Archive for July, 2008

National Environmental Performance rankings

29th 2008f July, 2008, Peter

The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) of countries around the world, produced by Yale and Columbia Universities in the USA, is available here.  The UK scores 86.3 out of 100, which ranks it 14 in the world.
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A Solution to Global Warming

22nd 2008f July, 2008, Jon

Miracle process revealed! Or so it seems as yet. It is proven that adding calcium hydroxide (lime) to seawater causes it to absorb far more CO2 from the atmosphere than usual. Scientists have announced that the feasibility of extracting the necessary lime from limestone does not have to be counter-beneficial and as costly as previously [...]

NF3: The Booming Greenhouse Gas

11th 2008f July, 2008, Jon

Until recently it has been unknown how detrimental to the environment nitrogen triflouride (NF3) really is. The chemical is used in LED’s that back light LCD screens on mobile phones, televisions, monitors and in other electronics used in various industries. Despite the chemical not being monitored by the Kyoto Protocol (or any environmental agency) it [...]

Carbon Capture for cars

8th 2008f July, 2008, Jon

According to CNET, scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have devised a system for ‘decarbonsizing‘ hydrocarbon fuels used in vehicles today (gasoline, methanol), separating the carbon from the hydrogen so that only heat, water and nitrogen (which is dealt with by the catalytic converter) are released from the exhaust into the atmosphere. This means [...]