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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 [...]