It has been reported that an “ice island” has calved from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier and is estimated to be 100 square miles, four times the size of Manhattan. It is considered to be the largest chunk of ice to break from a glacier since 1962. Andreas Muenchow, associate professor of physical ocean science and engineering [...]
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Southeastern Romania has long been plagued with strong winds, but now as electric companies are focusing on renewable energy, the wind power market sees the area as one of the best locations in Europe for developing wind farms. A new 1.5 billion energy farm owned by Czech company CEZ, is expected to become one the [...]
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This last Friday many people might have been surprised at the newest commercial that debuted for Medicare featuring Andy Griffith, star of television and film. In addition he holds the title of director, producer and Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer. Griffith is now a spokesperson for Medicare’s new ad campaign, estimated to have a price tag [...]
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On March 20, 2010, a distinctive, one-of-a-kind 60-foot catamaran made out of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and other recycled plastic and waste products, set sail from San Francisco, California with a six man crew in an attempt to sail across the Pacific Ocean. The vessel named Plastiki has a design that includes many renewable energy [...]
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In an effort to push for clean energy jobs, President Obama announced last week nearly $2 billion to fund construction for solar energy plants. Meanwhile, climate change legislation in the US has made little progress. Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org, has launched an online campaign entitled “Put Solar On It!,” which is petitioning world leaders [...]
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The world is finally making progress in its mission to protect tropical rain forests. Since 2000, illegal logging of tropical woods has decreased in most countries by fifty to seventy-five percent. The world leaders in forest conservation have been Brazil and Indonesia. Those that earned the lowest marks were Malaysia and Ghana. The second highest [...]
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Now there’s one more reason to exercise, and even better, do it in the sunshine. Studies show that subjects that have sufficient Vitamin D and exercise on a regular basis have less risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. Risk factor estimates have been as high as fifty percent reduction in Alzheimer disease among active adults. It [...]
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General Motors is back in the electric car business with Volt, its newest concept car. However, rather than jump into the race with Toyota and Nissan, GM is taking it slow. The company plans to produce 10,000 electric cars in 2011, upping that number to as high as 30,000 in 2012. The market research says [...]
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Global warming and unseasonably warm weather are just words these days. We hear them so much that are becoming meaningless. The words may have lost impact, but the weather is in the new more than ever. Temperatures have hit sweltering proportions in temperate climates and storms are powerful and destructive. Ocean levels continue to rise [...]
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According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), if the United States can pass some long term, stable energy policies, the employment sector for building and manufacturing wind turbines will create tens of thousands new jobs. BlueGreen Alliance issued a report that is a blueprint for the wind industry. In the report, it is noted [...]
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