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News & Articles By Edsel Cook
08/23/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists look at the sleep cycles of trees to reveal stress and disease in crops
A study involving more than 20 different species of trees uncovered a mysterious cycle of canopy movement that takes place during the night. Furthermore, each species adhered to a different sleep cycle. An article in Science Daily states that changes to this overnight movement could be used to diagnose any anomalies in crops that are […]
08/18/2018
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By Edsel Cook
“The potential is huge!” say researchers who were able to develop advanced biofuels using only existing power plants
A decade’s worth of studies on biomass gasification has finally delivered “huge” results for Swedish researchers. In a Science Daily article, they announced breakthroughs in conversion technology that would let countries like Sweden produce large amounts of renewable fuels without the need to build expensive new power plants. Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers) energy expert […]
08/18/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Useful way to repurpose invasive weeds: Water hyacinth, an invasive plant to river ecosystems, may prove useful for oil sorption
Those thick clumps of water hyacinth clogging our waterways might be useful for something, after all. A Thai study suggested that the invasive floating plant can be turned into biodegradable adsorption materials that can clean up oil spills better than polypropylene-based sorbents. The findings were published in the International Organization of Scientific Research. Polypropylene is a […]
08/18/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Dangerous, toxic, potentially catastrophic: Tailing ponds for copper mine quietly being planned upstream from the St. Louis River, Lake Superior
A Global Research article drew attention to the quiet plans of a foreign corporation to set up insufficiently secure toxic tailing ponds for its copper mine sited upstream of the vital St. Louis River in Minnesota. According to the article, PolyMet Mining is planning to set up an “enormously dangerous [and] potentially catastrophic” lagoon that will store […]
08/17/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Impact of electric buses starting to become obvious – 279,000 barrels of fuel a day won’t be needed this year
Seven years ago, everyone had a good laugh at the electric bus demonstrated by Chinese company BYD. Now the fossil fuel industry isn’t laughing anymore because these vehicles are saving 233,000 barrels of fuel each day, a Bloomberg report states. Electric buses are not just changing the way people travel within urban environments. By reducing […]
08/14/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Unexpected discovery could pave the way to more efficient biofuels and bioproducts
An ordinary yet important enzyme might be the key to unlocking even more riches out of plants. In an article on News Wise, Tennessee-based researchers announced that the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase could make it much easier to turn plants into valuable biofuels and bioproducts. Amino acids are vital for both plants and the organisms […]
08/09/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Biologists: Acid lakes are a new threat to our environment
The seas are not the only bodies of water that are turning more acidic due to air pollution. A new scientific paper warns that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is turning freshwater bodies into acidic lakes, an article in New Scientist states. Recently published in the scientific journal Current Biology, the paper investigated four water […]
08/02/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Fracking companies are making HUGE money by crippling the environment with plastic
Fracking companies are the real-life equivalent of super-villain Lootin’ Plunder from the old Captain Planet cartoons. An EcoWatch article described the fracking industry’s profitable business model, where they earn billions of dollars of profits by encouraging petrochemical companies to overproduce plastic products made from shale fuel. Fuels extracted through hydraulic fracking processes are sold to customers like petrochemical companies […]
08/02/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Adding silicate rocks to farmland could restore soil, protect against pests and disease, and capture CO2, improving global food security
The groundbreaking results of a new British-led study suggested a simple yet profoundly effective way to improve global food supplies and cut down on carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution: Farm crops with crushed silicate rocks. An international research team headed by University of Sheffield researchers have found that the addition of crushed silicate rocks brought significant advantages […]
07/15/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Sandia National Laboratories receives $10m from DOE to design a cheaper and more efficient solar energy system
The U.S. Department of Natural Energy (DOE) has bestowed a $10.5 million grant on a New Mexico-based research and development laboratory. In return, the researchers will come up with a cheaper and better version of an existing utility-scale solar power system, an article in News Wise states. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) will be refining “concentrated […]
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