The so-called Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a stewy body of plastic and marine debris that floats an estimated 1,000 miles west of San Francisco, is a shape-shifting mass far too large, delicate and remote to ever be cleaned up, according to a researcher who recently returned from the area. But that might not stop the federal government from trying.
Move over wind power, here come the tornadoes
Canadian inventor patents the Atmospheric Vortex Engine that uses excess heat generated by power plant to create a vortex from which pressure at the base of the vortex is used to drive a turbine and generate electricity.
Gore Shares Peace Prize for Climate Change Work
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Al Gore and to a United Nations panel for their work on global warming.
$25M Bounty Offered for Global Warming Fix
Richard Branson is offering $25M as a bounty for a fix to global warming. The person or organization that can devise a method to remove at least a billion tons of carbon dioxide a year from the atmosphere will be able to claim the bounty. There are a few catches, of course. There can’t be any negative impact on the … Read More
Earth's Constant Hum Explained
It has been known for some time that there is a constant hum that emanates from the Earth, which can be heard near 10 millihertz on a seismometer.