Volume 2, Issue 5

Editor's Note
Scientists have been discussing the concept of global warming for decades, but recently, officials have been taking a more serious look at the impacts of climate change on the environment and the economy. [read more...]

The cost of climate change in the Pacific Northwest
The west coast of the Pacific Northwest may conjure up images of green trees, a rainy climate and mountainous terrain, surrounded by lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean, but, reductions in mountain snowpack due to climate change could dramatically affect the picture in our minds. [read more...]

PNNL joins clean technology group
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory joined with key organizations in Washington state as a charter member in a new alliance for clean technology. The Washington Clean Technology Alliance is dedicated to positioning the region as a leader in clean technologies. [read more...]

Carbon capture's impact on climate change
Climate change is a small phrase with big meaning. Not a day goes by that a newspaper, radio or T.V. station isn't commenting on the encroaching effects of the still uncertain diagnosis of Earth’s future. [read more...]

Clean coal partnership brightens future of energy
China and the United States have something in common: The number one domestic energy resource for both countries is coal. Being industrialized nations, both face the same issue of finding ways to use coal cleanly and more economically. [read more...]

Synergy in Soil
Researchers at Pacific Northwest and Argonne National Laboratories have made a significant step in describing the complex interactions involved in using soil to store carbon, an important player in global climate change. [read more...]