energy Even Greener

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By Angela Symons, Euronews This Swedish start-up is making wind towers from wood and slashing CO2 emissions. Wind power is a major piece of the puzzle in decarbonising the grid. But the giant constructions usually rely on carbon-intensive materials like steel. Swedish start-up Modvion is channelling Scandi design to combat …

The EPA’s New Methane Rule Includes an Innovative Way to Stop ‘Super Emitters’

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By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Grist Satellites and aircraft will help oil-and-gas watchdogs find and report large leaks. Scientists with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory were flying a plane equipped with a visible-infrared imaging spectrometer over an oil field in California’s San Joaquin Valley when they made a worrisome discovery. Images produced …

New Research Reveals ‘Shocking’ Information About Everyday Lawn Equipment: ‘It’s Really Counterintuitive’

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By Rick Kazmer, The Cool Down “Battery technology has come a long way.” The old adage, “big things come in small packages,” unfortunately holds true for engine pollution. Research reported on by Grist found that lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and weed eaters can produce more air pollution than much larger, gas-guzzling vehicles — even more than …