Surely Some Flora Out There Can Fuel My Car
While the corn ethanol bubble has pretty much popped, serious efforts to find an economically sound and carbon-smart biological-based fuel continue.
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Reality Pricks Corn Ethanol’s Bubble
Cost and carbon have chopped down the high hopes America's Midwest had for growing the nation off climate-changing foreign oil.
Ladies and Gentlemen — Meet the Beetles
A persistent pest from China chomping on American trees spotlights the economic and aesthetic damage that foreign species may cause in new environments.
Can This Fishery Be Saved? Yes!
The death spiral for global fish that has been reported with glum glee by the media can be reversed, according to a blue-ribbon panel of marine scientists.
Drought-Proofing California by 2020
Higher water bills spark ratepayer revolts but may also dampen Californians' proclivity to use more wet stuff than necessary.
The Sourdough Approach to Biomass
If you want to be greener than green when harvesting woody biomass for energy production make sure to leave a little bit behind.
Salting it Away (and Other Problems with Nuclear Waste)
Germany's vaunted salt mine solution for low-level nuclear waste has proven to be full of holes.
California Sticks Toe in Green Chemistry Pond
While lots of places and people are interested in sustainable chemistry, California has become a pioneer in requiring it.
Ponderous Polluters Let a Little Light Shine in
A cargo ship that generates some of its power from the sun may shine a light on ways to reduce transportation's dirty little secret — the world's oil-powered fleets are hideous global warmers.
We Gotta Eat ’em to Save ’em
Farm biodiversity is disappearing. If we would just eat endangered crops and livestock now, restoring their role in the food supply, we could save them from extinction.