Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin in April unveiled a bacterium that produces cellulose and glucose that can be turned into ethanol and other biofuels. If production can be ramped up, the bacteria’s byproducts can be used in transportation as a substitute for oil and gas.
The Energy Information Administration announced May 27 that world energy consumption is expected to increase by 44 percent in the next 20 years. The agency, which is the independent statistical and analytical agency within the U.S.
Two weeks into the rollout of the third-generation Toyota Prius hybrid car in Japan, sales are surging, according to a top dealer in Japan, the Associated Press has reported.
Relieved you switched from plastic drinking bottles to plastic-free metal containers? A new study the Harvard School of Public Health announced May 21 will have you thanking yourself.
“Soda bottle”—the image you might first think of is a bottle of Coke. But the word “plant” probably conjures up far different thoughts, about trees, maybe a factory, or perhaps even your countertop flower pot,
Carbon dioxide is the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases. A by-product of coal plants, CO2 rises up into the atmosphere and traps heat from escaping our planet, thus contributing to global warming. The state of Pennsylvania is the third largest contributor to global warming in the U.S., and alone accounts for 1 percent of the world’s annual CO2 emissions.
