‘…in the winters of 2006 and 2012, scientists traveled to this region, sometimes called “the roof of the world,” to see how male and female yaks are coping with the impacts of climate change at elevations over 15,000 feet’

via Yaks May Be Climbing Higher Due to Climate Change.

‘…Through his research on these zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, or ZIFs, Khazeni has synthesized a new subclass of ZIF that incorporates a ring carbonyl group in its organic structure, giving it a vastly greater affinity and selectivity for separating and adsorbing carbon dioxide and a more chemically and thermally stable structure.’

via New material captures carbon dioxide with high capacity.

‘In recent article in Technology Review, author Kevin Bullis dangled the prospect of NiMH cells with as much as 10 times today’s energy density–making them practical for use in plug-in cars of all sorts.’

via Nickel-Metal-Hydride Batteries For Electric Cars? Energy Density Can Rise 10-Fold: Researchers.

‘…If we’re at full capacity, what other oil would be displaced by new Canadian crude delivered through the Keystone XL? And if tar sands oil is going elsewhere, does that mean we have to import even more expensive final product like gasoline, because we’d be refining less for ourselves? How much will that raise gasoline prices?’

via Forget About Climate Change, America’s Refineries Make Keystone XL A Bad Idea.