Animal pictures of the week: 2 July 2010
All creatures great and small in our popular weekly animal gallery.
Archive for July 6th, 2010
Shortage in parts for solar panels
Numbers of water voles, inspiration for Ratty in Wind in the Willows, up.
Californians: Tell your state legislators to protect California’s environment
Urge your state senator to support and vote Yes for the Single-Use Bag Reduction Act (AB 1998) which will create a uniform state policy to encourage greater use of reusable bags. Urge your state assembly member to support and vote Yes on the Renewable Portfolio Standard bill (SB 722), a bill which would represent the [...]
Forestry Commission turns to IT for climate solutions
The Government body responsible for the protection of British forests is one of the organisations using high-tech IT tools to help cut its carbon emissions.
Ireland notes contribution of science to sustainability
Ireland’s environmental watchdog has published a report outlining how well-planned scientific research can inform environmental policy.
How RECs Help Companies Meet Environmental Goals
Thousands of companies, including big-name brands such as Whole Foods and Dannon, are demonstrating their environmental leadership through big purchases of renewable electricity products. Through these voluntary purchases, they are building demand for new solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and small-scale hydropower projects in all corners of the country.
Biofuel made from power plant CO
Power plants emit carbon dioxide, algae make sugar and oil out of it. It’s time to put the two together
Wired-up bugs give fuel cells extra oomph
The discovery that a wide variety of bacteria can be persuaded to produce conducting, wire-like appendages boosts the potential of biofuel cells
Hot new fuel for nuclear reactors
A fuel pellet that is better at conducting heat than conventional pellets could make nuclear power cheaper and more efficient
High cost of capturing solar energy is diminishing
Hikes in the costs of conventional ways of generating energy mean a previously ignored form of solar power has become viable