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Global Warming is happening, and it's up to us to stop it. Every time we step into our car to run an errand, or buy take out for supper, we are adding to the affects our world's over consumption of fo
Fri, 11 May 2007: Concepts of Waste Management
Dealing with waste management has become an issue of major importance. Some things, like landfills, are becoming increasingly full. This creates a situation in which we are forced to find new ways to
Fri, 11 May 2007: Commentary: Yergin Sees Clear Road Ahead For More Fuel-Efficient Cars
The road is getting much clearer. This week, legislation will emerge from committee, and almost certainly soon head to the floor of the U.S. Senate. It might not get that much notice in itself, but it
Thu, 10 May 2007: Energy's Challenges
The energy challenge certainly ranks at the top of the world's agenda. What makes it particularly difficult to deal with is that it is created by two forces.Though not usually put in these terms, one
Mon, 7 May 2007: Global Warming: Essential Overview Guide
Global Warming is a buzzword right now. The experts finally agree: it is happening. But, what does that really mean, and how will it affect our lives? A Closer Look At Global Warming.Global Warming is
Thu, 3 May 2007: How To Do Vermicomposting
What is vermicomposting? Vermicomposting means using worms to make compost. This is very easy to do and needs just a little bit of garden space and you can even do it in your basement or your garage.
Thu, 3 May 2007: Closing The Conservation Gap In Electric Power
Today, as U.S. electric power demand grows and environmental and energy security issues become more urgent, there is a growing concern that the current balance encourages the construction of new power
Tue, 1 May 2007: Monaco Goes Green Home & Away
Monaco has launched a radical transport plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions.One of the first acts Prince Albert took when succeeding to the throne upon his father's death in April 2005 was to sign th
Wed, 25 Apr 2007: The Future Of Electricity-Center Of Gravity Shifting To Asia
The global electric power landscape is changing fast, and increasingly, the action in it has been shifting to Asia. On average, in each of the last three years, China alone has added as much new gener
Tue, 24 Apr 2007: Security, Climate And Technology
The world today depends on fossil fuels to meet over 80 percent of its energy needs, a simple fact of the way the industrial world has grown up. But dependence brings with it major challenges: rising
Fri, 20 Apr 2007: What's Actually In Biodiesel?
Rising prices of energy fuels have prompted companies and individuals to search for low-cost sources of fuels for their machines and automobiles. One of the most popular alternative fuels is biodiesel
Fri, 20 Apr 2007: Renewable Electric Power Takes Off
Renewable electric power is beginning to soar. The current surge of activity, which has been accelerating over the last few years, is driven by several factors: high fuel prices; ongoing improvements
Fri, 20 Apr 2007: Agriculture: Our Biggest Environmental Disaster
There are no "good old days" of farming. From when people first started to herd animals and scratch the ground to plant seeds, farming has been an environmentally destructive force. We have heard a lo
Thu, 19 Apr 2007: Will Innovation Transform Energy?
Something big is going on throughout the energy business. It's a great bubbling of innovation in every part of the industry. This bubbling is the brew of many different ingredients-from the impact of
Thu, 19 Apr 2007: Why Can't We Turn Our Lights Off
On March 31, 2007, people and businesses in Sydney, Australia turned off their lights for one hour. The city streetlights and traffic lights were left on for safety purposes. Can you imagine a city li
Wed, 18 Apr 2007: Ethanol And Brazil: The New Global Energy Brand?
When it comes to energy, Brazil is on its way to becoming a "global brand." Although the United States recently outpaced Brazil in ethanol production, Brazil is by far the leader in sugar-based ethano
Tue, 17 Apr 2007: A Double Bubble Drives Rising Oil Production Costs
The dramatic run-up in oil prices in recent years has been the subject of much attention and many headlines. What has received far less attention is another increase: the parallel rise in the costs of
Mon, 16 Apr 2007: How Different Will Tomorrow Be? Thinking About The Energy Future
The energy business has one of the longest timelines of any industry. Decisions are being made today for oil or natural gas fields that will only begin to flow fifteen years from now. A power plant ap
Tue, 10 Apr 2007: Global Warming: Is The Bush II Government Pursuing A Policy Of Genocide By Proxy
The legendary Indian spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) once said: "The earth has enough for the needs of all but not the greed of a few." His words have since proved to be quite prophetic! T
Fri, 6 Apr 2007: Recycling Is A Way Of Life
Recycling has become a necessary way of life. It is just as easy to throw out to trash materials that can just as easily be recycled. The question is, who is going to be the one that does it? The a
Thu, 5 Apr 2007: Global Warming-How It Could Spark World War III
These Days global warming is a very hot topic and little wonder, seeing as the earth grows hotter with each passing year.For a long time now the effect of man's industrialization and technological pro
Wed, 7 Mar 2007: A Changing Policy Climate
What a difference a year can make. In twelve months the center of gravity has strikingly shifted in the debate over U.S. climate change policy. Eleven states have developed mandatory greenhouse gas li
Mon, 5 Mar 2007: Renewable Energy Tax Credits - Greener in More Ways Than One
It's certainly no secret: the cost of renewable energy production and its implementation can be extremely high. This is the very reason why tax credits are often used to enable renewable energy source
Thu, 1 Mar 2007: Ocean Tidal Power as Renewable Energy
One of the Earth's great renewable energy sources is actually the energy that can be found in all the waves of the ocean. Let's look at this further. If you have ever been to the ocean, you were proba
Wed, 28 Feb 2007: The UK's Waste Implementation Programme
At its simplest, waste management is taking care of unwanted byproducts, usually of human activities, and ensuring they do not cause any lingering problems. As in many other spheres of human activity
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