Our energy consumption through the ages
Throughout history, humans have searched for better energy sources and better ways to harvest energy. A rough estimation of mankind’s energy consumption through different periods of history is displayed in the figure.
Read more...“Rain” Forests on land and under the seas
A study which published in “science” this week shows that intact rainforests and coral reefs both act towards cloud seeding to produce rain. This study shows that an rainforest acts as its own ‘bioreactor’, whereby clouds and precipitation are produced by the abundance of plant materials in the ecosystem.
Read more...Atom bomb on film
From 1945 to 1962, the U.S military detonated many atomic and hydrogen bombs in the atmosphere. One of the few cameramen who documented the explosions and their destructive effects George Yoshitake,82,shares his experiences
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Nuclear tests since 1945
Video showing a history of the world’s nuclear explosions.A total of 2053 nuclear tests and explosions that took place between 1945 and 1998 are plotted on a map.
Read more...Five Inspiring Green Tech Projects in the Developing World
Good news isn’t always easy to come by when it comes to issues related to health, the economy, or the environment in developing nations. However, there are a host of new technologies trying to ensure that changes. Here are five green tech projects, the big and the small, taking place in the developing world, doing their part to make this world a better place.
Solar Photovoltaic Farms- Portugal:
Portugal produces 1/3 of its energy from renewable sources. In having to quickly respond to a shortage of oil, coal and gas, Portugal is now an EU leader in the clean tech revolution. In less than three years, Portugal has trebled its hydropower capacity, quadrupled its wind power, and is investing in more photovoltaic plants. What is to be the world’s largest solar photovoltaic farm is taking shape near Moura, generating electricity straight from sunlight . It is expected to supply 45MW of electricity each year, enough to power 30,000 homes.
Mexico pledges to halve emissions by 2050
DURING crunch talks in Copenhagen next week, Mexico will propose to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2050 so long as it receives international aid, officials have said.
The second-largest economy in Latin America after Brazil also aims to reduce emissions from the heat-trapping gases by six to seven per cent [...]