Energy from Waste schemes have had a very poor public image over the years, mainly due to persistant myths and the general public having such a resistant attitude to change. But we all […]
PSA Peugeot Citroën has announced that it is developing an all-new technology combining gasoline internal combustion engine and compressed air storage. “Hybrid Air” is a key step in the path toward fuel consumption […]
In 1986, Tom Burns, from Milwaukee USA, recognising the need for an alternative cooking system, developed a device which utilises the original energy source of the planet – the sun. The resulting Sun […]
Habitat includes humans, too. Our habitat includes the familiar – villages and rural communities, cities and suburbs. We are now at a point where we can develop these habitats in one of two […]
Traditional agriculture systems controlled pests through diversification, planting a mixture of crops rather than the intensive monocultures of the modern agri-business. Companion planting, or ‘intercropping’ a variety of species, not only maintains biodiversity […]
The World Solar Challenge is a solar-powered car race which covers 3021 km (1,877 miles) through the Australian Outback, from Darwin to Adelaide. The 2013 race is from 6th to 13th October. The race attracts teams from around the world, […]
Induced hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracturing, commonly known as fracking, is a technique used to release petroleum, natural gas (including shale gas, tight gas, and coal seam gas), or other substances for extraction
As New York begins to clear up after the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, our friends at Carbon Visuals, by coincidence, have released a film depicting the yearly carbon emissions of NYC: Maybe it’s […]
Six years ago Dutchman Ruben Beugels was on an Amsterdam tram that broke down, leaving him stuck in an out-of-the way place, and late for an appointment when he couldn’t quickly find another […]
In a new report the Institute of Science in Society argues that crucial information omitted from public discussion discredits the public-funded research institute that is running the latest GM trial in the UK. Rothamsted Institute in […]