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Waste Could Generate Up to 7 Percent of Electricity i...
By Escape The Illusion on February 25, 2010 | No Comments
Researchers from the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) have calculated the energy and economic potential of urban solid waste, sludge from water treatment plants and livestock slurry for generating electricity in Spain. These residues are alternative sources of renewable energy, which are more environ... -
Bacteria Engineered to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Liqui...By Escape The Illusion on December 30, 2009 | 3 Comments
Global climate change has prompted efforts to drastically reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels. In a new approach, researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have genetically modified a cyanobacterium to consume ... -
China burning coal while developing green energyBy Escape The Illusion on December 14, 2009 | No Comments
Rising from the bowels of the earth are giant trucks laden with coal. One after another they lumber past. Just the wheels of each truck are double the height of a man. The engines roar as these massive machines grind up the road that climbs up from the bottom of the Pingshou open cast coal mine. We&...
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World Awaits US Plan to Help Curb Global WarmingBy Escape The Illusion on November 23, 2009 | 1 Comment
Washington – With just over two weeks to go before global climate negotiations in Denmark, the United States has yet to decide whether it can meet international expectations and offer to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a certain amount in the next decade. The success or failure of the talks...
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Boris funds for green initiative in SuttonBy Escape The Illusion on September 14, 2009 | No Comments
The Mayor of London has named Sutton a low carbon neighbourhood and awarded the borough with funds to work on its winning green project. A sustainable community project in Hackbridge led Sutton to win the title along with nine other boroughs, which received at least £200,000 from Mayor Boris Johnso...
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