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 …

Molecular Recycling Could Be Crucial to Realizing a Circular Economy

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By Tom Idle, Sustainable Brands We caught up with Eastman’s Plastics Division President, Scott Ballard, who explained the potential of molecular recycling as the company prepares to show the world what’s possible. Eastman is set to open one of the world’s largest plastic-to-plastic, molecular-recycling facilities in the world at its Kingsport, Tennessee headquarters. It will …

They Went Hunting for Fossil Fuels. What they Found Could Help Save the World

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By Laura Paddison, CNN When two scientists went looking for fossil fuels beneath the ground of northeastern France, they did not expect to discover something which could supercharge the effort to tackle the climate crisis. Jacques Pironon and Phillipe De Donato, both directors of research at France’s National Centre of Scientific Research, …

New Method Proposed to Improve the Ocean Observational Network in the Tropical Western Pacific

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Phys.Org In Figures (a) and (b), the colors depict the uncertainty levels before and after ENSO, short for the El Niño and Southern Oscillation, is the most influential interannual oscillation, and significantly impacts global climate. The Tropical Pacific Observation System (TPOS), including moored buoys, plays an important role in understanding, …

A ‘Whalecam’, Seals v. Sharks and Fish that Play Dead: it’s Planet Earth III

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By Tara Conlan, The Gurdian A southern right whale filmed in the shallow waters of Península Valdés, Argentina in a shot from the series. Photograph: BBC Studios As a new series promises breathtaking footage obtained by groundbreaking technology, children are the new target audience. A detachable “whalecam”, remote underwater cameras operated …

From Landfills to Biogas and Healthier Crops: The Anaerobic Digestion Revolution

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By Shawn Kreloff, Sustainable Brands The role of waste-management practices in our journey towards a more sustainable future cannot be overstated. Anaerobic digestion’s multitude of benefits demonstrate its potential to turn ‘waste’ into valuable resources. Each week, more than 1 million tons of food waste are incinerated or sent to landfills in …