A massive conglomeration of plastic waste in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean is said to be one or two times the size of the US state of Texas, according to Greenpeace.
The Northern Pacific Gyre is one of five gyres in the world’s oceans. Estimates are that 10 percent of the world’s plastic waste finds its way into the sea ...
Sep
10
The Amazon River, one of the world’s great natural wonders, appears to have an equally if not more impressive relative. Flowing at a depth of four kilometers underground, directly below the Amazon River is another fresh water river, equally as long but much wider.
The Hamza River, named after Valiya Hamza, the lead scientist from a...
Sep
09
Demonstrators protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline at the White House, Washington D.C. Credit: chesapeakeclimate; CC Attribution-Share-Alike.
Labor Day outside the White House in Washington D.C. ended a two week protest against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project to bring crude oil from Canada’s oil sands to the refiner...
Sep
09
Photo: Francesco Marino, freedigitalphoto.net.
Eco-sensitive shoppers will be shocked to learn that nearly all “green” products make false claims as to their eco friendliness.
A recent massive study in Canada found that over 95 percent of the 5,296 products surveyed made at least one misleading claim about the greenness of their ...
Oct
26
Over the next five years the government of Greece hopes to attract 45 billion Euros of renewable energy investments.
After many months of trying to come to grips with a dismal economy, dealing with massive street demonstrations and high rates of unemployment the Greek government has decided to try and attract green investment as one ...
Oct
25
