by Admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Green Energy, Information
Biofuel is a renewable alternative energy source that, while it’s catching on, is nowhere close to replacing petroleum. One reason for that is the cost of growing the algae used to produce some of those biofuels. This is where a new project at the Department of...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2017 | Business, Environmental hazards, Green Energy
It’s long been known that Beijing is one of the most polluted cities in the world. A recent time-lapse video of smog rolling in over the city proved that point in no uncertain terms. But now it looks like China is getting ready to tackle that issue head on. On January...
by Admin | Nov 16, 2016 | Green Energy
The key to unlocking new energy sources is to find ways to combine numerous sources to work for us, reducing and eventually replacing our reliance on fossil fuels. To that end, scientists have been working on a number of ways to generate electricity that doesn’t...
by Admin | Oct 28, 2016 | Environmental hazards, Green Energy, Resources
On the list of reasons why people are unsure about fracking, wastewater usually ranks very high. The concern is that wastewater produced as a side effect of fracking could leak into other water supplies and cause great damage. It is assumed that the wastewater...
by Admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Environmental hazards, Green Energy
Wind turbines don’t produce greenhouse gases like burning fossil fuels, but they aren’t perfect. They are, unfortunately, responsible for hundreds of thousands of bird and bat deaths. The birds and bats are killed either by the blades themselves or by the pressure...
by Admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Green Energy, Sustainability
Alternative energy sources have been growing in popularity in recent years, especially solar and wind power. However, excess energy still needs to be stored for when days are overcast or the air is still. To keep up with an increasing trend of generating electricity...
