about 9 months ago - No comments
This gives me goosebumps every time I watch it…. Happy Earth Day !
about 2 years ago - No comments
Turn any water into drinking water… $20 billion can provide safe drinking water for the entire world… this would an ideal stimulus plan…. healthier people can improve their own lives and contribute to their and society’s development
about 2 years ago - No comments
The NewScientist has an article titled Rainforests may pump winds worldwide, which may shake up the climate and environmental skeptics. It seems large forests are the heart, lungs and kidneys of our living planet. Large forests may be responsible for pumping moisture laden air across continents helping rainfall far inland… Cool factoid of the day…
about 3 years ago - 1 comment
Cleantechnica has a post on Forward Osmosis. It is better explained here. The authors description in a gist: …conventional desalination and reuse technologies use substantial energy. “forward osmosis,” exploits the natural diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane. Their process “draws” pure water from its contaminants to a solution of concentrated salts, which can easily…
about 3 years ago - No comments
This could prove to be a breakthrough for bio-ethanol based fuel cells. Current fuel cells are mostly methanol based which is a toxic chemical and have low efficiency. Here is the ScienceDaily (2009-01-29) article: Scientists have developed a new catalyst that could make ethanol-powered fuel cells feasible. The highly efficient catalyst performs two crucial, and…
about 3 years ago - 1 comment
Here is an excerpt of an excellent article on clean-coal in Time magazine. After reading the article clean-coal sounds like an oxymoron. The coal industry is creating the same FUD (fear, uncertainity, doubt) tactics used by the tobacco and petroleum industries… On the other hand I come from India which depends on coal for over…
about 3 years ago - 1 comment
Despite the credit crunch and falling oil prices, venture capitalists say green energy is still a good bet. Cashing In on Clean Technology
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