fossil energy
Britishnoun
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Trying to improve the efficiency of solar cells to become independent from fossil energy sources is a major goal of solar cell research.
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Accounting for the fossil energy used to grow and harvest that food, as well as the greenhouse gases released when it rots in fields or landfills, this waste equates to 18 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
From Salon
The findings from Ho's research can be used to inform and guide large field-scale tests of underground hydrogen storage, said Conley, the manager for Sandia's portion of the Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management's Subsurface Hydrogen Assessment, Storage, and Technology Acceleration project.
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For example, participants were asked whether they saw climate change as a serious threat, whether they supported a carbon tax on fossil energy, or whether they would plant trees themselves as part of the solution.
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In addition to GHG emissions, the Argonne team assessed the fossil energy, water consumption and solid waste impacts of converting PUP into new plastics.
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