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Recycling CFLs: Not Such A Problem

NewsBeatr — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:26:53 +0000

Their the bane of recyclers around the world but also happen to be one of the simplest ways to reduce commercial and residential consumption of electricity: yes, it’s the humble CFL. Don’t let all the negative hype around their recycling problems put you off from investing though as there are easy ways to dispose of them in a safe and eco-friendly manner.

Eco-friendly Cities: Not Just A Modern Phenomenon

NewsBeatr — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:21:49 +0000

Unless you have been living in a feral existence in a cave somewhere you’ll probably have heard something about eco-cities – the sustainable answer to our environmental problems. The thing is though, eco-cities aren’t such a new phenomenom. I would agree with this list of eco-cities and villages that the idea of sustainable living has more to do with the philosophy of life and less to do with Norman Foster’s grand plans.

Denmark Overproduces Wind Energy

NewsBeatr — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:41:39 +0000

As if you needed any reminder about how lacking we are when it comes to generating electricity from renewable sources, Denmark actually produces too much. They’ve even got so much excess electricity available on windy days that they are looking to build out a national grid where electric cars can be charged!

More News Of Fuel & Food Shortages

NewsBeatr — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:45:45 +0000

Seems like there is nothing but doom and gloom about shortages in resources, and not just fuel. China is apparently down to 12 days of coal, but that’s because they’re addicted to the stuff. More worryingly, Japan is experiencing food shortages. My tin foil hat is well and truly on.

Playing with lightning

NewsBeatr — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:03:42 +0000

Dr. Evil ain’t got nothing on these homeboy scientists. I like their style: take one giant terawatt laser, clear some airspace and fire it into some storm clouds resulting in serious lightning smackdown action. Is this cool or have they just opened a whole can of whoopass?

Exploring the Pacific toxic island

NewsBeatr — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:12:21 +0000

There’s been a lot of hype around a ‘Texas-sized floating garbage dump’ in the Pacific, but few images and no video. So a couple of enterprising individuals decided to sail straight out to sea for two days and document what they expected to be a floating pile of plastic and discarded goods. The problem is that it’s more like a toxic stew.

Lung-less frog species discovered

straminsky — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:54:09 +0000

Scientists (re)discover a super-rare species of frog in Borneo that doesn’t have lungs. It’s in danger of losing its habitat due to bad water quality – well worth the read.