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(Platts) The natural gas industry should start backing a price on carbon emissions, the head of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study on the future of natural gas said Friday...Methane hydrates, or methane locked in ice, are believed to be located around the world in sea-floor sediments and permafrost. The US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory said estimates on how much energy is stored in methane hydrates range from 350 to 3,500 years' supply...6/25
(Green Car Congress) Researchers from MIT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, led by MIT professor Yang Shao-Horn, found that La0.8Sr0.2CoO3-δ (LSC) epitaxial thin films deposited on the surface of a crystal of zirconia exhibit better oxygen reduction kinetics than bulk LSC. The finding could lead to more powerful solid oxide fuel cells in the future—the new research suggests that output could be increased by up to a hundredfold by using thin films of certain perovskite compounds...6/28
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(Knoxville News Sentinel) Peter Cummings, principal scientist at ORNL's Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences and John R. Hall Professor in the Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Vanderbilt, will receive the 2010 Founder's Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineering. The award will be presented at the annual meeting, Nov. 7-12, in Salt Lake City...6/28
(UPI)
U.S. scientists say they are planning a large-scale ecosystem experiment in Alaska to test the effect of global warming on arctic terrain. While research has been conducted on the impact of climate change in temperate regions of the world, little is known about the effect global warming could have on arctic regions, the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory said in a release Friday. "The arctic regions are important to the topic of global warming," Stan Wullschleger of the laboratory's Environmental Sciences Division said, "because of the large land area they occupy around the world and the layer of permanently frozen soil, known as permafrost."...6/28 |
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DOE
(DOE Press Release) The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the investment of up to $24 million for three research groups to tackle key hurdles in the commercialization of algae-based biofuels. The selections will support the development of a clean, sustainable transportation sector - a goal of the Department's continued effort to spur the creation of the domestic bio-industry while creating jobs...6/28
State & Regional
(The Tennessean) Gov. Phil Bredesen signed an immigration bill Monday that requires local jailers to report to federal officials those people whose immigration status they cannot verify, setting aside objections from law enforcement and civil rights groups...6/29
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National
(Wall Street Journal) Federal prosecutors alleged 11 people were spies living secret lives in American communities, from Seattle to Washington D.C., sent years ago to infiltrate U.S. society and glean its secrets...6/29
(AP) Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan pledged Monday to be properly deferential to Congress if confirmed as a justice and strive to "consider every case impartially, modestly, with commitment to principle and in accordance with law."...6/28
East Tennessee
(Knoxville News Sentinel) The outside of Ayres Hall at the University of Tennessee has changed little over the years, but now it literally shows the passage of time. For the first time in its 89 years, the iconic building has clocks on each side of its tower...6/28
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