Image via Wikipedia Biofuels reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in comparison to fossil fuels. Smithsonian researchers highlight a new study that factors in environmental costs of biofuel produ... Read more
With global sea levels predicted to rise significantly over the next century due to climate change, a lot of people living in low lying areas are expected to be displaced from their homes. A... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Advanced technologies offer ways of reducing the quantity of nuclear waste. “New types of nuclear power plants can switch to a closed fuel cycle. It means that nucl... Read more
Image via Wikipedia High energy costs are one drawback of making clean water from waste effluents. According to an article in the journalBiomicrofluidics, which is published by the American... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A new study finds a previous estimate of wastewater’s potential as a renewable energy source “a substantial underestimation” Is what you flush down the... Read more
The most recent UK figures from the Energy Saving Trust show that in one year, stereos left on standby cost £290m and produced 1.6 million tonnes of CO2. Read more
Image via Wikipedia With greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise, strong efforts will be required to reverse global warming Wetlands from Bangladesh to Florida submerged. Drought and dev... Read more
Image via Wikipedia by Paul Krugman Is America on its way to becoming a boiled frog? I’m referring, of course, to the proverbial frog that, placed in a pot of cold water that is gradually he... Read more
Image via Wikipedia The Technische Universität Darmstadt has dedicated a pilot plant for capturing carbon dioxide contained in flue gases of power plants. Its Institute for Energy Systems an... Read more