The 1st all-electric configuration of NASA’s X-57 Maxwell now is at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The X-57, NASA’s first all-electric experimental aircraft, or X-plane – and the first crewed X-plane in two decades – was delivered by Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) of San Luis Obispo, California Wednesday, 2 October, in […]
Lindblad Expeditions, a global leader in responsible tourism, announced today that they will become a carbon neutral company beginning in 2019. This announcement continues the company’s legacy in ecotourism, demonstrating their long-standing and growing commitment toward defining travel industry standards for sustainability and environmentally responsible operations. Lindblad’s announcement also supports National Geographic’s ongoing efforts to […]
It is urgent that all Australian politicians understand the dangers in the Paris Climate Agreement. Here are the Key Reasons to EXIT PARIS NOW: The science is not settled – hundreds of scientists in Australia and thousands more throughout the world reject the theory that human production of CO2 (carbon dioxide) is driving dangerous global […]
The $2.25-M Speedtail is the Fastest McLaren Ever Built All 106 units are already sold The successor to the lighting fast McLaren F1 will make its road debut in Y 2020. This new McLaren Speedtail is the fastest McLaren ever built and is capable of going up all the way to a Top Speed of […]
President Trump Can Keep ‘America First’ in Energy $USO, $UGA, $USD, $HON The EPA’s proposed new auto emissions rule, the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule, is now half-way through its comment period, which ends in October. Deep in the 500-pg notice of proposed rule-making is an issue few are talking about, but it’s one […]
Rare Blue Diamonds May Hold Earth’s Deepest Secret The Hope Diamond in the US National Museum of Natural History aka The Smithsonian, is pictured above. The Hope Diamond, a rare Blue diamond that is 1 of the world’s most famous gems, has had a complicated history, passing through the hands of Monarchs and Bankers and […]
Breathing Through the Nose is Really Important! Breathing is often an ignored topic when it comes to good health, but breathing properly can improve oxygenation through your body, including the brain, and is a powerful strategy for relieving stress and anxiety To induce calm, you need to breathe slowly and lightly, from the diaphragm, and […]
Carbon Dioxide Not Primary Cause of Global Warming The new boss of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Thursday he does not believe that CO2 (carbon dioxide) is a primary contributor to global warming. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said measuring the effect of human activity on the climate is “very challenging” and that “there’s tremendous […]
Donald Trump to Expose the Fraud of Climate Change High Priest Albert Gore Carbon dioxide (CO2) is not a pollutant but the source of all plant and animal life. The Trump Transition Team probing the staff of the US Department of Energy on their position on the social cost of Carbon aka Climate Change. The […]
Australia Needs a Paris Plebiscite The Clexit Coalition has called on the Australian Government to conduct a plebiscite on whether Australia should withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. The Clexit (ClimateExit) Coalition, comprising over 170 representatives from 25 countries, was launched in London last week. It aims to prevent ratification or local enforcement of the […]
Dubai Government to Buy Electric and Hybrid Cars Up to 10% of new vehicles will be electric and hybrid cars under a new Green mobility initiative. Dubai government entities will be buying electric and hybrid cars in the next few years to bolster their fleets under a new Green mobility initiative. Up to 10% of the […]
A Watch in the World’s Blackest Black “Vantablack is so black that 3D objects coated in the material are visually reduced to silhouettes.” The material absorbs more than 99.965% of light. “It’s the blackest material in the universe after black holes,” the British sculptor Anish Kapoor once said. “It’s a physical thing that you cannot […]
Air Pollution in the US, the Major Cause is Linked to Farming $YARIY, $MOS The # 1 cause of air pollution in much of the US today is linked to farming and fertilizer, specifically to the N (nitrogen) component of fertilizer used to supposedly enrich the soil and grow bigger crops. A new study, published […]
Investing in Reduced Deforestation is Money Well Spent It is widely agreed that reducing emissions from deforestation could bring about 33% of the Greenhouse gas emission reductions our planet needs by Y 2030 to stay on a 2-degrees trajectory. Protecting and managing forests wisely not only make sense from a climate perspective, it is also […]
Wildfires can Pump more CO2 into the Atmosphere than Cars As forest fires devour trees and other plants, they release the carbon stored in the vegetation into the atmosphere. Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of California used satellite observations of fires and a computer model to estimate just […]
Wildfires & Carbon In Our Atmosphere The Big Q: Do wildfires have a significant impact on global warming? The Big A: Much depends on what the fire destroys, there is tremendous variation among the species of trees in terms of carbon storage. Overall, the most carbon dense trees are those with high-density wood and large […]