In October, a team of British researches will initiate the preliminary phase of a geoengineering project that they hope will help in the development of planet-scale techniques to bring the earth’s climate under control. But will such plans succeed? And should experiments meddling with our atmosphere even be allowed? In recent years, geoengineering – the large-scale…

Global oil consumption increased last year to 87.4 million barrels of oil a day, according to a Worldwatch report. The report calls the increase an “all-time high.” One-third of the increase is from China, which uses over 10 percent of the world’s oil. U.S., Brazil, Russia and the Middle East accounted for 48 percent of the increase. Consumption in the…

While its commendable and, I believe, the job of every person living on planet earth to take care of the common ground we all share; sadly, it appears that environmental conservation has become more of a radical religion than anything else. In reading posts on blogs and news organization sites, its obvious that folks are worried about literally every last ounce of…

Tossing a banana peel into the bin may seem like a pretty harmless and habitual action; but that banana peel could be accumulating to the ever growing problem of food waste. Many people are aware of methods and devices available to reduce the human effects of climate change. Using renewable energy resources, such as installing…

Lowe’s, a nationwide home improvement retailer, has announced a recent partnership with solar installer Sungevity — a move which will bring renewable energy to the masses. The collaboration will allow residential homeowners to lease pv panels without any upfront cost and the worries that come with maintaining an expensive solar array. Customers will have direct access to Sungevity’s iQuote, a system that uses aerial images to calculate installation estimates to ease the process with no…