How Isis’ oil could fuel our cars
I combattenti dell’Isis controllano numerosi giacimenti. Secondo alcune inchieste, parte del greggio passerebbe per la Turchia e raggiungerebbe l’Europa.
10 ways to save on your home heating bill
The cold season is upon us and the heating is coming on. How can we keep our home heating costs down and our house safe?
United Kingdom to quit coal by 2025
Le centrali a carbone inglesi saranno dismesse entro il 2025, per far posto a quelle a gas, ma anche al nucleare. Una vittoria a metà.
Texas is giving wind energy away
In Texas, there is so much wind energy that customers get free electricity at night, thanks to the wind blowing more strongly.
Saudi Arabia pledges to reduce CO2 emissions, investing in oil
La monarchia araba ha annunciato un calo delle emissioni di gas ad effetto serra. A patto però che i profitti dalle esportazioni di petrolio restino alti…
Ocean tides will supply electricity to over 155,000 British families
Construction of a plant that will use the rise and fall of ocean tides to generate renewable power is ready to start. The plant will generate enough electricity to power 155,000 homes for 120 years.
Ken Saro-Wiwa, the environmental martyr killed 20 years ago. The Niger Delta is still hell on Earth
Ken Saro-Wiwa, militante ecologista, si batté contro la multinazionale petrolifera Shell. La storia gli ha dato ragione: la sua terra, oggi, è devastata.
Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline. The US confirms its leadership in combating climate change
Storica decisione da parte del presidente degli Stati Uniti. Il tanto discusso oleodotto, che avrebbe dovuto collegare il Canada al Golfo del Messico, non si farà.
The final frontier in battery technology. Sustainable, cheap, made from rhubarb
Organic batteries are the future. Researchers at Harvard have pioneered the use of a substance easily extracted from rhubarb to produce cheap and sustainable batteries. They’ll be on the market by 2017.
From El Hierro to Cape Verde. The islands investing in renewables to combat climate change
A poco meno di un mese dalla Cop21, le isole si candidano a diventare laboratorio per le rinnovabili, in prima linea per contrastare i cambiamenti climatici.