Earth Protect Blog

What could make a former Marine, retired cop, and self-described "ultra-conservative" oppose fracking in his home state of Ohio? At a diner off of Route 22 near Steubenville, OH, Ed Hashberger had the answer. Dressed in a red polo shirt emblazoned with the U.S. Marine Corps logo and carrying a Marin...

Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a method to convert coal to heat while capturing 99% of the carbon dioxide emissions. Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Liang-Shih Fan calls the new technology "coal-direct chemical looping." His team recently tested the new conversi...