THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. Now how about this for a reader giveaway – a Solio universal hybrid solar charger! The good folks over at BuyGreen, who provide Green Standards that track the Source Material, Manufacturing, Use, and Disposal of all the products they sell, have offered to give away one of Solio’s solar [...]
Well, that’s good news – even if it means it is still going up slowly. The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency is saying that due to high oil prices and the worldwide financial crisis, the annual increase in emissions of CO2 has been cut in half from this time last year. Emissions increased by 1.7% [...]
Dear EarthTalk: Are the United States’ vast oil shale resources a potential source of energy?
Oil shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock that contains significant amounts of kerogen, a solid mixture of organic chemical compounds that can be converted into synthetic liquid fuel similar to oil, or into shale gas similar to petroleum-derived natural gas. Geologists [...]
Some of the key points of the American Clean Energy & Security Act from Grist, since they know better than I do. You can head to their site to read the nitty gritty, but here is a general summary:
Renewable electricity standard
The bill creates a renewable electricity standard (RES) that would require large utilities in each [...]
Cartoon by Chris Madden, www.chrismadden.co.uk.
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Many people are opposed to the establishment of ethanol biorefineries in their towns because of the air pollution they would create. According to Citizens for Clean Power, ethanol plants can release anywhere from 120 to 1,000 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) [...]
As writers, we know that part of good stewardship is sharing information, but even the most intelligent among us can not make change without DOING something. So The Good Human & Twilight Earth, along with The Grass Stain Guru, Lighter Footstep, My Green Side, The Smart Mama, A Little Greener Every Day, Fake Plastic Fish, [...]
