Renewable Energy, also defined as alternative energy derived from replenishable resources. The resources could be sun (solar energy), wind (wind energy), rivers (producing hydroelectric energy), hot springs (geothermal energy), tides (tidal power) as well as biomass (biofuels). Renewable energy resources constitute almost 20 percent of global energy consumption, as recorded at the beginning of the …
Renewable energy is often pedalled as the best way to safeguard and power our planet in the future. But like every other environmental argument, it has its critics; critics who have continued to argue against the environmentally friendly method of sourcing power, stirring up common place myths about its potential to help our planet. To …
In the simplest terms, energy is the ability to do work. Energy is also represented in terms of any source of usable power. In different ways, energy is used to do almost everything such as jumping, walking and the operation of machinery. For instance, the foods human consume contain energy which is stored in the …
A variety of measures has been undertaken or proposed and instituted to curb the effects of air pollution. Solving the air pollution problem requires joint effort and takes different ways from one region to another. For example, it primarily requires behavior change and institutionalization of measures that can considerably ameliorate the situation in the short-term …
Whenever we hear of climate change, the first thing that comes to our mind is global warming. Global warming is the cause of climate change. In simpler words, climate change is the change in weather patterns which can last for extended period of time, even millions of years. As mentioned, climate change is caused by …
Climate change is a frightening thing. Although a 1 degree rise in temperature sounds minimal, the effects of climate change are far-reaching, with floods, super-storms and droughts on the increase and seemingly no way to stop them. The powers that be hold conferences and pass memorandums, but it sometimes seems as if there are forces, …