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Oregon university plans to develop new rechargeable battery
A research team led by Oregon State University is planning to develop a new rechargeable battery that could reduce the need for environmentally destructive mining of rare minerals like nickel and lithium and accelerate the clean energy transition.
Researchers harness algae to 'grow' construction cement
The massive worldwide pouring of concrete as developers densify cities could be transformed, eliminating heat-trapping pollution into the atmosphere, by switching to a new kind of cement created in Colorado — cement that is “grown” by harnessing tiny sea organisms.
Reinventing cement: Colorado researchers aim for CO2 drawdown by "growing" cities of future
The massive worldwide pouring of concrete as developers densify cities could be transformed, eliminating heat-trapping pollution into the atmosphere, by switching to a new kind of cement created in Colorado — cement that is “grown” by harnessing tiny sea organisms.
Competing reports offer different outlook on Ohio Valley's petrochemical future
Environmental groups and some financial analysts are warning the risk is growing for plastics and petrochemical manufacturers.
‘It’s summer, Chuck.’ Cornyn climate-change quip draws heated response
Cornyn says the reaction “proves the left/so-called progressives have zero sense of humor."
Houstonians spend 27 percent of family energy budget on air conditioning
Households in the hot and humid Southwest spend 27 percent of their home energy budget on air conditioning, the most anywhere in the United States, the U.S. Department of Energy reported Monday.