The Environmental Blog
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Underwater “Gold Rush” Now Closer to...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Mining companies can now apply for deep sea mining licenses from as soon as 2016, BBC News Science and Environment reports. This takes the deep sea mining “gold rush” closer…
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Moth Eyes-Inspired Nanostructures May Help Impro...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Thanks to the optimized design and structure of moth’s eyes, researchers may be closer to improving the efficiency of thin-film solar cells, ScienceDaily reports. Researchers from the North…
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Prestigious TEDxWWF Event at Abu Dhabi
Thursday, June 13, 2013
WWF and TED’s collaboration this year took place on May 20th at Abu Dhabi. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), famous for its less than 20 minute talks by various…
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Conserve Rainforests, Preserve Hydropower, Study...
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Hydropower is perhaps one of the largest sources of renewable energy in the world. In the United States alone, it accounts for almost 49% of the entire renewable…
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Taking a Nature Walk: Photo Blog
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Over the weekend I made a journey by bike to a nearby nature reserve in the Netherlands to get some exercise and to get out of the house….
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Reducing Carbon Emissions in the Agricultural In...
Sunday, June 9, 2013
In the agricultural industry, the majority of carbon is produced by their machinery. The government has told the industry as a whole that by 2020 they will need…
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Your Sustainable Building Project
Sunday, June 9, 2013
The coalition government in the United Kingdom may be coming under fire for their implementation of austerity measures, it cannot be denied that they are making significant strides towards…
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Grid Connected Solar Systems – Co-Op Energy
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Home based solar solutions and wind turbines have been around for some years now but large scale adoption of these technological wonders has been slowed by inefficient means…
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Research Forecasts Heavy Loss of Common Plants a...
Friday, June 7, 2013
Researchers from the University of East Anglia forecasted the loss of more than half of common plants and one third of animals this century because of climate change…
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Solar-Wind Hybrid Systems More Effective than Ex...
Friday, June 7, 2013
Hybrid systems provide more outlets for power generation. However there is a separate opinion that such systems have the technical drawback -that part of the system may prove…
