Now THERE’S a Human Being
Here’s a promise I’ll make you. If you watch this perhaps one-minute video, you have my guarantee that you’ll come away feeling better about America than you did going in. (more…)
From Guest Blogger Jon Wade: How Will the EU’s 2030 Emission Goals Affect Road Transportation?
Is it the End of the Road for the Combustion Engine?
The latest EU goals aim for an ever greater reduction in CO2 emissions from road vehicles. Will diesel trucks still be viable options in 2030? (more…)
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From Guest Blogger Lillian Connors: How to Make Your Condensing Boiler More Efficient
Condensing boilers capture the exhaust condensation of the burning gas that would otherwise be wasted through the flue. This way, they can achieve greater heat efficiency. (more…)
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Coal–The Gift That Keeps Giving
Question: According to Scientific American, which type of power plant leaves more radioactive waste per MWh: a nuclear plant or a coal-fired power plant?From Guest Blogger Lauren Williamson: Population Growth Leads To Environmental Destruction Globally
Evolution of Climate: In the year 1880, the annual global temperature average was -0.19 °C to -0.11 °C, and by the year 2017, it raised to 0.9 to 0.95 °C. Be Careful! It only took 137 years to get this hot, what will happen in the next 100 years? (more…)
LED Product Is Great, But Let’s Understand the Science
Here’s a fantastic product that is quickly replacing the kerosene lamps that denizens of third-world countries are using for reading lights. It’s an LED lamp that’s powered the same way as a grandfather clock, i.e., with the chemical energy in the body of a human being who lifts a weight against the force of gravity, providing it with potential energy that is then converted into the energy required to run the device, in this case, a small current of electricity. (more…)
Waste-to-Energy: Is It a Waste?
Here’s a video depicting the enormous problem that the Lebanese have with the disposal of their municipal solid waste (MSW). Insofar as it’s part of the venerable “Story of Stuff” project, its central message is that our society simply consumes too much stuff and needs to rethink its robo-consumerist ways. (more…)
From Guest Blogger Amelia Atkins: Best Waterproofing and Energy Saving Home Building Techniques
If you want your new home to be comfortable, stylish, cost-effective and durable so it lasts for generations, you might want to consider some building techniques that will protect your house from moisture and ensure it’s energy efficient. So, here are some of the best waterproofing and energy saving tips you can include in your home.
Waterproofing membranes (more…)
Pope Francis Calls ‘Em Like He Sees ‘Em
We call the economic system we have in place “capitalism,” though that’s hardly correct. In fact, we live in a condition in which extremely wealthy people use their power to manipulate the law-making process to gain even further advantage at every turn: deeper tax cuts, evisceration of regulations on banking and other elements of consumer protection, fewer social services, less access to affordable healthcare, stagnant wages, lower quality education, and more incarceration. (more…)
Opinion Polls on Climate Change
John Oliver sure nails it here. A friend recently asked my opinion of climate change, and was surprised when I replied that I didn’t have one. When he probed further, I explained that opinions apply to subjective matters like art or cooking, not to matters of scientific fact. Climate change deniers are simply ignorant of science.
