Image of the Day: Super Smart Car, a Breath of Fresh Air
Taking the Smart car a step further, India’s Tata Motors is fine tuning the Airpods, a vehicle producing zero pollution and zip around at 40 mph through the magic of compressed air. The engines come from MDI (Motor Development International) a Luxemburg firm that has been tooling around with the concept for 20 years. Tata Motors bought the rights t… Read More
Image of the Day: Tar Balls Hit the Beaches This Summer
Two years after the worst oil spill in history, tar balls and dead fish are still washing up on the shores of Louisiana and all along the Gulf coast. Environmentalist, scientists and local fisherman all over the Gulf coast are warning that the disaster is far from over. Fisherman say there are getting less shrimp now since the oil spill. Chemical d… Read More
Arctic Off-shore Oil Exploration Could Be Imminent
According to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, off-shore oil exploration in Alaska could be imminent. According to the New York Times, Salazar indicated that Shell would most likely get to start off-shore exploration near Alaska’s North Slope this summer, once they jump a few more hurdles. “If Shell meets our standards and passes our inspections … Read More
Tropical Storm Debby Threatens Gulf Coast
The storm is in an area with weak steering currents in the atmosphere, which essentially means that it’s drifting around, unsure of where it’s ultimately headed. Initial forecasts had Debby making a westerly turn and making landfall, possibly as a hurricane, in Texas early in the week. Now the National Hurricane Center has significantly revised tha… Read More
Image of the Day: Reef Rises From Retired Rig
A large metal structure that not so long ago extracted climate-inducing fossil fuels from beneath the sea has become a vibrant coral reef. Corals, sponges, snappers, and barracudas colonized the High Island 389-A oil platform off the coast of Texas, which was retired earlier this year. Dolphins, sea turtles and sharks also often visit … Read More
Survey Says? Affordable Energy Top of Mind in U.S.
Recent polls suggest that Americans want to save money on energy and that New Yorkers are anti-drilling.… Read More
Tree-Hugging, Organic-Buying Spoof Hits Sunny Spot
We're suckers for humor. And Heaven knows, there's very little about climate change that is funny. But if you're trying to make a case for people to take advantage of solar power, a little humor might just go a long way. That's what a company called SunRun is hoping for in unveiling a hilarious new ad campaign. The message behind it is that solar … Read More
Image of the Day: Mexico Passes Climate Change Law
As Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano is spewing ash and greenhouse gases into the air, the legislature passed a law that will reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent below usual levels by 2020, and 50 percent below 2000 levels by 2050, according to Nature. … Read More
