carbon emissions

For environmentally conscious travelers, flying across the sky in a plane can be a bit guilt-inducing because airplane exhaust is a huge contributor to pollution and global climate change. However, many people don’t think about the environmental impact of their trip when it comes to the plastic cups and utensils… Read the rest

Living in a tiny apartment with my boyfriend is, to many of my friends’ surprise, a completely wonderful living situation for both of us. We live so comfortably together that we rarely argue about chores, bills or annoying habits. However, there’s one way in which we’re slightly different, which leads… Read the rest

Caithness Energy, one of the leading development firms of Geothermal, Wind, and Solar energy has just awarded General Electric a 1.4 billion dollar contract to build the largest wind farm in the world. The location for the project is North central Oregon, just south of the Columbia river in an… Read the rest

Carbon dioxide: a compound that has topped the list of environmental headlines in the past few years, it is most often related to the issue of global warming. But increased levels of carbon dioxide don’t only affect the atmosphere, they also affect the chemistry of our oceans. In the documentary… Read the rest

Leaders in the environmental movement, all eyes are on European countries as they come up with initiatives to help combat climate change. This week brought the latest in progressive policies, when 11 companies, representing 30 different airports and one quarter of Europe’s air traffic, signed a plan to cut their… Read the rest