Environment Sustainability Development

That the sea level will go up is no longer a theory. It is a fact, measured during the 20th century to be about 20cm or just under 8 inches. Islands in the South Pacific have begun to disappear under the waves. Some estimates of the impacts of climate change predict a [...]

It is though that the nations of Micronesia emit about 0.6% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. By way of contrast, they will almost certainly be among the first ecological refugees who are fleeing the dire consequences of climate change. If this doesn’t seem very fair to you, many who live in low [...]

With all the press that supposedly efficient and sustainable bio-fuels are receiving in the popular media, it’s a wonder that it took so long for anyone to actually investigate whether less carbon was being emitted with these fuels. One might suspect that before the government of the US threw its weight behind mandatory ethanol [...]

Active geothermal energy can either be used as heat that comes directly from the super heated cavity. Or, as is far more common, the cavity is filled with freshwater and the steam that is generated is then used to turn a turbine for electric power. The latter is the form of energy that [...]

It is thought that the wars of the 21st century will be fought over the most precious resource of all: fresh water. All the signs are certainly there already in arid countries that have always been constrained in their growth by the availability of water. Massive projects that deliver water and electricity to [...]

Perhaps part of the reason that the debate about whether or not human actions have contributed to what could very well be a disastrous climate change are the predicted events that have already come to pass. People all over the world are now experiencing the kind of extreme weather that was once experienced as [...]

One of the most secretly energetic and common building materials is concrete. Made of Portland Cement and fill rocks, this material requires a great deal of heat and electricity to transform from its constituent components into something that is the foundation of most homes in North America.
Replacing this weather-proof substance that is [...]

Sustainable development requires the input of all the major stakeholders in the climate change solution phase. That means that governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other concerned parties cannot set about on a sustainable course of action until some sort of agreement is reached with any party that might raise an objection that could put [...]

One of the most frustrating and potentially dangerous aspects of climate change is the way in which one failing component of the Earth’s ecosystems can lead to an acceleration of the warming process. This is already being observed in Arctic ice melt data, showing that change is accelerating even faster than the most recent [...]

There are still some nay-sayers who would claim that the warnings over climate change are just hot air. Though an overwhelming majority of North Americans are in favour of making changes to avert a climate change disaster, a vocal minority postulates that the observed changes since the industrial revolution are part of a natural [...]