13-07-09 Environmental researchers at Harvard University have published evidence that significant reductions in mercury emissions will be necessary just to stabilize current levels of the toxic element in the environment. So much mercury persists in surface...
13-03-19 A new National Research Council report finds that by the year 2050, the U.S. may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for light-duty vehicles -- cars and small trucks -- via a combination of more efficie...
12-08-28 Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals that pour into the air -- including carbon dioxide by more than 90 percent -- at a cost of 25 percent efficiency, according to a simple math-driven formula designed by a t...
11-12-19 In pursuit of riches and energy over the last 5,000 years, humans have released into the environment 385,000 tons of mercury, the source of numerous health concerns, according to a new study that challenges the idea that releases of the metal are on...
11-12-06 Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49 per cent in the last two decades, according to the latest figures by an international team, including researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Unive...
11-04-02 Cars will be banned from London and all other cities across Europe under a draconian EU masterplan to cut CO2 emissions by 60 per cent over the next 40 years. 为严格执行欧盟减少二氧化碳排量的总体规划,欧盟将禁止汽车在伦敦和欧洲所有其他城市行驶。欧盟...
10-12-10 CANCUN, Mexico, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's President Felipe Calderon called for nations at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to focus on mechanisms(机制,机构) that will reduce emissions and halt the rise in average world temperatures at...
10-09-28 Electric cars hold greater promise for reducing emissions and lowering U.S. oil imports than a national renewable portfolio(公文包,文件夹) standard, according to research conducted by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. This asse...
10-09-27 As the shipping industry's emissions(排放物) are predicted to continue to grow in the future, the UK will fail to meet its commitment to avoid dangerous climate change if additional cuts are not made to other sectors. According to a University of...
10-09-11 Israeli start-up firm Tawkon has developed software to measure mobile telephone handset radiation aimed at helping users reduce exposure to emissions without giving up their phones. 以色列新兴企业陶肯公司最新研发出一款手机辐射监测软件,使用户既不需...