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How to cut risk of carbon capture and storage causing an earthquake
16 Jul, 2014
Mapping of geological faults and monitoring during injection of carbon dioxide could reduce risk of seismic activity arising from CCS, comparison with wastewater injection reveals

Biochar helps soil microbes cope with drought
15 Jul, 2014
Carbon-storage mechanism also boosts resilience of bacteria and fungi

New model predicts organic matter content of sea spray
11 Jul, 2014
Finding could help climate modellers by improving knowledge of aerosol properties

How can new power plants in western US find enough water?
10 Jul, 2014
Researchers map water availability using five different sources, including wastewater and brackish water