Tag: environment
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
Are large hydro power projects environment friendly?
Category: Advanced, Hydro, Profession, RenewableAuthor : Admin August 26, 2016
Large hydro projects represent an important source of renewable energy. Some of the large hydro projects are in excess of 500 MW capacity and with very good capacity utilization factors, providing a ...Read more
How do we get the world back to good? – We could change the way we live…
Category: Basic, LifestyleAuthor : Admin May 13, 2016
So, the world is full of environmental problems – Climate change, pollution, resource scarcity and our own poor lifestyle habits. Most of us feel guilty about not doing something about it. And...Read more
What’s Wrong with the World? Land, Water & Air Pollution
Category: BasicAuthor : Admin May 10, 2016
Who isn’t familiar with pollution? But there are many aspects of these that we do not know. I am providing a short primer here. Land Pollution When we think of land pollution, we usually visual...Read more