Energy:
China's environmental degradation is now so severe, with such stark domestic and international repercussions, that pollution poses not only a major long-term burden on the Chinese public but also an acute political challenge to the ruling Communist Party. And it...
Posted on August 27, 2007 12:24 PM • 0 Comments •
The first shudders came at the beginning of the year, when President George Bush told America he wanted to produce 35bn gallons of renewable fuels by 2017. As the price of corn futures on the Chicago stock exchange went up...
Posted on August 22, 2007 11:07 AM • 0 Comments •
Creating secondary products derived from the aftermath of biofuel production is a key step to making the renewable energy industry profitable. Scientists are looking at profiting from the byproducts of corn ethanol and cellulosic ethanol, made from materials like switch...
Posted on August 9, 2007 11:40 AM • 0 Comments •
If you think those who have long challenged the mainstream scientific findings about global warming recognize that the game is over, think again. Yes, 19 million people watched the "Live Earth" concerts last month, titans of corporate America are calling...
Posted on August 6, 2007 12:24 PM • 0 Comments •
As a presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich keeps coming up short. But among deep green voters he's a trailblazer. Kucinich is calling for a radical overhaul of the U.S. government and economy -- one that infuses every agency in the executive...
Posted on August 2, 2007 11:43 AM • 2 Comments •
Jaguars, blue macaws and giant armadillos roam the fickle landscape of Brazil's Cerrado, a vast plateau where temperatures range from freezing to steaming hot and bushes and grasslands alternate with forests and the richest variety of flora of all the...
Posted on July 31, 2007 11:25 AM • 0 Comments •
Now that the polar ice caps are melting resource exploitation in the artic will soon be possible. In the next few days, two manned minisubs will be launched through a hole blasted in the polar ice to scour the ocean...
Posted on July 31, 2007 10:54 AM • 0 Comments •
Plug-in cars are seen by many as the next big step in environmentally friendly automotive technology. Achieving maximum air quality improvements comes with two caveats a significant cut in the pollution produced by electric utilities and the large-scale adoption of...
Posted on July 20, 2007 12:01 PM • 5 Comments •
For that matter why does milk cost more than soda? The short answer to that question might be substantive farm subsidies for food staples such as corn and sugar. An addtional factor driving up the cost of milk is the...
Posted on July 18, 2007 02:40 PM • 2 Comments •
As talk of building new power plants rises sharply, so does the cost of raw materials needed for construction. A new fleet of coal-fired power plants expected to be brought online in upcoming years and a revival of nuclear construction...
Posted on July 11, 2007 10:57 AM • 0 Comments •
Enrique Gili is a freelance writer covering Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS), issues for regional magazines in the Southland and beyond. I live in Ocean Beach, San Diego the coolest beach town around.
