‘Environment’ Archives
Electric Vehicles: Are They Too Silent To Be Safe?
ELVIN (Electric Vehicle with Interactive Noise). Photo from the Warwick Manufacturing Group website And what can be done about this? Electric cars, so their manufacturers tell us, will be the cars of the future. There is much justification for this claim – electric cars have the potential to reduce harmful gas emissions and should mean that many [...]
Sustainable in the City – 6 Tips for Eco-Friendly City Living
Even though many of today’s most radical eco-friendly living initiatives tend to focus on steps you can take when you have a bit of land, such as growing all your own food or living almost entirely off grid, it’s completely possible to live a sustainable life in the city, as well. In fact, because of some of the basic realities of city [...]
Green Ways of Powering Your Homes of the Future
The world is still dependent on fossil fuels, but for how much longer? While fossil fuels may be an inexpensive option, they won’t last forever. Due to this, many families today and architects are beginning to understand the importance of looking for alternative energy sources which are renewable for use in their homes. There are many [...]
Green energy alone won’t save the earth – social change is also needed
The most popular techno-fix for global warming is green energy. If energy companies would only deploy wind, hydro, solar, geothermal or nuclear, then emission-intensive fossil fuels will eventually disappear. But will that actually work? A new study by Richard York of the University of Oregon shows that it isn’t that simple. Rather than [...]
12 Eco Friendly Alternatives to Expensive Home Décor Products
Have you made the decision to do your part to be eco friendly and help the environment? If so, even the smallest details of your life, such as decorating your home, probably have changed. You can no longer go to the store and purchase just any home décor products. The products that you choose must have a positive impact on the [...]
10 Memorable Quotes about Solar Power and the Environment
Solar panels in the Utah Desert. As C.G. Abbott predicted back in 1928, “In time, manufacturing will to a great extent follow the sun.” When I was growing up in the 1970s I can’t remember anyone talking about solar power or environmental issues. So it is surprising to learn that so many forward-thinking people in the 19th and early 20th [...]
French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon on ecology and nuclear energy
Socialist Jean-Luc Mélenchon has emerged as the “third man” in the French presidential race, placing him ahead of right-wing extremist Marine Le Pen and just behind conservative president Nicolas Sarkozy and liberal/social democrat François Hollande. Mélenchon’s wants to introduce a 100% fat-cat tax, where the french state [...]
Green your Google+ stream with this environment circle
Supercharge your Google+ stream with prominent environmental activists, thinkers, entrepreneurs, bloggers and people who are all fighting passionately for a better and greener world. This Google+ circle contains 500 people such as the British author and journalist +Mark Lynas, +Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation, and +Brad [...]
China helped wind power climb to new record levels in 2011
Wind energy developers installed a record 41,000 megawatts of electricity-generating capacity in 2011, bringing the world total to 238,000 megawatts. With more than 80 countries now harnessing the wind, there is enough installed wind power capacity worldwide to meet the residential electricity needs of 380 million people at the European level of [...]
Peak Meat: US Meat Consumption Falling
U.S. meat consumption has peaked. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that meat eating across the country fell from the 2004 high point of 184 pounds (83 kilograms) per person to 171 pounds in 2011. Early estimates for 2012 project a further reduction in American meat eating to 166 pounds, making for a 10 percent drop over the [...]
