Hemp: so useful, yet so misunderstood
Do you sock it to the planet with your socks? It is estimated that in the United States four billion pairs of socks are purchased…
Very little remains
Three days before leaving the White House President Barack Obama sent $500 million to the Green Climate Fund. Then came Donald Trump, and that could…
Will business fill the Paris void?
Exit from climate agreement seen as step backward for U.S. competitiveness In addition to opposition from environmentalists, governors, and mayors, many prominent business leaders reacted…
World can reach ‘net zero’ emissions by 2060 to meet Paris climate goals
Global emissions can be pushed down to “net zero” by 2060 to meet the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, says the International Energy Agency…
Are you a big foot?
You do not have to be a mythological creature to produce a huge carbon footprint. Carbon footprints are determined by how much of the greenhouse…
Back in the coal old days
Here’s what’s on Donald Trump’s climate change “hit list”, according to the respected current affairs magazine Newsweek. He will “gut” the Paris climate deal, “scrap”…
Wieliczka
810 steps underground. That’s what it takes to reach the bottom of the wonderful Wieliczka Salt Mine, which was closed after over 900 years of…
Nuclear Power is not “Green Energy”: it is a fount of atomic waste
Starting in 1971, I became a card-carrying member of the “nuclear priesthood.” I began as a licensed nuclear reactor operator and progressed through the industry…
To Effectively Combat Climate Change, Involve Women
London’s Waterloo Bridge over the River Thames is famously known as the “Ladies Bridge,” for it was built largely by women during the height of…
Looking for alternatives: CO2 mineralization
The reduction of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere is one of the great goals of our century. The constraints on emissions set by the…
Talking CO2: how carbon capture and storage has refined its pitch
In most countries today, a minority of people have ever heard of carbon capture and storage, and still fewer have much knowledge of how this…
Robots leaving the cage
Robots. Not a Blade Runner or super-evolved apes– they weren’t movies, they were documentaries from the future. Humanity could face the apocalyptic scenario where robots…
Indoor air quality sneaks into EU buildings law review
A last-minute push by energy activists has convinced the European Commission to include indoor air quality considerations into the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive…