Newly Discovered Organic Chemical Captures CO2 And Helps Creating Eco-Friendly Plastics
3 June 2010 | Green Technology | 2 Comments
A significant breakthrough has been done by researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore. They discovered some classes of organic chemicals that can bind with CO2 molecules from the atmosphere to form a new kind of plastic that is BPA (bisphenol A) free.
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Fraction Remained Constant In The Last 150 Years, Study Reveals
2 January 2010 | Green News | 4 Comments
The whole “carbon dioxide” puzzle is a lot more complicated matter than most scientist tend to think. Many new research that surfaced lately come to disprove most of their paradigms about this greenhouse gas. It represents about 0.04% of the Earth’s atmosphere but it is a vital gas for the Planet well-being. A major part of the carbon dioxide emitted through human activity does not remain in the atmosphere, but it is absorbed by the oceans and by the Earth’s ecosystems. Less than half, 45 percent, of the CO2 amount still lingers in the atmosphere. Also a new study comes now to show that for the last 150 years, the carbon dioxide fraction has not risen at all.
AIRS – New Tool For CO2 Research Unveils Amazing Breakthroughs
30 December 2009 | Green Technology | 1 Comment
NASA – the “National Aeronautics and Space Administration” developed a new tool for a better understanding of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere, its movement and transport. The new device is called AIRS – “Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Instrument” and is placed on the NASA’s Aqua spacecraft. It takes daily measurements of concentration carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
CO2 emissions – Produced in 3 ways
25 November 2009 | Green News | No Comments
CO2 released in the atmosphere is nothing but a source of environmental pollution, a factor with a huge role in global warming process. We all know that carbon dioxide is the result of fossil fuel combustion (coal, oil or natural gas). Currently, highest carbon emissions are produced by cars, trucks and non-nuclear power plants. Because of that, urban areas are considered as areas with high concentration of carbon dioxide. To reduce the effects of pollution, carbon dioxide can be captured and stored. Today, carbon dioxide effects on atmosphere is a controversial issue.
Stressed Plants Could Negatively Influence the Climate
18 August 2009 | Green News | 1 Comment
On “My Green Treasure” we talked several times about the factors influencing climate evolution and global warming. We strive to present some unusual factors that were not so popular lately. Today I want to start from the next idea: plants can positively influence the climate but on the other hand could lead to an intensification of global warming process.