All Entries in the "Green News" Category
The top 10 energy myths – answered
We know that making your home greener can be a daunting task so we’ve compiled a list of ten of the most popular energy myths that people get told and answered them: 1. You must use the same company for your gas and electricity supplier No, you can use a different company for each type [...]
Intel Bound to Surpass Its Own Green House Gas Reduction Target
Intel is known to be one of the best companies when it comes to IT. They are working really hard to make their products more energy efficient and they are known to use a lot of clean energy. As a result of their hard work they emit less greenhouse gases than the other companies of [...]
Is “Cool Blue” the New Trend in Energy Efficiency?
It is a known fact that the dark colored roofs absorb heat and so we have to use more energy to cool the buildings. For a few years some people have been promoting the idea of having white roofs. Nonetheless in some cases having dark roofs simply looks more appealing. “Cool blue” pigment Some of [...]
Japan Nuclear Disaster Consequences – Radioactive Tuna on LA Coast
Japan faced one of the most devastating disasters in March 2011, when they had to deal with the wrath of the earth and the sea in the form of earthquakes and a tsunami. These natural disasters damaged the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactors causing considerable radiation exposure on land, in air and the surrounding seas. Then [...]
Pollution Is Shifting Tropics and Subtropics – Should We Be Scared?
According to the recent studies, the pollution caused by people makes the tropics and sub-tropics shift towards the poles. This study also says that the pollutants include black carbon soot and tropospheric ozone. The spreading out of the tropics happens at the rate of 0.7° latitude in one century. Naturally the greenhouse gases also contribute [...]
Rhino Wars Update – Can Rhinos Survive as a Species?
We have to face the truth: there is a rhino war. These gentle and sweet animals are hunted for their horns that can be found on their noses. It looks like they are really unlucky. We should consider them something like a unicorn and they are the only ones we’ve got. What’s happening? Many people [...]
UAE Open to the Idea of Water Desalination by Solar Energy
The countries of the Gulf Operation Council may start using solar energy for the desalination of water. The plants used until now, required a lot of energy and they weren’t very efficient. The old systems will last for only about 30 years, so the people of this region have to think about an efficient replacement. [...]
World’s Cities to Become Giant Reflectors to Fight Global Warming
Some recent scientific discoveries started to promote the metamorphose of cities into sunlight reflectors to fight global warming. From theory to actual result If people would start replacing the surface regular rooftops and roads with lighter materials, they could make a change in the level of carbon-monoxide emissions. Still, the idea was received with skepticism [...]
US Administration and 142 Million Funded for Lightweight Materials Development
A lot of people may wonder why the government would invest that much money in the development and deployment of lightweight materials. The main point is that this way the vehicles would need less fuel so the dependence of the U.S. on foreign oil would be reduced. At the same time, the drivers would be [...]
Man Made Photosynthesis Can Change the Fate of Farming
Photosynthesis is known as a process performed by plants, through which they can turn the solar energy into fuel and food. Nonetheless it is also known that the process isn’t a really efficient one; its efficiency being of only one percent. This is why the specialists have been working on creating an ‘artificial leaf’ that [...]
