There are a lot of ways to go green, and save a little money while you’re at it. From expensive overhauls to tiny adjustments that can be made in the average person’s day-to-day life, many gadgets now exist to boost savings in the home as well as to give a healthy boost to the world [...]
There are times when our environmental future seems inescapably bleak, with oil spills and nuclear crises all over the news, and reports of melting ice caps and awful air quality in blogs and journals everywhere. With so much focus on the vital importance of reducing our carbon footprint, and progress moving at an apparently glacial [...]
The Naga Fireballs These are mostly white or bluish flashes that precede large earthquakes and last for several seconds. They have been reported infrequently for hundreds of years, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It wasn’t until the 1960s, when people took pictures of this phenomenon during the Matsushiro earthquakes, that the scientific community started [...]
Predictions about energy and energy-efficient innovations come and go. What are the timelines for some of the more popular or unique predictions? The Renewable 70s An intense interest in renewable resources began in the 1970s when the industrialized world faced two energy crises. The first was in 1973, caused by the Arab oil embargo of [...]
Dozens of inventors, artists, and engineers are working to modernize and stylize renewable energy by creating everything from street lights to mini solar power stations that mimic nature and enhance natural landscapes. These inventions use biomimicry to imitate the look and feel of nature while providing renewable energy for everything from gadgets to electric vehicles. [...]
