Wobbling Earth Triggers Climate ChangeRegular wobbles in the Earth’s tilt were responsible for the global warming episodes that interspersed prehistoric ice ages, according to new evidence. The finding is the result of research led by Russell Drysdale of the University of Newcastle that has […]
Solar Forest Cools and Charges Electric Cars Imagine a parking lot that keeps your car cool and charges it while you do whatever you need to do after parking your car. Thats what the new solar forest designed by designer Neville Mars aims to achieve. Electric-powered automobiles are a great way of reducing pollution levels […]
Clean energy safer for workers.New research finds that switching to a renewable energy system based on sun and wind would provide safer working conditions and prevent more than 130 job-related deaths in the United States each year by significantly reducing the need for mining.
Surprise, Sea Temperatures in July Hottest on Record!The Earth’s oceans were the […]
True or False? N.Zealand a climate slacker?By Andrea WelshLand-use emissions expert Jason Funk writes from WashingtonNew Zealand has always been environmentally progressive, but it got slammed this week when it offered up a range of emissions reduction targets for a global climate deal. Some groups practically called NZ a slacker for offering to cut 10% […]
Occasional Series on Weird Seafood: WreckfishBy Doug RaderThe restaurants of San Francisco and Charleston have one important thing in common: either place, you are likely to encounter a wonderfully flavorful and healthy fish choice on menus EUR wreckfish.Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus) is a very widely distributed, deepwater fish found around canyons, escarpments and wrecks, as its […]
Beyond the carbon crusade.The best solution to climate change achieves the most good for the lowest cost. The most pertinent question of all is: Why don’t we choose a solution to global warming that will actually work?
Super Efficient MotorsMolten Steel(NB - Sometime we here at SDU go deep into the geek end of the pool […]
The Solar Powered Barn Your barn has always been a good source of energy. Up till now it has been due to the fact that you store all your wood in the barn. But now you can have a barn that not only preserves your wood for winter it also produces solar energy — enough […]
U.K. renewable energy project sees barrage of power and critics.The United Kingdom is weighing a single project that could carry it a long way toward a tough target: its commitment to generate about 35 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020.
Heathrow Airport Gets Green Makeover BAA is trying to upgrade its airport terminal […]
SunCatcher Power System Ready For Commercial Production Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Tessera Solar worked jointly and have come out with their precious device called SunCatchers(TM). They exhibited their four newly designed solar power collection dishes at Sandia National Laboratories National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF). SunCatchers are the new dishes that will be utilized […]
Record Month for Renewable Energy in the U.S.The latest Electric Power Monthly Report released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows net U.S. electrical generation from renewable sources (biomass, geothermal, solar, hydro, and wind) reached an all-time high in May of 2009, comprising 13% of the total electrical generation for the month.