admin | September 28, 2010
photo: Bruce McAdam via flickr Northern Ireland just outlined how it hopes to get 40% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 and, apparently not to be outdone, First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond thinks that’s not an ambitious enough target. Speaking to Reut… Read the full story on TreeHugger Tweet
admin | September 28, 2010
Screengrabs via iTunes We were very excited when Google finally released a Bike There feature on Google Maps, where a cyclists could pick the best route for pedaling from place to place. However, there’s competition. A new free iPhone app turns your iPhone into a cyclist’s version of a TomTom or Garmin GPS navigator. The [...]
admin | September 28, 2010
Photo via Asbestos Bill Groundwater might as well be considered a non-renewable resource with the way we’ve been using it. Pumped from aquifers at a rate far exceeding its ability to be naturally replenished, groundwater is used for everything from households to agriculture. It represents somewhere around 20-30% of the planet’s supply of fresh water [...]
admin | September 28, 2010
Photo via the Daily Galaxy Geoengineering a disaster? Ah, geoengineering — the topic every climate-conscious lady or gent has a strong opinion on. It brings up all those fun questions: If things get bad enough, like if man continues to emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere at alarming rates — can we use science to
admin | September 28, 2010
Image courtesy of Cape Farewell. This guest post was written by Paul D. Miller, also known as DJ Spooky, as part of the Cape Farewell project. “Whosoever will be an enquirer into Nature let him resort to a conservatory of Snow or Ice.” – Francis Bacon OK—so here I am in the High Arctic with [...]
admin | September 28, 2010
Photo: Wikipedia, CC Yes, But Look at the Bigger Picture According to a study by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, if the U.S. wants to significantly reduce its oil consumption, it should prioritize the fast adoption of electric cars over ” the proposed national renewable portfolio standard”. This makes a lot of sense, [...]
admin | September 28, 2010
Photo: Flickr, CC You Just Have to Listen Closely Scientists from Exeter University and Bristol University might have just found a new way to evaluate the condition of coral reefs. It’s pretty simple when you think about it: You just listen. Indeed, each reef has its own noise signature, and reefs with more corals and [...]
admin | September 28, 2010
“Imagine a car whose body also serves as a rechargeable battery.” One of the main challenges with electric cars is that batteries are bulky and heavy. Volvo is trying to solve that problem by turning a car’s body panels into an energy storage device, an idea that, if feasible, would kill two birds with one [...]
admin | September 28, 2010
Photo: Toyota France Almost Certain Now For the past couple of years, rumors about a hybrid Toyota Yaris have been going back and forth. But things are finally getting a bit more concrete and official: Toyota is saying that they are going to make a “small hybrid ca… Read the full story on TreeHugger Tweet
admin | September 28, 2010
photo: Paul Mannix via flickr That’s not a typo in the headline: India’s Sariska Tiger Reserve saw its last tiger killed by poachers in 2004, but according to new research published in Tropical Conservation Science tigers brought in from Ranthambhore National Park to repopulate Sariska in 2008 have successfully reestablished themselves. So, some tentative g… [...]
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