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Due to grave concerns regarding the warming of the world, countries are attempting to transition to more environmentally friendly energy means. These include biofuels, solar energy, wind energy and a plethora of other greener technologies. According to some fossil fuel experts, the world may have even less time to transition than previously believed.
The United Kingdom’s [...]
The oil spill occurring due to the Deepwater Horizon disaster is an immense environmental tragedy for the Gulf of Mexico region. To make matters worse, the spill estimates also seem to be growing daily. It appears now that the spill may be able to surpass the 1979 Ixtoc oil spill disaster that occurred in Mexico [...]
Finland’s Technology Academy awards a Millennium Technology Prize every two years. This year the three finalists included a solar energy invention which eventually won the top prize. A Professor from the Lausanne Federal Technology Institute in Switzerland won the top prize of 800,000 euros. The prize-winning innovation involves a low-cost solar energy producer.
Professor Michael Gratzel, [...]
It is now well known that amphibian species are in decline, especially frog species. Impacting amphibian species, and all species on the planet, is global warming. Global warming, however, impacts species such as frogs more abruptly due to their sensitivity to temperature. Recent drastic declines in amphibian species have been attributed to fungal disease. However, [...]
The world is slowly working towards a future run by renewable energy. These energies are becoming particularly prevalent in the media of late due to the increasing concerns over typical energy sources, such as oil. In order to bring further attention to renewable energy, a day has been dedicated to the use of solar energy.
This [...]
It has been determined that approximately twenty percent of greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans is related to deforestation. This is why the United Nations created the REDD Program. REDD stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation. The program is aimed at reducing activities that cause deforestation through an incentive program.
Activities relating to [...]
Greenhouse gases are a worldwide issue not only for global warming but for the pollutants that make their way around the world. For example, pollutants formed in Asia frequently make their way to North America and contribute to a variety of issues, including smog and overall unhealthy air. The same type of event is occurring [...]
Plastic bags are being banned in various cities across the United States Many of these cities are in California, which include San Francisco and Malibu. Plastic bags are looked down upon due to their impact on the planet, including being mistaken for food by many marine and bird species leading to millions of deaths per [...]
The Worldwatch Institute recently released a report detailing the fact that 7,300 megawatts of solar energy were installed in 2009. This statistic is for worldwide installments, which increased from 2008. 2009 proved to install twenty percent more solar energy than 2008. However, solar energy does not work as well in cloudy weather as in sunny [...]
As the world grows warmer, many nations are trying to reduce emissions in order to attempt to control global warming. The recent meeting in Copenhagen in December failed to commit nations to strong greenhouse gas reductions. However, in addition to the Kyoto Protocol and self-imposed reductions, the European Union is currently meeting reduction goals.
The European [...]