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Six Quiet Climate Villains
By Escape The Illusion on August 2, 2010 | No Comments
By Rebecca Boyle. If you’re reading PopSci, you probably already know all about the latest efforts to offset carbon dioxide emissions, engineer clean building materials and combat pollution from traditional energy sources like coal and oil. But you may be less aware of the more insidious clim... -
Switching Off Your Lights Has a Bigger Impact Than Yo...
By Escape The Illusion on July 25, 2010 | 3 Comments
Switching off lights, turning the television off at the mains and using cooler washing cycles could have a much bigger impact on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power stations than previously thought, according to a new study published this month in the journal Energy Policy. The study shows ... -
Aluminum Plays Key Role in World’s First Hybrid Sol...
By Escape The Illusion on June 16, 2010 | No Comments
Written by Tina Casey. A global aluminum company called Norsk Hydro is supporting green jobs in the U.S. through its Extrusion Americas unit, which operates 12 aluminum extrusion facilities in the U.S. Two of the company’s southeastern U.S. facilities will supply aluminum frames and other parts f... -
Gulf spill helps revive left-for-dead energy legislat...
By Escape The Illusion on June 13, 2010 | 4 Comments
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau. Reporting from Washington — Passing a major energy bill seemed virtually impossible a few weeks ago, but Democrats, bolstered by public anger over the gulf oil spill, are pushing for legislation with renewed hope of success. A new energy bill could be sh... -
Can We ‘Cool The Planet’ Through Geoengin...
By Escape The Illusion on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment
For years, environmental and energy researchers have been working on solutions to stop or slow down the effects of global warming. One approach that has recently gained popularity is what scientists call geoengineering — the idea that Earth can essentially be retrofitted with technology to red... -
Underwater Vehicle Can Go Forever
By Escape The Illusion on May 12, 2010 | No Comments
By Chris Milton. It’s every good American’s dream to be able to hop into your car and drive. And drive and drive and drive. Without having to fill up: no stopping, no emissions, no nothing. Just lots of lovely driving through prairies, towns, cities, forest, canyons .. heck, whatever takes your ... -
CUTTING CARBON… BY LAW
By Escape The Illusion on April 20, 2010 | 1 Comment
By Bruce Mulliken, Green Energy News. Tax day, the anti-holiday, the day every taxpayer in the US dreads, has come and gone. The paperwork that states our income, or lack there of, has been sent by the April 15 deadline to the Feds so that they can tax us according to the law. We live in a system th... -
Mexico Adopts Sustainable Water Disinfection in Chiap...
By Escape The Illusion on April 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
Written by Tina Casey. Working with the social investment group FEMSA, the government of Chiapas, Mexico is introducing sustainable disinfection technology to 175 local water systems, in support of the United Nations’ Millenium Development Goals partnership to reduce extreme poverty, hunger and di... -
Canadian Scientists Put the Hex on Hexane Emissions
By Escape The Illusion on March 31, 2010 | No Comments
So who knew? The manufacture of cooking oil involves hexane, a solvent that separates the oil from crushed seeds. Hexane is a volatile organic compound found in gasoline. Hexane is also a degreaser used in the printing industry. It dissolves glues, varnishes, and inks. Aside from the ick factor ... -
Hair Conditioning Shampoo Component Captures 90% of C...
By Escape The Illusion on March 28, 2010 | No Comments
Aminosilicones are regularly used in hair-conditioning shampoos and fabric softeners, but recently they show usefulness in fighting global warming by filtering carbon dioxide out of flue gases from coal plants. The discovery has been reported at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical So...











































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