Brewing is not an ecologically friendly enterprise in general. One barrel of beer requires three to seven barrels of water. During the brewing process and after that, a lot of energy is needed to keep the beer warm. Then there are the unrecycled byproducts and the transportation impact to consider. While sustainability has been a…
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Are Electric Cars Greener?
Electric vehicles will be around for a long time. What seemed like a mere dream a decade ago is now the future’s default setting. States and countries have set deadlines by which combustion engine cars that consume fossil fuels and produce pollutants will no longer be sold. As a result, major automakers have decided to…
Heat Waves: Thousands Of Victims.
Despite the serious threat extreme heat presents to our health and economy, people tend to perceive intense heat differently from other climate disasters. Heatwaves don’t get the same attention as a flood or a hurricane, because the damage isn’t as visually obvious. But that’s not to say that heatwaves aren’t causing concern. For example, professional…
Everything You Need To Know About Acid Rain.
What Is Acid Rain? During the 1970s and 1980s, “acid rain” was one of the most well-known environmental problems in Europe and North America. It was often featured in news reports and was sometimes mentioned in daily newspapers, television series and other forms of media. The visibility of acid rain in the media, however, has…
All About Renewable Energies
Renewable energy refers to energy generated from natural resources that are replenished in the normal course. Solar Energy, wind energy, tidal energy, etc., as well as energy extracted from biomass and biofuels, fall in this category. We shall briefly look at the significant renewable energy systems: Solar Energy Wind energy Tidal (Wave) Power Biomass …
Renewable Energies: What Are They?
According to Wikipedia, renewable energy is energy that is collected from resources that can be renewed, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, waves, and geothermal heat. Four important areas are provided with energy, they are electricity generation, air and water heating/cooling, transportation, and rural energy services. Renewable energy…