The Fox That Got Hunted For Being Too Cool

May 13, 2013 6:52 PM2 comments
The Fox That Got Hunted For Being Too Cool

Do you know why people want to ban foxhunts? Because foxes are not only one of the earth’s creatures and deserve better than to be chased and killed in this cruel way, but also because they are pretty cool! No animal deserves to be treated like that. It’s cruel and [...]

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What Is A Fuel Cell? And What Is The Carbon Nanotube Revolution?

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What Is A Fuel Cell? And What Is The Carbon Nanotube Revolution?

Fuel cells are beneficial because they have a higher energy efficiency rating. They are 40 to 60% energy efficient and about 85% energy efficient in cells that can recycle released heat. To compare, the typical internal combustion engine of a car is about 25% energy efficient. They are compact and [...]

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Google Earth Shows Rainforest Disappearing

May 12, 2013 9:04 AM1 comment
Google Earth Shows Rainforest Disappearing

Landsat images and the Google Earth Engine have been able to show us how the Earth’s surface has been changing, reports TreeHugger. “Today, we’re making it possible for you to go back in time and get a stunning historical perspective on the changes to the Earth’s surface over time,” says Google. “Working [...]

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Obama Objects, but Uranium Mining Set to Proceed

May 9, 2013 6:35 AM0 comments
Obama Objects, but Uranium Mining Set to Proceed

An old uranium mine in the Grand Canyon is set to reopen in a few years, but serious environmental concerns are at the heart of a lawsuit filed to stop it.

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Mars or bust

May 8, 2013 2:25 PM0 comments
Mars or bust

A recent poll found that 71 percent of Americans surveyed are confident that the U.S. will land a human on Mars within two decades. This recent wave of enthusiasm follows last year’s landing of the unmanned Rover on Mars. Upon finding out that NASA gets just 0.5 per cent of [...]

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The New World of Bioplastics

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The New World of Bioplastics

With the constantly increasing rate of consumption of energy as well as plastic products we have, over the course of the last century, begun to concern ourselves with what to do when we deplete our planet’s non-renewable resources. While most of the focus in this venture has been lent to [...]

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