Fire from ice. Intriguing. What do we know about this strange strange substance that goes by the name methane clathrate? Wikipedia tells us: Methane clathrate, also called methane hydrate or methane ice, is a form of water ice that contains a large amount of methane within its crystal structure (a clathrate hydrate). Originally thought to […]

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Here’s the deal: Japanese consumers increasingly snubbing whale meat TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese consumers are increasingly snubbing whale meat despite their government’s campaign to overturn an international ban on commercial whaling, a Japanese environmentalist has said. Japan has enraged its Western allies by hunting whales, using a loophole that allows a catch for research purposes, […]

First it was global warming on Earth. Then came Mars. Now it appears that our reckless disregard for nature is spreading deeper into the solar system, with climate changes occuring on Jupiter: New Storm on Jupiter Hints at Climate Change Neptune and Uranus are next. And then? Once the Oort cloud starts to be affected, […]

First it was global warming on Earth. Then came Mars. Now it appears that our reckless disregard for nature is spreading deeper into the solar system, with climate changes occuring on Jupiter: New Storm on Jupiter Hints at Climate Change Neptune and Uranus are next. And then? Once the Oort cloud starts to be affected, […]

Paul Hsieh outlines some refreshingly clear thinking on global warming: IMHO, one would need to prove the following 6 points before one could make a scientific case that we should implement major changes in our laws with respect to CO2 emissions: 1) That global warming was actually happening. 2) That it was the result of […]

Engineer Poet has pointed out on several occasions that ethanol is not really a useful fuel. It’s produced at a net energy loss – more energy goes into making the stuff than we get out of it. One MIT scientist has an idea that might make the fuel worthwhile anyway. About three years ago, while […]

Very interesting: AUSTRALIANS could be drinking treated sewage within a decade thanks to “good” bacteria in clean water feasting on germs. CSIRO researchers injected treated sewage into a Perth aquifer as part of a $3million trial of the water for domestic, agricultural and industry use. The researchers found that natural bacteria in the aquifers “eat” […]

I am convinced that the answer to global warming will be found in biology. Nothing that we can do outside of biology can benefit the environment as readily as biology itself. Imagine trying to come up with a mechanical solution for global warming. The space shield idea, for example, is a nonstarter. We will have […]