Carbon Sequestration

National Trust Releases 'What's Your Beef?' Report

Andrew Gunther | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Co2, Carbon, Carbon Sequestration, Beef, Cattle, Grassfed, Sustainable, Gunther, Food News
Andrew Gunther

A recent report from the UK's highly respected National Trust has confirmed: Feeding cattle on grass throughout their life-cycle is the most environmentally sustainable way to raise beef.

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This Week in Climate Science: A Triassic Warning, Carbon-Absorbing Forests, and Amazon Dams

David Kroodsma | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Reservoirs, Soil, Climate Change, Extinction, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Science, Carbon Dioxide, Greenhouse Gases, Hydropower, Ice Sheets, Global Warming, Coral Reefs, Sea Level Rise, Triassic, Green News
David Kroodsma

Coral Reefs are in deep trouble due to warming and acidifying oceans, but they may not be in as much danger as previously thought.

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Dow Asks, What's the Business Case for Protecting Nature?

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Hawken, Biomimicry, The Nature Conservancy, Airbus, Ecosystem Services, Drought-Resistant Crops, Hunter Lovins, Michelle Lapinski, Amory Lovins, Gibson Guitars, Mark Tercek, Sharksuit, Glenn Prickett, Natural Capitalism, Dow Chemical, Carbon Sequestration, Biodiversity, Neil Hawkins, Speedo, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Andy Liveris, Green News
Andrew Winston

The business logic for protecting nature has always been a harder sell than making the case for other green initiatives. Dow is now tackling this issue, working with The Nature Conservancy to try and make the business logic clearer.

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Here Come a Bunch of Bills Aimed at Blocking EPA's Ability to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Christopher Mims | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbon, Energy, Epa, Clean Air Act, Biomass, Solar, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Renewables, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Coal, Methane, China, Epa Regulations, Greehouse Gas Emmissions, Wind Turbines, Green News
Christopher Mims

The Climate Post offers a rundown of the week in climate and energy news The Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mic...

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Mitch Daniels's Presidential Prospects Could Be Dimmed by Power Plant Scandal

Carol Polsgrove | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Duke Energy, Coal Gasification, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, Peabody Energy, Carbon Sequestration, Bear Run Mine, Edwardsport, Mitch Daniels President, Politics News
Carol Polsgrove

Anyone who thinks Indiana's Republican Governor Mitch Daniels should run for president hasn't paid much attention to the dark cloud hanging over Duke Energy's new coal gasification plant.

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A Whale of a Climate Story

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Dioxide, Endangered Species, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Animals, Whales, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

Restoring populations of all whale species to pre-industrial levels could remove up to 160,000 tons of carbon annually. Whale carcasses tend to sink to the bottom of the sea, removing most of their carbon for thousands of years.

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Green Screen: Living Face Mask Captures Carbon And Filters Bacteria

Ecouterre | Jasmin Malik Chua | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Olumbia University?S Graduate School of Architecture, Green Screen Bacteria, Green Technology, Carbon Sequestration, Living Face Mask, Green Screen Face Mask, Airborne Bacteria, Project Greenway, Green Screen Carbon, Green Screen, Green News

Made with pulp derived from fungal spores, along with seeds that eventually sprout, this concept face mask blows its high-concept competition clear aw...

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An Old Prayer for Clean Coal: Strip-Mining Jesus

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbon Capture and Storage, Dirty Coal, Ccs, Clean Coal, Jesus, Carbon-Sequestration, Clean Jobs, Christians, Coal, Green News
Jeff Biggers

"And upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew: 16:13-18. Declaring his intent to chart a p...

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Carbon Storage Bill In New Mexico

AP | SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbon Capture and Storage, Underground Caverns, New Mexico, Wyoming, Carbon Sequestration, Denver News

SANTA FE, N.M. — Rancher Jack Chatfield sees untapped value in the spaces that lie beneath New Mexico's dusty landscape. But he said the state n...

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The Oxymoron of Clean Coal (Joe Biden Had it Right Before He Had it Wrong.)

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Sweden, Flue Gas Treatment, John McCain, Air Particulates, Iceland, Goethermal Energy, Wind Energy, Carbon Emissions, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Vp Debate, Pushker Kharecha, Acid Rain, Joe Biden, Gasification, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Geothermal Extraction, Renewable Resources, Solar Energy, Carbon Storage and Capture, Carbon Sequestration, Mercury, James Hansen, Clean Coal, Ethanol, Department of Energy, Coal Mining, Simran Sethi, Brazi, Green News
Simran Sethi

Clean coal is a lie. The catch-all term is used by politicians and coal advocates alike to lull the American public into complacency.

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What Role for U.S. Carbon Sequestration?

Robert Stavins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Cap and Trade, Carbon Sequestration, Waxman-Markey, Green News
Robert Stavins

Should biological carbon sequestration be part of U.S. climate legislation?

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Ecoflation -- Business Beware

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Environment, Cap and Trade, Environmental Degradation, Green Living, Carbon Taxes, Green Energy, Cap-and-Trade, Carbon Sequestration, Reuters, Business News
Diane Francis

Consumers will pay more for everything, a form of green inflation, notably in developed countries where environmental activists and laws are demanding responsiveness to concerns.

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For Algae's Next Trick, It Will Clean Up The World

Huffington Post, Reuters | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Algae, Biofuels, Carbon Sequestration, Green Technology, Green News

If you've been at the bottom of the food chain for millions of years, you'd better have a few tricks up your sleeve. Algae, the tiny green plants with...

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Environment Slips As Key Factor In Virginia Presidential Vote

Mark Meier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: sciencedebate2008, Charlottesville Virginia Election 2008, Cap and Trade, Green Collar Jobs, Virginia Uranium, League of Conservation Voters, Virginia Environment, Assateague National Seashore, Environment McCain, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Offshore Drilling, National Academy of Sciences, Charlottesville Virginia Obama, Environment Obama, Carbon Sequestration, Environment Election 2008, Gallup September, Laura Kolar, Green Economy, Steve Keach, Home News
Mark Meier

The presidential race in Virginia is heating up--so is the environment. In the same week that an autumn heat wave brought 80º days to the Commonwealt...

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The Hole Truth

Kate Sheppard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Climate, Carbon Sequestration, Environment, Muckraker, Climate Change, News, US Epa, Green News
Kate Sheppard

The EPA proposes new regulations for injecting carbon into the ground.

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California Has Slipped One Past The E.P.A.

Harry Fuller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Epa, Forest, Carbon Sequestration, Ecotimber, Greenhouse Gases, Municipal Garbage Collectors, Lewis Buchner, Auto Emissions, Construction, Pollution, California, Business News
Harry Fuller

Next year California takes a major step forward for the environment. A new California regulation takes effect January 1, 2009. As far as I can tell o...

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