April 17, 2008
| Monitoring & Testing Newsletter April 17, 2008 |
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| This Week´s Featured News Stories |
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 | Monitoring CO2 storage in Australian gas field Australia has launched the first carbon sequestration project in the southern hemisphere with the help of technology developed by researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE). The Otway Basin Pilot Project will inject and monitor carbon dioxide (CO2) in a depleted gas field in south-eastern Australia to demonstrate the feasibility of storing the greenhouse gas in the Waarre Formation of the Otway Basin, and similar formations worldwide, to fight global climate change. The $36 million Otway Basin Pilot Project is one of 19 sequestration projects endorsed by the Carbon Sequestration Leadership ... | ||||
 | Humboldt State University launches new environmental laboratory Dr. James Russell of the Humboldt State University Department of Applied Technology is holding a brick that looks like leftover supplies mashed together after art class, but it could be a great way to repurpose used styrofoam for building insulation. The idea, originated by Roger Pryor of Bayside Builders, is exactly the sort of thing that Dr. Russell and others behind the GreenLab at Humboldt State hope to see students, faculty and community members working on in the near future. So far, the repurposed styrofoam idea looks like it could be useful - the material is relatively lightweight ... | ||||
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