http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/22/sustainability-award-for-senior-thesis-in-campus-emissions/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/22/sustainability-award-for-senior-thesis-in-campus-emissions/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:31:55 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33282 A recent UC Berkeley graduate in environmental sciences has won a sustainability research award from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for her senior thesis calculating the campus's greenhouse gas emissions based on its entire supply chain of goods and services.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/22/sustainability-award-for-senior-thesis-in-campus-emissions/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/08/20/speeding-the-search-for-better-carbon-capture/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/08/20/speeding-the-search-for-better-carbon-capture/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:00:25 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32749 Berend Smit, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering in the College of Chemistry, has developed a computer model that predicts the best types of metal organic frameworks (MOF) for capturing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the smokestack emissions of power plants.]]> http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/08/20/speeding-the-search-for-better-carbon-capture/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/27/uc-berkeley-installing-first-co2-sensor-network-in-oakland/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/27/uc-berkeley-installing-first-co2-sensor-network-in-oakland/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:20:39 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28826 Using inexpensive detectors that can fit inside a shoebox, UC Berkeley chemists are installing carbon dioxide and other air pollution sensors in 40 sites around Oakland to explore how detailed, neighborhood-by-neighborhood information can help communities monitor greenhouse gas and other harmful emissions.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/27/uc-berkeley-installing-first-co2-sensor-network-in-oakland/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/13/when-it-comes-to-carbon-footprints-location-and-lifestyle-matter/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/13/when-it-comes-to-carbon-footprints-location-and-lifestyle-matter/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:28:12 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=9211 A UC Berkeley analysis of the carbon footprints of households around the country shows that consumers need different strategies in different cities to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. An online "carbon calculator" helps consumers decide how to change their lifestyles for the maximum reduction in their footprints.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/13/when-it-comes-to-carbon-footprints-location-and-lifestyle-matter/feed/ 0