Hydrogen generator could power electronic gadgets
The portable device would supply hydrogen to the micro fuel cells of electronic gadgets
Can biofuels rescue American prairies?
Yes, say ecologists, but not if the current enthusiasm for corn ethanol continues to hold sway
The hidden cost of wind turbines
When the turbines go up, it’s not just the scenery that suffers, it’s the atmosphere too. Ed Douglas reveals the environmental costs of wind power
Dirty Oil: a new film about tar sands from the Co-op
Before and after – from boreal forest to strip mining, that’s tar sands.
Oil is rubbish. I mean, obviously it’s been great – you know, they way that it underpins what we call ‘advanced industrial civilisation’ – that we can make it into petrol, plastic, pharmaceuticals, fertiliser. That’s obviously brilliant, because in my opinion all [...]
Home Depot Shrinks Its Energy Bill
The home improvement retailer makes headway on its plan to cut energy use by 20%.
The 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska
In pics: action from the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska.
Dirty Oil: a new film about tar sands from the Co-op
Before and after – from boreal forest to strip mining, that’s tar sands.
Oil is rubbish. I mean, obviously it’s been great – you know, they way that it underpins what we call ‘advanced industrial civilisation’ – that we can make it into petrol, plastic, pharmaceuticals, fertiliser. That’s obviously brilliant, because in my opinion all [...]
Two new sites for eco-towns
Two more councils are planning to build eco-towns under Government plans to roll out the controversial project.
Sarkozy to press G20 on climate funding
PARIS (Reuters) – France will push the Group of 20 countries to impose a tax on financial transactions to raise billions of dollars to help developing nations fight climate change, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday.
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