Mind the gap
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Archive for the ‘Sustainable Living’ Category
May23
May21
The ever-expanding footprint of Homo sapiens
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When oil was easy to find, it required a lot less effort to extract. Punch a hole in the ground, and the oil flowed. As oil has become more difficult to locate, the environmental impact of producing it has increased markedly. We now look for oil deep beneath the sea and we scrape away the boreal forest of Canada to expose buried tar sands. (more…)
May20
Can we capture the carbon?
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When I speak to public audiences about climate change, people often ask: Isn’t there a way to capture and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? (more…)
May17
Why flare it?
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Natural gas is often found with oil. The high pressure of natural gas is often what causes oil to gush from the ground in oil fields. If it occurs near a market, natural gas is often captured and used as a fossil fuel itself. But, when natural gas is produced distant from markets, or the price of natural gas is low, it is vented to the atmosphere and burned. (more…)
May16
Give carpooling a chance
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We all want to reduce the amount of gasoline we use and we all want to have less traffic congestion. There are various strategies to address these issues but one of the simplest and most effective is carpooling. (more…)
Environmental News
- At least four exposed to radiation after Japan laboratory leak: agency May 25, 2013
- U.S. weather-watcher satellite fails just before hurricane season May 24, 2013
- U.S. sees seven to 11 Atlantic hurricanes in 2013 May 23, 2013
- German brewers warn fracking could hurt beer industry May 23, 2013
- China plans tougher quality standards for coal to tackle pollution May 23, 2013
