The last decade in Glacier National Park saw exactly double the temperature increase for the planet as a whole. The effects of this warming threaten Glacier National Park’s resources, from glaciers and snow-capped mountains to wildlife and forests, as well as the Montana jobs and tourism revenue the park generates, according to a new report [...]
New Study: Climate Change Threatening Glacier National Park Could Harm Montana’s Future Tourism and Economy
April 8, 2010 By
Harvesting The Sun
April 6, 2010 By
It’s free, it’s bright, and it’s natural. Solar energy is clean, it has no side-effects, and the resource is abundantly available. It’s the perfect alternative to smoke-belchers like coal. The dream renewable option however has eluded us all the while, though, only because the cost of solar panels photovoltaic cells, to be more precise has [...]
Europe’s Largest Undersea Volcano May Flood Southern Italy Any Moment
March 31, 2010 By
Europe’s largest undersea volcano could disintegrate and unleash a tsunami that would engulf southern Italy “at any time”, a prominent vulcanologist warned in an interview published Monday. The Marsili volcano, which is bursting with magma, has “fragile walls” that could collapse, Enzo Boschi told the leading daily Corriere della Sera. “It could even happen tomorrow,” [...]
Large Dams Can Help Cement Peace
March 29, 2010 By
Your informative report on the remarkable Gibe hydro-electric power project on the Omo river in Ethiopia (Report, 26 March) is of particular importance for a number of reasons. In a country which usually hits the headlines with news of droughts and famine disasters, the development of this massive potential source of energy is a great [...]
Oil Palm Farming Sustainable in M’sia
March 28, 2010 By
Oil palm cultivation in Malaysia is comparatively superior to any large-scale agriculture in the west in terms of sustainability, said Assistant Tourism and Heritage Minister Datuk Talip Zulpilip. He said that while trees were cut down for oil palm plantations, they did not cause permanent deforestation as planting was done to replace the fallen trees. [...]