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10/21/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Electric cars, “sustainability,” and other city folk ideologies are a clean energy MYTH – watch at Brighteon.com

Big-government leftists, many of whom live in large cities, are known to tout their electric and hybrid vehicles, social activism, and other “sustainable” lifestyle habits as helping to “save the planet.” But much of what far-left liberals love to brag about concerning their alleged support of clean energy and environmental conservation are empty myths that […]

09/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Malaysia attempts to become a leading player in eco-friendly construction

Most countries nowadays are doing what they can to reduce the environmental impact of their industries and projects. Malaysia, in particular, is making an effort to become a purveyor of sustainable building. A recent study, published in the Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, evaluated the progress made by the Southeast Asian country and […]

08/26/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Green building practices taking hold in Malaysia

As eco-friendly construction gets its feet wet in Malaysia, local researchers evaluated the development of the country’s nascent green building index (GBI). They reported that green building in the country still needs a lot of improvement, although the federal government has been taking significant steps to support its growth. The study was supported by the […]

08/20/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Hawaii is leading other states in generating renewable energy

The Aloha State could be the country’s leader in renewable energy as it moves toward getting 100 percent of its power needs from both solar and wind sources by 2045. As of this year, Hawaii gets around 33 percent of its power needs from rooftop solar, although there are days when the percentage goes up […]

08/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

“The potential is huge!” say researchers who were able to develop advanced biofuels using only existing power plants

A decade’s worth of studies on biomass gasification has finally delivered “huge” results for Swedish researchers. In a Science Daily article, they announced breakthroughs in conversion technology that would let countries like Sweden produce large amounts of renewable fuels without the need to build expensive new power plants. Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers) energy expert […]

06/09/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Symbiotic farming: Using sheep to graze weeds on coffee plantations found to be beneficial economically, agriculturally, and environmentally

Could sheep help solve the weed problem troubling coffee plantations? According to an investigative team from the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán (INCMNSZ), they most certainly can. So much so that they found the use of sheep to be highly beneficial from economic, agronomic, and environmental viewpoints. To arrive at this […]

05/21/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Food waste being recycled to become consumer products

Food waste is turning out to be a problem of global proportions. According to data from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), more than one-third of food that has been produced worldwide gets lost or discarded at some point in the food supply chain. This doesn’t just waste natural and financial resources put into […]

02/27/2018 / By David Williams

Developer plans to build town around electric shuttles and self-driving cars to ensure “no one will need to drive”

A number of cities across the U.S. have already begun the arduous task of converting their current systems to accommodate clean energy initiatives. However, a new town is hoping to become the first in the world in terms of going green after starting from scratch. Soon, they also intend to become a place where absolutely […]

02/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Living beyond our means: We are burning through the planet’s resources, living an unsustainable way of life

“The world has enough for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed,” warned Mahatma Gandhi. And yet nations are practicing an unsustainable way of life at the cost of burning up Earth’s resources, reported The Daily Mail. The study comes from Leeds University, where researchers boiled down the requirements for a “good life” into 11 items. Basic needs […]

02/14/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

How to determine whether solar is a good investment for your home site

Solar energy is often touted as the energy source of tomorrow. We’ve been told that it’s clean, it’s safe, it’s renewable. These are all good reasons to consider investing in solar energy, especially if you have aspirations of living off the grid. But actually doing so is a whole other matter that needs a lot […]

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