Category: Climate Change
Does our breathing contribute to global warming?
Category: Basic, Climate Change, LifestyleAuthor : Admin October 30, 2016
Sometimes, those who decide to seriously think about CO2 and global warming end up with an interesting question: Hey, don’t we humans breathe out CO2 as well? So aren’t we, just by being ...Read more
Are there effective ways to capture and store CO2?
Category: Basic, Climate Change, ProfessionAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
Given the significant concerns centering around the CO2 emissions worldwide, it is not surprising that folks are considering all possible ways to reduce the CO2 in the atmosphere. One obvious way is ...Read more
How did we come to rely so heavily on fossil fuels?
Category: Basic, Climate Change, Energy, LifestyleAuthor : Admin August 30, 2016
Just in case you did not know, the world runs on coal and oil. Yes, even today. Yes, even when there is so much din about solar power, wind power and biofuels all around. Fossil fuels account for alm...Read more
Can you explain in simple English what’s being done to combat climate change?
Category: Basic, Climate Change, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 30, 2016
Everyone seems to be talking about Climate Change, but the average Joe on the Road is left confused because nobody is telling him what’s being done in simple English. I will…try. You see, ...Read more
Are biofuels really good for the environment?
Category: Agriculture, Biofuels, Climate Change, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 30, 2016
Biofuels are fuels we get from plants. Thus they are fuels derived from renewable sources. They can replace the polluting diesel (through biodiesel) and gasoline (through ethanol) and play a signific...Read more
Does natural gas emit lesser CO2 than coal?
Category: Advanced, Climate Change, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 28, 2016
A large percentage of thermal power plants that generate our electricity run on coal. Another prominent fuel used in these thermal power plants is natural gas. Besides some operational advantages th...Read more
Is CO2 the only greenhouse gas?
Category: Climate Change, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 25, 2016
Greenhouse gases are the gases that are responsible for global warming & climate change. By absorbing the heat radiating from the earth and transmitting it back to earth, these gases heat up the ...Read more
What are carbon credits and how do they help fight climate change?
Category: Climate Change, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 7, 2016
It is widely agreed that climate change is caused owing to the emission of greenhouse gases, the chief among them being CO2. So, if we reduce CO2 emissions, we start fighting climate change and reduce...Read more
I came across the term Clean Coal. I mean, how can coal power be clean?
Category: Advanced, Climate Change, ProfessionAuthor : Admin June 20, 2016
Talk to any eco-activist, and you will soon know who their #1 villain is: Coal. OK, the world has heard them, and the power plant owners have responded by saying they will try to make coal clean. Ugh....Read more
How can we reduce the CO2 emissions from existing thermal power plants?
Category: Climate Change, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin June 10, 2016
Thermal power plants usually refer to those large power plants that typically use coal, and in some cases natural gas. A nuclear power plant is also a thermal power plant (and so is a solar thermal p...Read more