Tag: environment

The new French government is expected to have environmental concerns as an important point of policy.  APCO Worldwide forecasts: The environmental conference is expected to take place in July; this will be an important milestone in the process to define the environmental and energy policy of France – somehow like the–well-remembered–Grenelle de l’Environnement was in […]

Learn more

Source:  PNNL News Release, February 29, 2012. Just as a wine glass vibrates and sometimes breaks when a diva sings the right note, carbon dioxide vibrates when light or heat serenades it.  When it does, carbon dioxide exhibits a vibrational puzzle known as Fermi resonance.  Now, researchers studying geologic carbon storage have learned a bit […]

Learn more

By Tom Ranken, Washington Clean Technology Alliance Hours after the President’s State of the Union Address, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson came to Seattle to talk about the economy, cleantech, and the environment. Since being named President Obama’s cabinet member in charge of environmental protection, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson leads federal efforts to protect the […]

Learn more

Source:  PNNL Press Release, January 18, 2012. For some time, researchers have explored flammable ice for low-carbon or alternative fuel or as a place to store carbon dioxide. Now, a computer analysis of the ice and gas compound, known as a gas hydrate, reveals key details of its structure. The results show that hydrates can […]

Learn more

Source: Robert McClur (InvestigateWest) and Katie Campbell (KCTS Earthfix), Crosscut, December 16, 2011. In Washington wood smoke is now the leading cause of air pollution, leaving residents of Tacoma and other highly-polluted areas, literally, gasping for air. The warning label on the wrapping of neatly split firewood is one we’re more accustomed to seeing on […]

Learn more