Reuters By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a sweeping plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. power industry, one of the biggest steps so far in its effort to decarbonize the economy to fight climate change. The proposal would limit how much …
New atomic-scale understanding of catalysis could unlock massive energy savings
Date: April 6, 2023 Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Summary: In an advance they consider a breakthrough in computational chemistry research, chemical engineers have developed a model of how catalytic reactions work at the atomic scale. This understanding could allow engineers and chemists to develop more efficient catalysts and tune industrial …
Newly discovered probiotic could protect Caribbean corals threatened by deadly, devastating disease
New treatment offers an alternative to antibiotic treatment, reducing risk of resistant pathogenic bacteria Source: Smithsonian Summary: Researchers have discovered the first effective bacterial probiotic for treating and preventing stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), a mysterious ailment that has devastated Florida’s coral reefs since 2014 and is rapidly spreading …
Seaweed recycling startups get funded, as Sargassum bloom hits Florida
Dan Primack, author of Axios Pro Rata Beach in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on March 16. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Carbonwave, a Boston-based startup that “upcycles” Sargassum seaweed into biomaterials, raised $5 million in venture capital funding led by an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers. Why it matters: The largest-ever blob of Sargassum …
Unlocking the Potential of Digital Climate Entrepreneurship
April 20, 2023 1:15 to 2:45 PM EDT Alert colleagues Register to get the recording link Register Breakthroughs in digital climate entrepreneurship have the potential to drive significant progress toward a more sustainable future by leveraging the power of information technology to address the urgent challenge of climate change. Blockchain …
US needs vessels, faster permits to hit offshore wind targets
March 29 – A recent report by U.S. researchers highlighted the efforts needed to meet President Biden’s target of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030. Around 2,100 turbines and foundations, 6,800 miles of cable, 58 crew transfer vessels and four to six turbine installation vessels are required …
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board names Advanced Technology Center after President Carol S. Spalding
“We at Ethical Markets Media salute our amazing member of our global Advisory Board, Dr. Carol Spaulding for this outstanding achievement! Congratulations dear Carol! ~Hazel Henderson, Editor” The College’s cutting-edge facility at the North Carolina Research Campus will be known as the Dr. Carol S. Spalding Advanced Technology Center …
Perspectives: Freedom Fuel in the USA and Abroad
Severing the Umbilical Cord By Rinaldo S. Brutoco The following Perspectives column was published in the April 28, 2022 (online and printed) edition of the Montecito Journal as well as on the World Business Academy website. On April 14th this column introduced the concept of “Freedom Fuel.” It outlined the potential unlocked by shifting from a planetary fuel …
Ukraine, COVID and climate: the green economy response ?
“Ethical Markets, a founding member of this Green Economy Coalition links to this largest global coalition for transitioning from dependency on fossil and nuclear energy to the renewable, knowledge-richer renewables of the Solar Age, all now cheaper and more efficient, offering inclusionary and just sharing of all resources for our common planetary future. Read on: …
Ditching the plug
On the road to wireless charging Mike de Socio April 19, 2022 A trial of the first wireless, in-road charging system for electric vehicles in the United States is coming — and there’s perhaps no place more fitting for this pilot than Detroit. The city that led the nation’s first wave …