All posts by Timothy Chilman
Using A Load Of Old Rubbish As An Energy Source
It is, quite literally, Eurotrash. Norway is importing all the rubbish it can obtain so it can burn it to generate energy. The United Kingdom was the source of 45,000 tons in the six months to April, 2013. The European market is large, with 150 million tons of waste deposited in European landfills every year. […]
Continue readingAre Wind Farms A Good Idea?
We need more electricity. By 2050, many motor vehicles may be powered by batteries, putting extra strain on power generation capacity. Energy expert David MacKay of Cambridge University calculates that by 2050 the demand for electricity will be threefold its current level. The burning of fossil fuels is widely believed to be partly responsible for […]
Continue readingMeat Of Endangered Whales Used In Japanese Dog Treats
The North Atlantic fin whale is the largest mammal in the world after the blue whale and considered to be verging on extinction. Environmental campaigners recently revealed that the meat from such endangered whales caught off Iceland by the company, Hvalur hf – “Whale Ltd” – was being sold in Japan as upmarket dog treats. […]
Continue readingAre Cow Farts Bad For The Environment?
Methane warms the Earth’s atmosphere 23 times as much as does carbon dioxide. Cows emit a great deal of the stuff through their farts and belches: 37 percent of the total, of which one percent is from farting. So, are cow farts bad for the environment? Research that saw the strapping of plastic tanks to […]
Continue readingDudley’s Lousewort and the Boy Scouts of America
It took more than a century for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to openly admit homosexuals as scouts, although they are still not permitted as troop leaders. There is another way in which the organisation should be opposed: it threatens the extinction of pedicularis dudleyi, otherwise known as Dudley’s lousewort, a fern-like plant so-named […]
Continue readingPig Manure Biogas Production – What Has Always Been Disdained Could Become A Source Of Wealth
67 percent of the meat eaten in China is pork, and demand for this meat is growing worldwide. As a result, China features 1.8 million pig farms with more than 700 million pigs, which produce 1.4 million tons of faeces a year. Pig manure contains antibiotics and growth hormones to promote growth, which find their […]
Continue readingEnvironmentally Friendly Car Manufacturers – What Are The Benefits?
There are estimated to be more than 600 million passenger cars in the world. Emissions from vehicles contribute to global warming and the resultant extreme weather conditions. A study by Meghan E. Smith found that automotive emissions were responsible for between 50 and 90 percent of air pollution in urban areas. According to the World […]
Continue readingUK In Talks To Import Geothermal Energy From Iceland
The UK government has held talks with that of Iceland concerning importing geothermal energy from Iceland’s volcanoes. A giant undersea cable, known as a submarine interconnector, would be constructed, which, at 930 miles long, would be by far the longest of its kind in the world. The power link would cost USD2/GBP1.3/EUR1.51 bn while an […]
Continue readingHow To Reduce Petrol Consumption Without Buying A Hybrid Car
Cars are the second-greatest cause of global warming, but life can be impractical without one. Purchasing a hybrid or purely-electric vehicle will reduce the amount of deleterious emissions you produce while driving, but there are techniques you could adopt to achieve the same effect, and invoke less cost while you’re at it. They are the […]
Continue readingGreen Chauffeuring Is Taking Off
The popularity of green cars is growing. In 2011, the motor industry group, SMMT, released figures showing that registration of alternatively-fuelled vehicles had risen by over 48 percent since the year before, compared to 1.5 percent for all vehicles. While chauffeured cars conjure an image of massive, gas guzzling limos, an increasing number of chauffeuring […]
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