Best Environmental Articles

Canada is known for having wide open spaces, which means plenty of wind. Here is a guide to wind energy in Canada.

There is no disputing that the industrial revolution and current economies of first world countries run off of fossil fuels such as oil. With rising prices, the question of oil supply is an important one.

The dramatic run-up in oil prices in recent years has been the subject of much attention and many headlines. What has received far less attention is another increase: the parallel rise in the costs of drilling for oil and building the infrastructure necessary to pump it out of the ground.

Prince Albert of Monaco has been campaigning for the environment, and now he's opened a new embassy in Washington D.C. The right location for lobbying further, according to a Monaco travel guide.

Given the fact we have been driving functional automobiles for only a little over 100 years, the last century has undoubtedly seen a major advancement in human life. That being said, such a rush of prosperity has come with drawbacks.

What a difference a year can make. In twelve months the center of gravity has strikingly shifted in the debate over U.S. climate change policy.

Oil and natural gas are the flagship of the American economy. Together, they make up more than 60% of the total energy consumed in America alone.

Ojibwa hunters in Northern Ontario tell funny stories about a drunken moose named Ayaabekwébii that waits a week after the first autumn frost to eat the mountain ash berries in the forest. The freezing loosens the fruit?s natural sugars and fermentation occurs in the warm autumn sun. According to the Ojibwa, the mischievous moose actually dislikes the taste of the berries, but enjoys how they make him feel.

The global electric power landscape is changing fast, and increasingly, the action in it has been shifting to Asia. On average, in each of the last three years, China alone has added as much new generating capacity as all of existing capacity in Texas. The shift to Asia will continue.

The simple act of turning off lights when not needed could save large amounts of energy and eliminate tons of green house gases. So why don't we do it?