The large burden of sulfate aerosols injected into the stratosphere by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 cooled Earth and enhanced the destruction of … Polar Ozone Depletion to Proposed Geoengineering SchemesRead more
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Posted inBiofuel
Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
A biorefinery built to produce 1.4 million gallons of ethanol a year from cellulosic biomass will open May 29, 2008 in Jennings, LA. Built by … Cellulosic Ethanol PlantRead more
Posted inEnergy
Wasted Energy
It’s gone before you even knew it was there: As energy is unlocked from fuels at power plants, two-thirds of the energy consumed to create … Wasted EnergyRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster
Shirakami forests will vanish by 2100
Vast beech forests in the Shirakami Mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed natural site that straddles Akita and Aomori prefectures, could vanish by the end of … Shirakami forests will vanish by 2100Read more
Posted inLED / Lighting
Düsseldorf plans to replace about 10,000 of gas lamps with LEDs
Düsseldorf city has 17,000 or so gas lamps. This German city’s municipal power utility plans to replace about 10,000 of them with a technology that … Düsseldorf plans to replace about 10,000 of gas lamps with LEDsRead more
Posted inWater
Water-guzzling multimillionaire
Amid a worsening drought that’s sucked Florida dry for the past two years, the pop legend Celine Dion used 6.5 million gallons of water last … Water-guzzling multimillionaireRead more
Posted inEconomics / Globalization
End of Flat World
Tom Friedman wrote “The World is Flat”, suggesting that globalization had leveled the playing field between industrial and emerging countries. Jeff Rubin of CIBC World … End of Flat WorldRead more
Posted inIndia / Politics / Power
The Self-Limiting Future of Nuclear Power
Nuclear power generates approximately 20 percent of all U.S. electricity. And because it is a low-carbon source of around-the-clock power, it has received renewed interest … The Self-Limiting Future of Nuclear PowerRead more
Posted inPalm Oil
Evil Palm oil
Whether palm oil is used as an additive in soap, cosmetics or food, or processed into a biofuel, palm oil is one of the worst … Evil Palm oilRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Wasted Food
billions of dollars’ worth of food is dumped each year because of retailers’ inefficiency. It is difficult to gauge quite how much waste—known as “shrink” … Wasted FoodRead more