How Big A Role Might Biomass Play In Our Future?
How Big A Role Might Biomass Play In Our Future?
COMMENTARY: Stirring the Waters
With the global economy in free fall, industrial gasses altering our atmosphere, human population expanding and marine and terrestrial ecosystems unraveling, we’re at a historic juncture for the world, the nation and the world"s oceans.
Are Polar Bears Really Disappearing As A Result Of Global Warming?
Some say that polar bears are going to disappear in 50 years, but Alaskan officials insist their populations are recovering. What’s the real story?
Semana del 15/03/2009
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Si tienes un coche eléctrico o híbrido enchufable, estás pagando por electricidad en vez de gasolina siempre o la mayor parte del tiempo. ¿Cómo se compara este coste por-milla con el de un coche a gasolina? ¿Y puesto que la electricidad se debe generar de otra fuente contaminante, resulta la cuestión realmente mejor para el ambiente?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué es la caza aérea de lobos y por qué la endosa la gobernadora Sarah Palin de Alaska?
President Obama
Environmental leaders and activists are hoping Obama will distinguish himself as our first truly green president.
COMMENTARY: Not Pet Material
A wild animal is always a wild animal. Exotic creatures like chimpanzees, pythons, kinkajous and scarlet macaws have captured the hearts of animal-lovers looking for companions; but keeping exotic animals as pets can come with hidden—and sometimes deadly—costs.
Obama Restores Scientific Review
President Obama overturned an eleventh-hour Bush administration rule regarding the Endangered Species Act.
U.S. Bucks Up for Geothermal
The U.S. Department of Energy last week announced that it plans to make $84 million available for geothermal energy projects over the next few years.
If you have an electric or plug-in hybrid car, you’re paying for electricity
When you compare battery to gasoline power, electricity wins hands down. A 2007 study by the non-profit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) calculated that powering a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) would cost the equivalent of roughly 75 cents per gallon of gasoline—a price not seen at the pump for 30 years.
Semana del 8/03/2009
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Yo no como carne por una variedad de razones éticas y ambientales, y preferiría no dárselas a mi gato, tampoco. ¿Es cierto que los gatos tienen que ser carnívoros?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿A qué se refiere el movimiento de las "ciudades verdes"?