It seems solar thermal power has quietly grown up, while photovoltaic power has gotten all the attention. It isn’t as though there isn’t a lot to like about photovoltaics – they require almost no maintenance, they last for several decades, they emit zero pollution, and if the claims of companies like Nanosolar are to [...]

The Tesla Roadster is the first all-electric car to rely on lithium ion batteries. But these batteries, which have the highest energy density of any battery available, are also prone to overheating. How has Tesla addressed this potential problem?
According to the Tesla website’s “how it works” page, “The system addresses thermal balancing with [...]

Our last post on global warming, where we referenced a Wall Street Journal article by MIT Professor of Meteorology, Richard S. Lindzen, received more than a few comments.
There is an excellent resource online that identifies many of the high-profile individuals around the world who are on record as challenging global warming theories – it’s called [...]

There aren’t too many things more important to human survival and environmental health than watersheds. As much as any other criteria, the boundries of watersheds delineate the eco-regions where we are either meeting or failing to meet the challenge of preserving and cleaning up our ecosystems. Do you want to monitor and manage global climate [...]

WITH PROPER CONDITIONS BOTH ARE VIABLE TODAY AND THERE COULD BE GREAT FUTURE POTENTIAL

Sugar Cane
Probably today’s top bioethanol crop

Editor’s Note: The biofuel sector is in its infancy, yet bioethanol production is already equal to one-half of one percent of total petroleum production in the world. Biodiesel lags far behind, only contributing one-twentieth of [...]