Environment & Geology

Magazine articles on environmental science and geology.

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Chemistry World August 21, 2009 Hepeng Jia	China's emissions to peak early A new report suggests that China's carbon emissions could peak in 2030, twenty years earlier than previously estimated.
Insurance & Technology August 19, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Hurricane Bill Now Category 4, Expected to Miss U.S., Bermuda Latest forecasts indicate that neither the U.S. or Bermuda likely to be affected by Hurricane Bill, though Nova Scotia could feel the effects of the storm early next week, according to some scenarios.
Chemistry World August 13, 2009 Helen Carmichael	US officials probe hydrogen fluoride incidents A sudden release of propane and highly toxic hydrogen fluoride gas from an ExxonMobil refinery in Joliet, Illinois led to two employees being rushed to hospital last week.
Fast Company September 2009 Tim McKeough	Pollution All Over the Map French company Sensaris uses sensors to aggregate info about smoggy hot spots.
Chemistry World August 11, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Urban materials trigger air pollution Independent teams of researchers in the UK and the US have shown that nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere can participate in chemical reactions on the surfaces of buildings, indoors and outdoors.
Chemistry World August 6, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Organic aerosol mystery solved Scientists believe they may have cracked an important conundrum in atmospheric chemistry: how a volatile molecule released by plants helps to form aerosols that can have a profound effect on weather and climate systems.
Popular Mechanics August 6, 2009 Andrew Moseman	Spying For Science: Military Satellites Aid Civilian Research Environmental scientists can benefit from the information dispersed by military satellites
Chemistry World August 3, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Weaving with bacteria Bacteria-packed fabrics that can suck pollutants out of water have been made by American researchers.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2009 Robert Steyer	Betting Against God Casino investors must beware bad weather as much as bad balance sheets.
Chemistry World July 30, 2009 James Urquhart	Water linked to mantle oxidation US scientists have used an emerging technique to analyse minuscule samples of magma derived from the Earth's mantle in different tectonic environments and discovered a direct link between water content and the oxidation state of iron within the sample.
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