A bank for wind power
A last we can store vast amounts of wind energy and use it when we need it, as New Scientist reports
IEA’s U-turn on energy growth
The International Energy Agency calls for limits on growth of energy demand for the first time
‘Evanescent coupling’ could power gadgets wirelessly
Electronic devices would start charging themselves as soon as their owner walks into their home or office
A funeral and a celebration: grim clouds over Dalian
Fishermen scoop oily sludge from the oil spill in Dalian, China (c) Arthur JD/Greenpeace
Arthur JD writes from Dalian in China…
I arrived in Dalian on the day of the funeral for firefighter Zhang Liang, who drowned beneath the thick crude when his crew jumped into the ocean – without safety gear – to attempt, in [...]
Divers swim and play with white beluga whales under the Arctic ice in the White Sea, Russia
Divers swim and play with white beluga whales under the Arctic ice.
The dead sea: Global warming blamed for 40 per cent decline in the ocean’s phytoplankton
The microscopic plants that support all life in the oceans are dying off at a dramatic rate, according to a study that has documented for the first time a disturbing and unprecedented change at the base of the marine food web.
Hybrid Organic Solar Cells Now More Efficient
Success greets the research team of National Research Council’s National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) and the University of Alberta. The plastic solar cells have now an operating life of 8 months instead of mere hours. And they are low-cost, environmentally efficient, unsealed plastic dollar cells – a green energy source. Developing economically viable plastic [...]
Energy Efficiency Saves IT Industry $2B Annually
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative today announced that energy efficiency efforts from the global IT industry had resulting in huge cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and big savings on energy bills.
Deepwater disaster: Sunrise heads to Gulf to assess oil spill impacts
Greenpeace USA’s Mike Gaworecki reports from the Arctic Sunrise as it makes its way to the Gulf to conduct a three-month expedition documenting the true impacts of the BP Deepwater Disaster on the region’s marine life and unique ecosystems.
Since the Deepwater Horizon offshore rig exploded and sank in April, BP has devoted inadequate resources [...]
Best hope for saving Arctic sea ice is cutting soot emissions, say researchers
Soot from the burning of fossil fuels and solid biofuels contributes far more to global warming than has been thought, according to a new study. But, unlike carbon dioxide, soot lingers only a few weeks in the atmosphere, so cutting emissions could have a significant and rapid impact on the climate. Controlling it may be [...]