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Wed, 16 May 2012 20:19:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 From Soil Microbe to Super-Efficient Biofuel Factory? http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/03/electrofuel/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/03/electrofuel/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:33:20 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21617 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/03/electrofuel/feed/ 0 Full Disclosure in Science http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/13/full-disclosure-in-science/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/13/full-disclosure-in-science/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:42:49 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21368 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/13/full-disclosure-in-science/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Quantifies Effect of Soot on Snow and Ice, Supporting Previous Climate Findings http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/05/snow-albedo/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/05/snow-albedo/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:26:33 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20714 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/05/snow-albedo/feed/ 0 Fill ‘Er Up With Tobacco? Berkeley Lab-Led Team Explores New Path to Biofuels http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/02/23/tobacco-biofuels/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/02/23/tobacco-biofuels/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:43:32 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20484 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/02/23/tobacco-biofuels/feed/ 0 Depleted Gas Reservoirs Can Double as Geologic Carbon Storage Sites http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/05/otway-project/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/05/otway-project/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:22:54 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19709 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/05/otway-project/feed/ 0 A Better Way to ID Extreme Weather Events in Climate Models http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/06/id-extreme-weather/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/06/id-extreme-weather/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:36:03 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19334 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/06/id-extreme-weather/feed/ 0 Today’s Severe Drought, Tomorrow’s Normal http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/05/severe-drought/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/05/severe-drought/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:16:01 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19309 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/05/severe-drought/feed/ 0 A How-To Guide to Slashing California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/11/24/ca-emissions-2050/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/11/24/ca-emissions-2050/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:14:01 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19067 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/11/24/ca-emissions-2050/feed/ 0 Preparing for a Thaw: How Arctic Microbes Respond to a Warming World http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/11/08/permafrost-2/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/11/08/permafrost-2/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:05:30 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18951 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/11/08/permafrost-2/feed/ 0 Geologic Carbon Sequestration Comes to Big Sky Country http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/02/carbon-sequestration-big-sky/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/02/carbon-sequestration-big-sky/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:30:54 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18826 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/02/carbon-sequestration-big-sky/feed/ 0 What Will Happen to Soil Carbon as the Climate Changes? A Team of Scientists Seeks Answers http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/05/soil-carbon/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/05/soil-carbon/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:03:21 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18433 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/05/soil-carbon/feed/ 0 A Trip to Alaska in Search of the Future of Climate Change http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/14/alaska-climate-change/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/14/alaska-climate-change/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:12:42 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=17870 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/14/alaska-climate-change/feed/ 0 Thawing Permafrost Could Release Vast Amounts of Carbon and Accelerate Climate Change by the end of this Century http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/22/permafrost/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/22/permafrost/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:14:05 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=17677 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/22/permafrost/feed/ 0 Store CO2 Underground and Extract Electricity? A Berkeley Lab-led Team is Working on it http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/08/08/geothermal-co2/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/08/08/geothermal-co2/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:08:14 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=17322 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/08/08/geothermal-co2/feed/ 0 From Biofuels to da Vinci’s Texts, Berkeley Lab Database Deciphers Secrets of Microscopic Life http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/21/greengenes/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/21/greengenes/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:49:27 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=16936 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/21/greengenes/feed/ 1 What Keeps the Earth Cooking? http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/07/17/kamland-geoneutrinos/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/07/17/kamland-geoneutrinos/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:25:14 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=16772 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/07/17/kamland-geoneutrinos/feed/ 0 Centennial of Luis Alvarez Celebrated by American Physical Society http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/06/07/alvarez-centennial/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/06/07/alvarez-centennial/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:10:05 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=16092 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/06/07/alvarez-centennial/feed/ 0 It Takes a Community of Soil Microbes to Protect Plants From Disease http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/05/05/community-soil-microbes/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/05/05/community-soil-microbes/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 18:08:06 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=15426 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/05/05/community-soil-microbes/feed/ 0 As Climate Changes, Methane Trapped Under Arctic Ocean Could Bubble to the Surface http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/04/methane-arctic/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/04/methane-arctic/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 17:23:44 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=15337 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/04/methane-arctic/feed/ 0 Lead Isotopes Yield Clues to How Asian Air Pollution Reaches California http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/12/01/lead-isotopes-air-pollution/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/12/01/lead-isotopes-air-pollution/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:41:27 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=13160 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/12/01/lead-isotopes-air-pollution/feed/ 0 The Philomathia Foundation Symposium at Berkeley: Pathways to a sustainable energy future – all-star lineup of energy experts to present in Berkeley http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/09/13/the-philomathia-symposium/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/09/13/the-philomathia-symposium/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:53:38 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=11853 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/09/13/the-philomathia-symposium/feed/ 0 E.O. Lawrence Fellowship winner wrangles data and field work http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/08/02/fellowship-winner/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/08/02/fellowship-winner/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:40:05 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=11364 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/08/02/fellowship-winner/feed/ 0 Microbial world’s use of metals mostly unmapped http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/07/18/microbial-world-unmapped/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/07/18/microbial-world-unmapped/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:52:33 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=11001 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/07/18/microbial-world-unmapped/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Geologist Studies the Ground Beneath His Feet http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/07/06/geologist-studies-ground/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/07/06/geologist-studies-ground/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:17:56 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=10770 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/07/06/geologist-studies-ground/feed/ 1 The search for improved carbon sponges picks up speed http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/05/26/carbon-capture-search/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/05/26/carbon-capture-search/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 22:02:24 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=10022 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/05/26/carbon-capture-search/feed/ 0 A Novel Route to Discovery, Part Two http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/03/01/ldrd-discovery-part-two/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/03/01/ldrd-discovery-part-two/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:26:37 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=8373 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/03/01/ldrd-discovery-part-two/feed/ 4 Black Carbon a Significant Factor in Melting of Himalayan Glaciers http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/02/03/black-carbon-himalayan-glaciers/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/02/03/black-carbon-himalayan-glaciers/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:23:27 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=8063 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2010/02/03/black-carbon-himalayan-glaciers/feed/ 1 Weather and Climate http://newscenter.lbl.gov/videos/2010/01/08/weather-and-climate/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/videos/2010/01/08/weather-and-climate/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:40:35 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=7668 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/videos/2010/01/08/weather-and-climate/feed/ 0 Computer simulation strengthens link between climate change and release of subsea methane http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/12/17/computer-simulation-methane/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/12/17/computer-simulation-methane/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:44:59 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=7359 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/12/17/computer-simulation-methane/feed/ 0 Where do California’s greenhouse gases come from, anyway? http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/12/15/greenhouse-gases-california/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/12/15/greenhouse-gases-california/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:48:47 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=7275 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/12/15/greenhouse-gases-california/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab and China’s Peking University forge ties on carbon capture and storage research http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/11/12/carbon-capture-storage-china/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/11/12/carbon-capture-storage-china/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:51:10 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=6796 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/11/12/carbon-capture-storage-china/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Receives $7 Million for Enhanced Geothermal Energy Technologies http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/10/29/berkeley-lab-receives-7-million-for-enhanced-geothermal-energy-technologies/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/10/29/berkeley-lab-receives-7-million-for-enhanced-geothermal-energy-technologies/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:34:39 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=6548 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/10/29/berkeley-lab-receives-7-million-for-enhanced-geothermal-energy-technologies/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab and China’s Tsinghua University to Tackle Building Energy Efficiency http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/08/13/energy-efficiency-china/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/08/13/energy-efficiency-china/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:18:19 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=5809 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/08/13/energy-efficiency-china/feed/ 0 Scientists track chemical changes in cells as they endure extreme conditions http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/07/07/cells-endure-extremes/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/07/07/cells-endure-extremes/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:15:35 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=5263 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/07/07/cells-endure-extremes/feed/ 0 Computer simulations shed light on nanosized minerals http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/07/06/nanosized-minerals/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/07/06/nanosized-minerals/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:14:08 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=5194 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/07/06/nanosized-minerals/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Scientists Contribute to Major New Report Describing Climate Change Impacts on the U.S. http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/06/16/climate-change-impacts/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/06/16/climate-change-impacts/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:50:13 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=5102 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/06/16/climate-change-impacts/feed/ 0 Ocean Carbon: A Dent in the Iron Hypothesis http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/05/06/ocean-carbon-iron/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/05/06/ocean-carbon-iron/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 16:03:04 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=4625 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/05/06/ocean-carbon-iron/feed/ 0 Climate Experts Warn that Short-Term Snapshots of Temperature Data Can Be Misleading: Focus Instead on the Bigger Picture http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/05/01/climate-experts-warn/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/05/01/climate-experts-warn/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 20:53:46 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=4431 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2009/05/01/climate-experts-warn/feed/ 0 A Research Center for Understanding How to Store CO2 Underground http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/04/28/efrc-co2/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/04/28/efrc-co2/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:30:57 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=4399 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/04/28/efrc-co2/feed/ 0 Rainforests Hold Clues for More Efficient Biofuel Production http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/04/22/rainforests-microbes/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/04/22/rainforests-microbes/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:31:48 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=4198 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2009/04/22/rainforests-microbes/feed/ 0