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Tag: Great Greenness

  • Guest Post: How to Save Water During Droughts

    Many parts of the U.S. are experiencing early drought conditions again this year, including Texas, Colorado and Southern California. Lack of rainfall negatively affects agriculture, livestock, and drinking water quality. Drought also increases the risk of destructive wildfires. Because agriculture uses 80% of our water supply, our food supply is threatened by continued drought. Our…

  • Skyonic to Build World’s First Commercial-Scale Carbon Capture and Mineralization Plant

    Skyonic Corporation today announced that it has secured $128 million that will be used to support the construction of the world’s first commercial-scale carbon capture and mineralization plant, which is expected to account for the profitable removal of more than 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide.

  • Sustainable Innovations: Cranfield Experts Help Develop Solar Cooker

    The development of sustainable tools that utilize renewable energy is critical as we advance into the 21st century. We still need to meet the challenges of providing clean energy. Read the following story from Cranfield University about a solar stove developed by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad. A solar cooker able to harness the sun’s…

  • IKEA to More Than Double Size of Colorado’s Largest Single-Use Rooftop Commercial Array

    Installation of panels on the roof’s remaining space can begin in July, with completion expected by Fall. Already the state’s largest single-use rooftop array on a commercial building, the project will become Colorado’s largest rooftop array of any use.The 83,700-square-foot solar addition will consist of a 623-kW system, built with 2,492 panels, and will produce…

  • Papaya-Clay Combo Could Cut Water Purification Costs in Developing Countries

    Emmanuel Unuabonah and colleagues explain that almost 1 billion people in developing countries lack access to reliable supplies of clean water for drinking, cooking and other key uses. One health problem resulting from that shortage involves exposure to heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury, released from industrial sources into the water. Technology exists…