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May 2013
Fires, Hurricanes and the Climate
Research shows how natural disturbances affect climate change response strategies
April 2013
PNNL Researchers Discuss Increasing Interest in Scientific Fields via Women @ Energy
Making the Case for Regional Modeling
Tackling global environmental issues means adopting smaller, regional approach
March 2013
Water for Power
Reducing power plant greenhouse gas emissions and the effect on water use
Jim Dooley to Serve on the Technical Program Committee for GHGT12
Reaching Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Concentration Goals
Technology improvements reduce cost of reaching goals, but not essential to meet them
Water Supply and Demand
Scenarios to project global demand water use over the 21st century
February 2013
Jim Dooley Authored Thoughtful Editorial on Avoiding Scientific Plagiarism
January 2013
Marginal Lands Are Prime Fuel Source for Alternative Energy
Natural vegetation equals feedstocks for biomass production
December 2012
Richard Moss Authors Report for NOAA
Global sea level rise scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment
November 2012
Collaboration Leads to Best Paper at International Conference
October 2012
Tony Janetos Selected as Ecological Society of America Fellow
Connections for the Building Energy Efficiency Community
Online database facilitates collaboration and communication in building energy efficiency efforts
Dimming the Sun’s Light
Planet’s sensitivity to greenhouse gases will determine how much shading could be needed to slow temperature rise
Elizabeth Malone Appointed to Associate Deputy Editor of Climatic Change
PNNL Scientists Involved in Producing Reports by the National Academies
September 2012
Project Won to Lead Black Carbon Research in Russian Arctic
Selection based on expertise in greenhouse gas emissions assessment, mitigation techniques
The Greenhouse Gas Basket
Ranking methane’s impact on future climate change
Mohamad Hejazi, Editor of Journal of Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering
May 2012
Meredydd Evans Joins Committee for Energy Codes
Building a Framework, Brick by Brick
Regional stakeholder input helps construct better models for climate change decisions
March 2012
Methane Mitigation Seminar for Russia’s Oil and Gas Production
February 2012
Driving Change in Technology
Public policy moves energy technology transformation
November 2011
Division of Labor
Replacing hand-weeding of soil plots reduces effort to identify emitted carbon sources
October 2011
2011 Fundamental & Computational Sciences Accomplishments Report
September 2011
The Future of Clean Air
Century-scale scenarios connect clean air with prosperity
Jae Edmonds Receives Highest Battelle Honor
August 2011
From Earth to Table to Air
Understanding regional nature of agricultural CO2 can help shape greenhouse gas mitigation strategies
Weaving a Common Thread
Research points to lowest-cost strategies to limit the effects of greenhouse gas emissions
July 2011
Elizabeth Malone Appointed to Committee on Himalayan Glaciers
Richard Moss Appointed Chair of National Research Council Committee
June 2011
Nate Engle Awarded AAAS Congressional Fellowship
May 2011
Morning Commute: Year 2065
Integrated modeling provides look into the future of passenger vehicles
March 2011
Keeping Carbon in Check
Novel technique to monitor soil organic carbon over large areas
February 2011
Worldwide Sulfur Emissions Rose Between 2000-2005, After Decade of Decline
Shipping, China top emissions growth in new analysis of 150 years of emissions
January 2011
César Izaurralde elected 2010 AAAS fellow
December 2010
Jae Edmonds to Serve on NRC Study Committee
Electricity from the Sun
New methods to examine the potential of concentrating thermal solar power
November 2010
Glacier Melt and Human Vulnerabilities in Asia
Planning now for climate change effects on the Greater Himalayan region
October 2010
Saving Tropical Forests
New approach to climate change could change how societies generate and use energy
September 2010
César Izaurralde Appointed as Editorial Board Member of a New Peer-Reviewed Journal
August 2010
International Climate Change Assessment Gains Five PNNL Scientists
July 2010
Tony Janetos Selected as Laboratory Fellow
June 2010
Jim Dooley Briefs White House Task Force on Status of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage
May 2010
New Insights Show Promise for Emissions Capture, Storage
Steven Smith Served Key Role in National Academies Workshop on Climate Change Mitigation
April 2010
Even Soil Feels the Heat
Soils release more carbon dioxide as globe warms
March 2010
Jim Dooley Edits Special Issue of the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
Future Climate Scenarios: Getting a Better Look at the Big Picture
New approach to climate change could change how societies generate and use energy
February 2010
Cracking the Codes of Building Energy Efficiency
U.S. and China launch collaboration on building energy codes compliance and training
January 2010
If a Tree Falls in the Forest. . .
Scientists face carbon modeling challenges from increased natural disasters, plagues and manmade disturbances
November 2009
Not Your Father’s Biology
New biology needed to solve energy, ecosystem problems
PNNL Researchers Honored by Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum
China Shows Promise in Carbon Capture and Storage
Country has enough geologic storage capacity to meet demand for at least a century
August 2009
PNNL Scientists Help Inform Nation’s Climate Change Research Agenda
Top six research challenges in integrated assessment and a path forward to address them
June 2009
Terrestrial CO2 Economically Important in Greenhouse Gas Control
Policies protecting forests could lower costs of cutting atmospheric carbon dioxide, Science article says
PNNL’s Tony Janetos Co-authors White House Climate Report
New report summarizes climate change science and impacts on United States
February 2009
Trading Waste Heat for Energy in China
Combined heat and power can make the world’s most populous country more energy efficient, cleaner
January 2009
Paying Less to Tackle Climate Change
Advanced technologies could make climate stabilization better, faster, and cheaper
Future CO2 Pipeline Not as Onerous as Some Think
Most large coal power plants in the United States are within 50 miles of existing sites that could store carbon dioxide.
The Heat is On
Even with cutbacks, some amount of global warming is inevitable.
October 2008
Jim Dooley Appointed Associate Editor of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Journal
September 2008
Using Mother Nature to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Getting the Dirt on Nitrogen in Agroecosystems
July 2008
Tony Janetos on Climate Change Impacts
