Can ecosystems be priced?

While most people consider nature to be priceless, economists have recently attempted to place dollar values on the services ecosystems provide.

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|2014-04-14T16:42:13-04:00December 25th, 2013|Comments Off on Can ecosystems be priced?

Ethanol mandate fueling habitat loss

In 2007, Congress passed a law requiring oil companies to blend billions of gallons of ethanol into gasoline. This so-called “ethanol mandate” wiped out millions of acres of conservation land and destroyed wildlife habitat.

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|2014-04-08T17:23:00-04:00December 24th, 2013|Comments Off on Ethanol mandate fueling habitat loss

Fuel cells juiced by jellyfish?

That electricity can be produced from sunshine, wind, and coal is news to no one. But how about jellyfish?

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|2014-04-08T17:11:10-04:00December 23rd, 2013|Comments Off on Fuel cells juiced by jellyfish?

The eco-benefits of rising CO2

Carbon dioxide has received a lot of flak for its supposed link to global warming. But Dr. Craig Idso of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide believes CO2 actually provides the planet with more benefits than costs.

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|2014-03-14T16:15:35-04:00December 12th, 2013|Comments Off on The eco-benefits of rising CO2

Dealing with vulture vandals in the Everglades

If you travel to the Everglade National Park in Florida, beware of vandals ready to rip door seals and windshield wipers off your car when you’re not looking. What kind of vandals would do such a thing? How about flying vultures!

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|2014-03-14T16:03:11-04:00December 10th, 2013|Comments Off on Dealing with vulture vandals in the Everglades

Gale storm problems for British wind power

Energy from wind power may be all the rage, but recent reports from Britain say wind power may not be such a breezy answer after all.

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|2014-03-14T15:45:14-04:00December 9th, 2013|Comments Off on Gale storm problems for British wind power

U.S. fast inflating supply of natural gas

For decades, policymakers have been concerned about America’s over-reliance on fossil fuel imports from other parts of the world. But thanks to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, many of these concerns are now being alleviated.

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|2014-03-06T16:53:53-05:00November 29th, 2013|Comments Off on U.S. fast inflating supply of natural gas

New tech to make oceans Wi-Fi hotspot

Finding a place to connect to wireless internet usually isn’t too difficult. But one of the places it can be is if you find yourself out in the middle of the ocean. All that may change now as researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a new deep-sea computer technology network.

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|2014-03-06T16:47:12-05:00November 28th, 2013|Comments Off on New tech to make oceans Wi-Fi hotspot

Congressman Stockman: Climate policy needs readjustment

Should a lack of global warming over the past 16 years affect government climate regulations and policy? Congressman Steve Stockman from Texas believes so, and here explains why.

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|2014-03-14T15:38:57-04:00November 27th, 2013|2 Comments

Cracking geothermal energy challenge through fracking

That hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been used to obtain natural gas is news to no one. But how about using it to get renewable energy?

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|2014-02-21T15:06:43-05:00November 26th, 2013|Comments Off on Cracking geothermal energy challenge through fracking

Alaska’s “Rat Island” successfully reclaimed for native species

Eradicating rats from a building can often be difficult. But how about eliminating them from an entire island?

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|2014-03-14T15:39:41-04:00November 25th, 2013|3 Comments

Seaweed may say “Sayonara” to corn ethanol

Japanese sushi bars are popular for their cuisine, but could they also provide a valuable form of biofuel? Apparently so, according to E&E News which reports that Kombu, an edible seaweed found in Japanese dishes like miso soup and sashimi, could be a great new source of energy.

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|2014-02-21T12:41:26-05:00November 13th, 2013|Comments Off on Seaweed may say “Sayonara” to corn ethanol

Sahel desert latest example of global warming hype

One of the latest scares about global warming comes from a new report claiming that climate change is causing drought and killing trees across the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. But according to an article in Forbes by James Taylor, this is surprising news to many scientists and Sahel experts.

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|2014-02-21T12:29:41-05:00November 11th, 2013|Comments Off on Sahel desert latest example of global warming hype

Winnipeg vs. the Mosquito

Everyone hates mosquitoes. But perhaps nowhere do they hate them more than in Winnipeg, Canada, which is dubbed the mosquito capital of North America according to the Wall Street Journal.

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|2014-01-30T14:38:10-05:00November 1st, 2013|Comments Off on Winnipeg vs. the Mosquito

Green energy spending bad for economy, environment

Is taxpayer money spent on Green energy hurting both the economy and environment? Well that’s the assertion of economists from the group PERC, who in a recent study found that for every $100 billion a government spends on so-called “clean energy,” that nation’s GDP is likely to decrease by nearly a half a percent.

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|2014-01-30T14:30:06-05:00October 31st, 2013|Comments Off on Green energy spending bad for economy, environment
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