Harvard applied physics professor David Keith is building a machine that can suck carbon dioxide from the air. Keith has started a company called Carbon Engineering that has attracted venture capitalists that see a future for this technology. The machine uses a three-step process to filter the air and separate and sequester the carbon dioxide. First, a fan sucks air into the machine where it enters…

According to the Center for American Progress (CAP), the new debt ceiling deal may just lead to an imposed carbon tax in the near future. The reasoning behind the group’s presumption is mainly due to the fact that…

Toys ‘R’ Us, one of the most influential toy retailers in the world, announced a plan to deck out its New Jersey distribution center with what promises to be the largest solar rooftop array in North America. Once the project is completed, 5.38 megawatt solar system is expected to produce a whopping 72 percent of the New Jersey center’s electricity needs. Apparently, around 4,387 metric tons…

Wesleyan University, along with the Price Carbon Campaign, a grassroots organization of climate-policy supporters, is holding a conference that will probe new, contemporary methods to pricing carbon emissions. “Pricing Carbon: The Wesleyan Conference” will kick off November 19, 2010, and will draw to a close November 21. “Wesleyan University’s College of the Environment was established in 2009 to help students become better stewards of our fragile…

One of the most controversial and hot-button topics in Washington over the last year has been the cap-and-trade bill. The last few decades have seen a great awakening of American consciousness to the need for a greener planet. After years of wild excess and reckless consumption, even the average American consumer is beginning to realize that we must care for our planet. Regardless of whether an individual believes fully in the merits of global warming, no one can intelligently argue…