Anyone who has read the exquisite Dune novels from Frank Herbert will remember the dew collectors. Pits filled with ovals of plastic, cooling in the night and condensing moisture from the air to provide basic sustenance. Coming from such a lush green place, as I did, it was hard to ... keep reading
Written by John P. yesterday, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Water (2 comments)
The shrunken Aral Sea in Central Asia, product of a massive twentieth-century environmental disaster, has healed to a remarkable degree according to a recent update from the Kazakhstan government that describes the recovery as miraculous. Water is returning to the North Aral Sea, setting an example for future ecological recovery ... keep reading
Written by Amy Anaruk yesterday, about Agriculture & Food, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Water
By Paul G. Blystone, Sunnyvale, California, USA Coal and natural gas power plants and oil-based transportation emissions are main contributors to man-made CO2 levels in the earth's atmosphere. In February 2007, I wrote an article published in Celsias entitled "The Coming Energy Shift" that focused on scenarios for ... keep reading
Written by Paul Blystone yesterday, about Biofuels, Clean Technologies, Coal & Oil, Design, Emissions, Energy Saving, Industry, Nuclear, Transport
Parts 3 and 4 from our friends at VBS.tv, profiling the most polluted city on the planet - Linfen, China. 20 years ago, this area was the fruit and flower basket of China, now it's the highly polluting coal center for China. It's a true tragedy. The producers ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant yesterday, about Coal & Oil, Pollution, Water
Google's investment in geothermal is the latest string of green initiatives by a company with a stated goal of becoming carbon neutral. Here is a run-down of Google's recent green investments and initiatives. Nanosolar: Google invested in this revolutionary thin-film photovoltaic technology, which is solar, but without the ... keep reading
Written by Peter D. this week, about Clean Technologies
Some would argue that there is no greater symbol of the computer age than the PC or Personal Computer. Splintered today into the desktop, laptop, palmtop, etc., we use it to store our intimate data, communicate with our colleagues and family, and perform the most mundane of everyday tasks; from ... keep reading
Written by John P. this week, about Clean Technologies, Computing, Economics, Energy Saving, Industry (2 comments)
Nature has had eons to develop and refine her techniques for creating disasters. Man is quite new to the art. Nonetheless, some manmade natural disasters - both proven and suspected - are fully as spectacular as anything Nature can create. One example would be the mud volcano of Java. On 28 May ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this week, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Weather
The world's first solar sail was unfurled on August 18th, as part of Nantucket's Race Week. Explorer Robert Swan will be using the groundbreaking sail on his sail boat ‘2041', currently on an around-the-world journey to raise awareness on climate change. The sail features thin-film solar cells ... keep reading
Written by Jeremy Williams this week, about Biofuels, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Transport
Google Inc announced today they will invest $10 million in enhanced geothermal systems. The systems, known as EGS, allow engineers to drill their own geothermal outlets and pump in water to create steam to power a turbine. The idea is to find "hot rocks" relatively close to the surface. This ... keep reading
Written by Peter D. this week, about Clean Technologies
The electric Zecar, a car that costs less than 2p a mile to run, goes on sale in Britain today. The Zecar has space for five adults, is shorter than a Mini, is almost six feet tall, and costs around £15,000 ($30,000 US). The company also produces Zevan ... keep reading
Written by Peter D. this week, about Energy Saving, Transport
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