Environment

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Causes and Organizations, Nature

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Reverse Osmosis in Industrial Parts Washing - Reverse osmosis is a water purification process used in industrial, medical, and domestic applications. Pressure is used to force water through a semi permeable membrane during reverse osmosis, filtering out impurities and producing clean water. (Environment)

What Can Brazil Teach The U.S. About Ethanol? - Over 1200 people turned up on June 5th in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for the "Ethanol Summit" -billed as the world's first ethanol "congress." (Environment)

The Bali Road Map - Building a Global Climate Policy - How should the international community manage the risks of global climate change? Diplomats from 187 nations faced this question in December at the United Nations' climate conference in Bali, Indonesia. Their answer was a two-year plan for negotiating a new global climate policy that would start in 2013 - the year the Kyoto Protocol ends. (Environment)

The History Of Wind Power Is Plagued With A Financial Problem - One of the problems that has plagued us in creating and using alternative energy is the costs associated with making and installing wind turbines or solar panels. (Environment)

Methane As the Future Fuel of The 21st Century - Bio-gas or methane is made up of CH4 and CO2 in a mixture of about 70% to 29% with other trace gases. Methane is currently being used in India and Thailand in cars and trucks in lieu of gasoline or diesel fuel. (Environment)

What Does 'Energy Security' Really Mean? - the conclusion of last year's G8 summit in Scotland, Russian President Vladimir Putin said to the other leaders of the G8 industrial nations, "We cannot ignore the question of overcoming poverty - and the fight against terrorism." But "the key issue for the next summit" would be energy security. (Environment)

A Double Bubble Drives Rising Oil Production Costs - The dramatic run-up in oil prices in recent years has been the subject of much attention and many headlines. What has received far less attention is another increase: the parallel rise in the costs of drilling for oil and building the infrastructure necessary to pump it out of the ground. (Environment)

It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It - A look at how the concerns of the planet regarding global warming can be fixed with the same technology that protects our eyes. (Environment)

Eco Friendly Strategies In The Car Hire Industry - A look at the methods being employed by car hire companies to make themselves and the industry more environmentally friendly. (Environment)

Meth Labs Becoming An Increasing Problem For Hazmat Specialists - Illegal Methamphetamine production in clandestine makeshift labs have created a new hazard and increasing problem for hazmat specialists to contend with. (Environment)