‘Moore’s Law’ For Carbon Would Defeat Global Warming

Source: theguardian.com Published: March 23, 2017 ‘In the last decade, the share of renewables in the energy sector has doubled every 5.5 years. If doubling continues at this pace fossil fuels will exit the energy sector well before 2050.’ Photograph: Alexander...

Perennial Energy Crops Could Provide Environmental Benefits

Source: news.wisc.edu Published: November 26, 2013 Agricultural buffers, like the one placed adjacent to Black Earth Creek on a farm in western Dane County, could filter runoff, sequester greenhouse gases, and provide habitat for beneficial insects while also...

It’s Easy to Become an Energy Champion

Source: nbcsandiego.com Published: July 25, 2016 Elementary school students join the California Bear in educational assemblies to learn how they can conserve energy, plus enter to win great prizes The following content is created in consultation with Energy...

Eucalyptus Tree: A Potential Global Source of Fuel and Fiber

Source: natureworldnews.com Published: June 12, 2014 Eucalyptus trees are more than just food for koalas; researchers are now trying to harness their potential as a sustainable biofuel and biomaterials production source. (Photo: Fibria/Ehder Souza) Jenna Iacurci...

London to Heat Apartments with Waste Heat from Subway

Source: treehugger.com Published: November 21, 2013 © London Underground Lloyd Alter The London Transport poster is correct; it IS warmer below. So warm, in fact, that Transport for London is going to give some of it a way, to the Bunhill Heat and Power Network, which...

A New Trash-To-Energy Plant Planned for Arizona

Source: gigaom.com Published: May 6, 2013 Credit: Image Courtesy of Purplrpix by Katie Fehrenbacher The city of Oslo turns so much of its trash into energy, that it actually imports garbage into the city to heat and light many of its buildings. While the process is...

Artificial Leaf Produces Energy from Dirty Water

Source: treehugger.com Published: April 15, 2013 © Dominick Reuter / MIT News Megan Treacy mtreacy Back in 2011, researchers at MIT developed an artificial leaf technology that could produce energy from water and sunlight. The artificial leaf is essentially a silicon...