G.P. Thomas

Gary graduated from the University of Manchester with a first-class honours degree in Geochemistry and a Masters in Earth Sciences. After working in the Australian mining industry, Gary decided to hang up his geology boots and turn his hand to writing.

When he isn't developing topical and informative content, Gary can usually be found playing his beloved guitar, or watching Aston Villa FC snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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Articles from G.P.

Total Car Score Publishes Top Ten Fuel Saving Technologies in 2013

Total Car Score, the web portal that provides automobile comparisons and automotive rankings, has published the names of the top ten fuel saving technologies in cars debuting in 2013.

30 Aug 2012

Carbonate Compensation Depth Reflects Earth's History of Climate Change

Scientists have revealed new knowledge about Earth's history of climate change.

30 Aug 2012

Solar Universe and Sunrun to Promote Low-Cost Solar Power in America

One of California’s top five consumer solar company, Solar Universe Network declared that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Sunrun, through which homeowners in America can have wider access to solar. Through Solar Universe's vast network, consumers in six states can select the solar service to eliminate increased upfront cost of solar installation.

30 Aug 2012

ITUM Partners with Three Organizations for Wind Energy Projects

Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam (ITUM) declared that it will collaborate with three businesses for initiative that focuses on construction, development, and operation of wind energy projects on the Uashaunnuat community’s traditional territory. The project has a total estimated capacity of 250 MW.

30 Aug 2012

Recycling Rate for Aluminum Cans Increases to 65.1%

Aluminum cans have retained their status as the most recycled containers among containers for beverages. The Aluminum Association, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) have announced that in 2011, the U.S. recycling rate for aluminum beverage containers increased to 65.1% from 58.1%, which translated to 61 billion cans.

30 Aug 2012

Is Vegetarianism Good For the Environment?

Vegetarianism has long sparked heated debates around the dinner table, often centering around issues regarding health and ethics.

29 Aug 2012

Silverleaf Solar Project Awarded to Tenaska Solar Ventures

Agile Solar Holdings, the associate company of San Bruno, California-based utility scale power project developer, Agile Energy, has handed over the Silverleaf photovoltaic solar energy project to Tenaska Solar Ventures.

29 Aug 2012

The Carbon Footprint of a Dog: How Green Are Our Pets?

This may not come as a surprise, but people love pets and the benefits of owning a pet are numerous. However, recently it has been suggested that we need to take a closer look at the sustainability of owning a pet.

28 Aug 2012

DFG Extends Grant for Climate Research on Stratosphere

Freie Universität Berlin researchers are investigating fluctuations in the stratosphere. Their effect on the climate system will further be supported with funds from the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) for three subsequent years.

27 Aug 2012

Republic Services to Recover Biomethane Gas from North Shelby Landfill

Republic Services, a non-hazardous solid waste operator, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Clean Energy Renewable Fuels, a supplier of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, for recovering renewable biomethane from its landfill in Tennessee. Landfill gas is a natural byproduct of decomposition.

27 Aug 2012