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Geothermal Power Plants: A Sustainable Green Energy

Geothermal Power Plants: A Sustainable Green Energy

Geothermal Power Plants have been installed all over the world and are an inexhaustible or sustainable source of energy.  The way they work is this: Holes are drilled to the core of the earth. Pipes are installed and heat comes up through the pipes.
The largest Geothermal Power Plant is located in California in a place called [...]

Algae For Fuel: Is It Possible?

Algae For Fuel: Is It Possible?

About 4 years ago inventor Jim Sears from Colorado came up with the idea of extracting biofuels from algae. He knew, this being a new technology and a new industry, that he had a long way to go and a lot of people to convince. Algae, which can provide a 100 times more oil per [...]

Everything You Ever Needed To Know About The Kyoto Protocol

Everything You Ever Needed To Know About The Kyoto Protocol

The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Educating Green Kids

Educating Green Kids

If we do our part to educate our kids about the environment and the effects of global warming, and then teach them to conserve and recycle our world would be renewed. Doing things around the house with your children is the best way to start educating Green kids. Helping kids learn about sustainable living, recycling, [...]