Archive for August, 2008
The Most Destructive Project on Earth
Saturday, August 30th, 2008The Environmental Defense declares the petroleum extraction programme in Canada is the “Most destructive project on earth.” The programme is based in the oil sands of Canada and is known as the Tar Sands Project. What is particularly alarming is that even Peter Lougheed who was the Alberta Premier who began the project is requesting […]
27 Green and Eco-Friendly Search Engines
Thursday, August 21st, 2008The following green search engines are divided into those that search the green web and those that simply search the internet at large but also otherwise contribute to the green cause in some way, whether carbon offsetting or planting trees in the Amazon. Change the way you search today and know that every click will […]
Too much illegal wood in EU markets
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008Illegal logging contributes heavily to the destruction of biodiversity and the impoverishment of millions of people that depend on forests for food and income. This comes from a report based on a study related to the German market Illegaler Holzeinschlag und die EU carried out by WWF Germany.
Free Energy Solution
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008MIT: Solar power storage discovery could mean energy nirvana
Researchers at MIT say they have made an energy storage breakthrough that could transform solar power from an alternative to a mainstream energy source. The university is calling the solar project a major advancement in energy research. Sunlight has the greatest potential of any power source to […]