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Why every major city should have an LO2P

Published on 2012-03-08 03:09:11

In August last year the winner of the eVolo’s 2011 Skyscraper Competition was announced and it couldn’t have gone to a more worthy project. The LO2P is one of the most forward thinking buildings ever designed, aiming to cleanse one of the worlds most polluted cities – Delhi. By combining a recycled materials form with [...] Related posts:Capturing carbon dioxide from air Eco friendly vehicles Why do we need plastic bags recycling > read more

Two sides of renewable energy

Published on 2011-09-30 09:27:18

Wind and solar energy, in particular, are touted as the energy sources of the future. But entrepreneurs have tried to harness both for centuries. Their limited utility and obstacles, documented since the 1800s, explain why wind and solar make up just a tiny portion of our energy supply today despite a quarter-century of highly preferential [...] Related posts:Japan’s new energy plan Wind turbine pioneers First offshore wind farm > read more

Solar satellites – good green energy source?

Published on 2011-06-15 16:36:48

With gas prices on the rise, the race is on for cheap alternative fuel sources, including solar power. The major criticisms against solar power facilities, such as wind farms, are unreliability and inefficiency. Solar power depends on some environmen > read more

Everest glacier is melting due to global warming

Published on 2011-06-01 12:46:38

Glacial ice is formed from highly compressed snow. In areas of the world where more snow falls each year than can melt or evaporate, the snow builds up and its structure gradually changes. After that, the compressed snow, known as firn is transforme > read more

Japan’s new energy plan

Published on 2011-05-13 12:02:54

After nuclear catastrophe in Northeastern Japan, that country may have a bit different shaped energy policy investing more in solar power technology, alternative energy of biomass and wind turbines. Previous plan to increase the number of nuclear pow > read more

10 strongest earthquakes in modern history

Published on 2011-02-15 14:49:17

Here is a list of the 10 strongest earthquakes recorded in the last century, according to their magnitude: May 22, 1960 – Chile – An earthquake measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale struck Santiago and Concepcion, triggering tidal waves and > read more

Fossil fuels depletion in future

Published on 2011-02-11 10:42:07

If we consider that the total energy consumed worldwide, 85% is non-electric, and consists mostly of fossil fuel applications, foremost among them oil, we understand the magnitude of the task of replacing primary energy sources from fossil fuels, and > read more

Ecotourism – fastest growing tourism sector

Published on 2011-02-09 10:27:11

Ecotourism is one of the two fastest growing sectors of the tourism industry. Second one is ethnic tourism. Ethnic tours encounters visitors with the forms of native peoples, cultures and arts. Ecological tourism or ecotourism depends on universal ap > read more

3 Exotic islands you want to see

Published on 2011-02-03 16:22:50

Koh Samui, Thailand Koh Samui (also known as Ko Samui) is an island located in eastern Asia, Thailand. Island was pretty unknown to backpackers and foreign visitors till 1970s but later it became a important tourist destination in Thailand and Asia. > read more

Ecosystems of the world

Published on 2011-02-02 17:04:24

Ecosystems consist of co-ocurring organisms, their connections to each other and to surrounding environments. We consider ecosystems to be natural, localized dividions of the biosphere where interacting populations are connected in network of compart > read more

Eco-friendly travel ideas

Published on 2011-01-28 15:56:52

Eco-friendly travel ideas According to the Google maps flight emission calculator, a direct flight from Denver Colorado to Jacksonville Florida (1,445 miles) produces 1.173 tons of CO2 emissions. That breaks down to 564lbs per-person. This is a relat > read more

Tsunami explained

Published on 2011-01-27 18:25:36

The word Tsunami comes from Japan where it has been a frequent phenomen and originally meant a wave in harbor. Before there was a clear understanding of the tsunami phenomenon, Japanese fishermen would often return home from sea trip and observe thei > read more

Year 2010 to be the warmest year ever

Published on 2010-12-14 11:55:20

This year is on track to enter the almanac as one of the three warmest years on record globally, along with 1998 and 2005, according to a preliminary analysis by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Global average temperatures for the first 1 > read more

Serengeti National Park in danger

Published on 2010-11-29 13:09:37

The Serengeti region is located mostly in Tanzania and a littble bit in Kenya. This region within 30,000 km2 consists of Serengeti National Park and few game reserves. Those lands are mostly for wildlife tourism and hunting purposes. Over 90,000 tour > read more

Capturing carbon dioxide from air

Published on 2010-11-28 06:17:13

Fossil fuels are to play significant as an energy source, even in 21st century but now we must pay attention on carbon dioxide accumulation in air and try to prevent it, as much as we can. Current rates of fossil fuel consumption introduce an amount > read more

First offshore wind farm

Published on 2010-09-23 16:51:50

This thurdsay in England, few miles from the British coast was opened the world’s largest wind farm. This offshore wind farm has 100 wind turbines on the open see, capable of supplying enough electricity for 200 thousand homes per year. It is locat > read more

Why do we need plastic bags recycling

Published on 2010-09-21 16:31:22

The bags landfills pollute ecosystems taking too long to completely decompose and kill animals that mistake the bags for food. When produced, plastic bags they’ll accumulate and persist on our planet for up to 1,000 years. Only in the U.S. 100 bill > read more

Global warming impacts rice fields

Published on 2010-09-15 17:29:17

Global warming affects growth on rice fields, new study suggests. Scientists have found that in last 25 years growth in yields has fallen by 10 to 20% in some regions. The main reason for that change is fact that night temperatures have risen in past > read more