It’s about 150 tons of carbon dioxide, some 10 times that of the average American. But someone should ask Senator McCain. After all, he says … Carbon footprint of McCain’s countless homesRead more
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Posted inHydroelectric
Submerged Ghana forest
Logging of a Ghanaian forest submerged 40 years ago by a hydroelectric dam could point to an underwater timber bonanza worth billions of dollars in … Submerged Ghana forestRead more
Posted inSolar
A new Solar power ‘concentrator’
GreenField’s solar concentrators are engineered to track the sun from dawn to dusk, gathering every available ray of sunlight and generating power long before — … A new Solar power ‘concentrator’Read more
Posted inMiddle East / USA Empire
The Age of the Warrior
The US strategy in Afghanistan is back in the news, just ahead of the vice-presidential debate tonight. The British ambassador to Afghanistan has been quoted … The Age of the WarriorRead more
Posted inGreenhouse gas / Kyoto Protocol
Rising Greenhouse Gases from Industrial Countries’
Climate change talks set for the Polish city of Poznan from 1 to 12 December come half-way through a two-year negotiating process to forge an … Rising Greenhouse Gases from Industrial Countries’Read more
Posted inPolitics / USA Empire
No Debate
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri will host the first and only vice-presidential debate between Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Delaware Senator Joseph Biden. The … No DebateRead more
Posted inPolitics
Protecting Argentina’s mining industry intersts
Argentina’s president has vetoed a law protecting the country’s glaciers that would have restricted mining and oil drilling, officials and environmental campaigners said on Friday. … Protecting Argentina’s mining industry interstsRead more
Posted inLife style / Social / Transportation / Walking
Singing for their supper
Three young men are walking across Britain with no money, living wild and relying on the hospitality of strangers. Are they just eccentric – or … Singing for their supperRead more
Posted inEnergy / Geothermal / Renewable
US Geothermal Development Up 20% in 2008
The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) has released its U.S. Geothermal Production and Development Update for August 2008. This report shows continued growth in the number … US Geothermal Development Up 20% in 2008Read more
Posted inRenewable / Transportation
Electricity from waste will run Metro System
In Mexico, methane from landfills, a natural byproduct of decomposing organic matter known as landfill gas, or LFG, makes up 10 percent of all greenhouse … Electricity from waste will run Metro SystemRead more