A billion dollars of chocolate is sold for Valentines Day, much of that by Hershey’s and Mars. They buy it through dealers like Archer Daniels … Bitter ChocolateRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster
Warmer climate and insects
Scientists speculate that 55 million years ago, a massive volcanic eruption or fires caused carbon dioxide levels to rise, resulting in a 9-degree Fahrenheit increase … Warmer climate and insectsRead more
Posted inEnergy
Dirty games of Nuclear Industry (or Waste Industry)
WASHINGTON — Forgotten but not gone, the waste from more than 100 nuclear reactors that the federal government was supposed to start accepting for burial … Dirty games of Nuclear Industry (or Waste Industry)Read more
Posted inRenewable / Solar
Stirling Engine Sets Solar Record
Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) set a new solar-to-grid system conversion efficiency record by achieving a 31.25 percent net efficiency rate. The … Stirling Engine Sets Solar RecordRead more
Posted inCO2 / Pollution / Transportation
Pollution by Shipping Industry
a leaked UN study says that annual emissions from the world’s merchant fleet have already reached 1.12bn tonnes of CO₂, or nearly 4.5% of all … Pollution by Shipping IndustryRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Are we crossing the threshold
In a comprehensive study published by a group of climate experts identify the nine areas that are in gravest danger of passing critical thresholds or … Are we crossing the thresholdRead more
Posted inArchitecture
Building material’s CO2 emission
Following materials manufacturing emits these much CO2 to atmosphere. concrete : 385 kg CO2/cubic meter steel : 12,200 kg CO2/cubic meter brick : 375 kg … Building material’s CO2 emissionRead more
Posted inElectric Vehicle / Transportation
Detroit Electric
Doesn’t it sometimes feel like we’re going backwards? Detroit Electric was founded in 1907. It was a brand of the Anderson Electric Car Company from … Detroit ElectricRead more
Posted inReligion / Social
Barbarians rules
Kabul: Afghanistan’s Senate has endorsed a death sentence handed down by a court to a reporter and journalism student accused of blasphemy, Parliament media office … Barbarians rulesRead more
Posted inSocial
Farmer’s suicide
NEW DELHI: Twelve families, mostly children and widows, of indebted farmers who committed suicide in Punjab, a prosperous agricultural State, are here to knock at … Farmer’s suicideRead more