Monthly Archives March 2008

Big polluters demand billion-dollar ‘ransom’

Should tax payers compensate private generators as they struggle to cope in a carbon constrained world?
Big polluters demand billion-dollar ‘ransom’ – Environment – theage.com.au

Waste water plus bugs make hydrogen

Waste water plus bugs make hydrogen
Bacteria that feed on vinegar and waste water zapped with a shot of electricity could produce a clean hydrogen fuel to power vehicles that now run on petrol, researchers report. These so-called microbial fuel cells can turn almost any biodegradable organic material into zero-emission hydrogen gas fuel, says Professor Bruce Logan [...]