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Cars faster than public transport
Public transportation in German cities takes about twice as long as driving a car, according to a study conducted by the Mobility Institute in Berlin.
Harmful Air Pollution Below Limits
Air pollution is responsible for the deaths of approximately 800,000 people in Europe and 4.5 million people globally each year. The World Health Organization (WHO)
Fuel from Air, Wind, and Water
Scientists from the University of Stuttgart and the University of Bayreuth have developed a new technology that can produce synthetic diesel and kerosene from carbon
Fracking causes radioactive air pollution.
Fracking Increases Radioactivity in the Environment, Poses Health Risks Fracking, the process of extracting unconventional oil and gas reserves, has been a controversial practice due
Hot Asphalt Creates More Fine Dust
Hot asphalt releases aerosols that form secondary particulate matter in the air. In warm regions, more particulate matter is generated than by the entire road
Effective CO2 filtration from wet industrial emissions
In the face of increasing CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere and emissions, scientists have been working on solutions to filter the harmful gas out of
Fracking pollutes more than groundwater
Fracking, the process of extracting natural gas, has become a controversial issue in the United States. While it is an effective method, it also poses
