What do you get when saltwater and fresh water meet? A clean, renewable source of power called blue energy. Diane Daniel | March 2009 issue The blades stutter a bit at first, but after a couple of halting starts, the tiny propeller on the miniature windmill is soon turning at … [Read more...] about Blue Energy: A potential source of renewable energy
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On the right foot
The newly popular idea of Global Footprintlets us measure the ecological impact of how we liveMarco Visscher | June 2004 issue “It is the best way to calculate our performance on sustainability,” declares Carwyn Jones, Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside for … [Read more...] about On the right foot
Where did the night go?
Light pollution is more than an aesthetic problem Carolyn Steel | March 2006 issue … [Read more...] about Where did the night go?
How to tame a tornado
Wind power is for wimps. Louis Michaud wants to turn twisters into the renewable energy source of the future. Andrew Tolve | March 2008 issue Of all the natural phenomena that wreak havoc on planet Earth, tornadoes are perhaps the most fearsome. With wind speeds reaching upward … [Read more...] about How to tame a tornado
Welcome to the hydrogen age
Hydrogen fuel cells will never be a practical source of power, right? Wrong. The technology is set to take off sooner than you think. Jerry Brown, Rinaldo Brutoco and James Cusumano | October 2007 issue You may think hydrogen power is some futuristic fantasy, fit only for … [Read more...] about Welcome to the hydrogen age