Posts Tagged ‘energy’
By NikkiJade • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Videos
This animated video by GOODmagazine breaks down the impact of the world’s “oil addiction”, on prices and other social, environmental and economic factors. The video is a simple overview of a complicated situation, but it presents a provocative message.
By NikkiJade • Jun 15th, 2009 • Category: Spotlight
As the electric car makes its way back onto the market, researchers can’t seem to agree on the benefits of plugging in versus filling up. Nicole McCallum provides a history and overview of the electric car, and summarizes the discussion.
By NikkiJade • Jun 1st, 2009 • Category: Articles, Spotlight
Industrial environmental standards have grown in importance and national focus in recent years, providing an opportunity to improve standards to yield both health and environmental benefits. James O’Shea from the maacenter outlines the impact and health consequences of inadequate industrial standards.
By NunoXEI • May 22nd, 2008 • Category: Blog
Alexis Madrigal Email, Wired–Swiss researcher Thomas Hinderling wants to build solar islands several miles across that he claims can produce hundreds of megawatts of relatively inexpensive power. Solar thermal plants are emerging as a leading alternative to fossil fuel power plants for future energy generation.
By NunoXEI • May 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog
Grist–Game-maker Hasbro is updating everyone’s favorite interminable game, and in the Here and Now: World Edition, Water Works and Electric Company will be replaced with Wind Energy and Solar Energy.
By NunoXEI • May 3rd, 2008 • Category: Blog
Alexis Madrigal, Wired–Google has invested $130 million into eSolar, a company whose basic solar power strategy — using sunlight-reflecting mirrors to generate steam — was all but abandoned in the 1980s, and has recently caught investors’ attention again.
By NunoXEI • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: Blog
The energy industry is literally digging deep into natural steam, hot water and hot dry rocks from the Earth’s crust in an effort to generate clean and green renewable energy. Now we can say that there is wave in geothermal development projects worldwide.
By NunoXEI • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Blog
As the planet continues to heat up, the Arctic will continue to melt, and a vast, pristine reservoir of oil will be unveiled to the energy-hungry great powers. The four Arctic players: Russia, Canada, the U.S., Denmark and Norway will be on the front line of what could be one of human history’s most [...]
By NunoXEI • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Blog
Biofuels will not solve the world’s energy problem, the chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell said on Sunday, amid growing criticism of their environmental and social benefits.
The remarks follow protests in Brazil and Europe against fuels derived from food crops. Food shortages and rising costs have set off rioting and protests in countries including Haiti, [...]
By NunoXEI • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Blog
This may not be breaking news but definitely is worth mentioning. It’s probably the most advance boat on the planet. In the Sydney harbor, the Solar Sailor is a revolutionary piece of technology harnessing the wind and the sun to power itself. In other words it’s a clean and green sailing machine.
Being under the sun [...]
