Fires get worse May 1, 2009

There’s nothing that could be worse than a forest fire right? Wrong. Scientists have discovered a new class of chemicals being emitted from burning pine trees. A team of researchers from the Pcaific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered close to 100 different alkaloids in microscopic smoke particles coming up from laboratory stimulated forest fires. Between [...]

Climate change especially affecting women May 1, 2009

I found this article to be very interesting ocnsidering that fact that I am a woman. So it caught my eye and forced me to read it. In this article it talks about how in Nicaragua there have been so many droughts recently that women now have to go farther and farther to get water [...]

No More Meat for Germany February 26, 2009

Eating less meat is a definite way to reduce our carbon emissions. It is also a quick and easy way to do so. But for some countries it may seem almost impossible. Especially for countries that  make a living off of meat and are known for the foods they make. Like Germany. However, Germany’s government [...]

Alternative Energy Sources February 26, 2009

Again we know that there is a problem with the amount of fossil fuels that we use. So what would be a reasonable solution to this problem? One that has been popular lately is renewable enerrgey and alternative energy. Renewable energy projects spread quickly across the United States last year before economic recession stopped many [...]

Time to suck it up February 25, 2009

This problem of pollution has been at the back of everyone’s mind for awhile now. We all know that there is a problem, but we really haven’t stopped and seriously tried to solve it. However politicians are willing to take drastic measures in order to fix this problem. For example, taxes. No body likes this [...]

Cost of Inaction February 22, 2009

We always hear about how there are negative effects to global warming. But what exactly are they? Not many people know that this problem will not only affect the world they live in, but how they live in that world. This problem will also be affecting their wallets. A recently released report says, “Washington, Oregon [...]

Fishing; not just an old past time anymore November 10, 2008

Fishing seems like a harmless activity right? Wrong. Fishing actually negatively affects some species. For example in the Northeast Atlantic ocean a quarter of sharks and rays are threatened to be fished out of existence. The International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said “This is That is far above the threat level globally, reflecting [...]

Global Warming? November 3, 2008

We’ve all heard this word thousands of times. It’s almost as common as the word “the” in our everday conversations. We talk about what causes it and what we can do to prevent it. But do we even know what causes it exaclty? Scientist say that  main cause of global warming comes from human activities. These [...]

Climate change: it affects us all October 30, 2008

Lately we have all been hearing about the drastic climate change. Researchers say that this climate change has come from global warming and the outstanding amounts of carbon emission. The climate change effects more than just the people living on earth. It also effects the animal. This is true for the swans that usually spend [...]

Heat October 30, 2008

Issue #1: Carbon Capture and Sequestration a)What happens during carbon capture and sequestration?   Carbon sequestration technologies capture and store CO2 that would otherwise reside in the atmosphere for long periods of time. This process begins with the separation and capture of CO2 from power plant gas and other CO2 sources.  Currently this process is costly [...]