Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a company, Voltree, that literally taps into the tiny electrical current that is carried in trees, and have designed a way to use it as a power...
created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 526 views | 2 recommendations | 18 comments
During my stay in Spain
(Catalonia in
the north) I got aware of the enormous problems concerning the natural
water-sources. That was in February this year. No rain and of course not enough
snow in the Pyrenees....
created by Mistifarang | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1427 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The little community of Bragg Creek and its surrounding area has only about 3,000 residents but their efforts to stop the planned clear-cutting on the eastern slopes of Kananaskis have been monumental. ...
created by ppeggy | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1391 views | 19 recommendations | 7 comments
Sometimes governments need a good target, even if it isn't the right one. The attack of Afghanistan by the U.S. is one example; another is the Alberta Government's use of the threat of the pine beetle...
created by ppeggy | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 780 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
"Rising temperatures and earlier melting of snowpacks have sharply increased the number of Western wildfires -- and scientists say to expect more of the same if the trend persists."
created by lmurch | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 719 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments