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The European Union is well on their way to meet their renewable energy goals for 2020. A large part of the plan for the EU reducing their reliance on fossil fuels is the switch to such renewable energies as wind and solar. Wind has been playing a prominent role in the EU for many years [...]
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In 2005, the United Nation’s published their Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The report indicated that human activities were putting the planet at risk at not being able to sustain life. The report began negotiations into creating a group concerning the planet’s biodiversity, much like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for global warming.
In a recent UN [...]
Global warming impacts are widespread and include melting glaciers and changing weather patterns. A group of researchers have taken to studying the impacts such melting of glaciers will have on food security. The study, which was recently published in the journal Science, focused on river basins in the Himalayan area.
The study focused on the following [...]
While the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico rages on, other oil spills still occur on a daily basis. These spills range between very minor, such as a small leak in a pipe, to massive spills with gallons numbering in the thousands to millions. An oil spill recently occurred in Utah that was minimal [...]
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 [...]