The Future of Carbon-free International Trade
If carbon dioxide emissions are going to be capped at levels that will do some good and prevent further climate calamity, it will put a real cramp in the style of international trade. This noble pursuit has been part of human cultures since there was more than one. However, it’s in the last two centuries that international trade has made good use of cheap transport to connect the world in commerce.
Darkness Ahead-The Quest For Sustainable Power
A looming danger is ahead, darkness everywhere, no electricity, no oil. What happens to us when the oil runs out? Can you imagine nothing to fuel our cars, airplanes, tractors, a decline in farming, a decline in food production? The future seems gloomy, everybody’s predicting that humanity itself will fall into decline. The richer countries siphoning off crops from third world countries to create bio-fuel; the third world countries slowly fading into hunger. We need to find sustainable power and we need it fast; our very existence depends upon it.
Mountain Living Near The Glaciers
As people living in alpine areas throughout the world have noticed, the glaciers are melting. They have, in fact, been melting at a much slower rate for many centuries. It was not, however, until the industrial revolution that the pace of melting began to increase. From glaciers with a long recorded history, a record of melting traces the beginnings of increased melting to about 1750 when the first industrial coal-driven applications were being devised half a world away.
The Wind – A Massive Source Of Sustainable Energy
With so much talk about environmental damage, dwindling fossil fuels and sky rocketing oil and energy prices, it is now clear that we must look for alternative energy resources that will be able to supply our endless needs, without the possibility of it being exhausted.
Islands In Danger Of Climate Change Destruction
One of the direct consequences of climate change is the rise in sea levels. Observations since the mid-19th century, though convouluted, show a global average of about 20cm/8 inches in that time. Some coral atolls in the Pacific Island nations of Micronesia are already disappearing. This is demonstrated by the Maldives, Kiribati and Tuvalu – [...]
7 Advantages Of Running A Car On Water For The Ordinary Man In The Street
Although you may never have thought that you would see the day, it is now possible to run your car on water, by converting it into hydrogen and thus eliminating the need to use 100% gasoline. This obviously has many advantages as far as our ecosystem is concerned, but it also has a lot advantages [...]