environment

EU green light for UK carbon capture and storage project

Posted in Business on 17th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

A UK project to capture CO2 and bury it under the North Sea looks set to receive a 300m-euro boost from the EU.

Wisconsin Research Shows Green Space Keeps You From Feeling Blue

Posted in Science on 15th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

The more green space in the neighborhood, the happier people reported feeling.

Is global warming just a giant natural fluctuation?

Posted in Science on 13th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

Statistical analysis rules out natural-warming hypothesis with more than 99% certainty.

Carbon Dioxide Levels Climb Into Uncharted Territory for Humans

Posted in Science on 11th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has exceeded 402 parts per million, which is higher than at any time in at least the past 800,000 years.

Northern Europe hit by most bee deaths; EU study

Posted in Science on 9th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

A new study covering 17 EU countries says that far more honeybees are dying in the UK and other parts of northern Europe than in Mediterranean countries.