There has been growing pressure from many different angles over the past few years to make our lives more eco accessible, reduce our own carbon footprint, and make changes to our day to day so we can do our bit for the environment – but there are also many other factors in our day to day that make this that much harder, particularly if it comes from a direction, you perhaps weren’t entirely expecting. One of the big trends to hit this year came from the latest entry to the Ethereum blockchain – …
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How you can do your bit for the planet this Earth Day
As you read this, beaches are being clogged up by tonnes of plastic waste. Sea levels are rising as we continue to burn fossil fuels. And deforestation is putting the world’s wildlife in serious danger, resulting in the fastest rate of extinction since the dinosaurs were wiped out. Never has the message conveyed through Earth Day been so important. Just in case you didn’t know, Earth Day is an annual event held on April 22. It’s a time to recognise the harmful effects of human activities on the …
The Case for a Complete Energy Plan
The United States and the global economies depend upon reliable energy that meets the demands of its people. It must be safe both for humans and the environment. It must also be affordable. The instability of the global economy has driven this point home. The reality is that one source of energy will not serve all of these purposes. Every form of energy carries some environmental costs, albeit, some more than others. The question then is how to serve a nation's energy needs without …