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Hydropower has Worst Environmental Impact Out of Renewable Energy Sources

Worldwide, many countries have been encouraging a change from using fossil fuels to adopting renewable sources of energy. Yet, authors of a research published on October 24, 2017 emphasize specific ecological risks of adopting “green” energy.

26 Oct 2017

Study Reveals Higher Health Impacts of Coal-Generated Power

Innovative research revealed that lifetime emissions of toxic chemicals during coal-generated electricity is 10-100 times more than emission fracking.

24 Oct 2017

International Team Reveals Chemistry Behind Biochar’s Nutrient Releasing Potential

For over a century, researchers have been intrigued and thrilled by biochar, a carbon-rich, charcoal-like material derived from oxygen-deprived plant or similar organic matter. When used as a soil additive, biochar has the ability to store carbon and thereby decrease release of greenhouse gas.

23 Oct 2017

Study Reveals Shortening of Oceanic Food Chain Due to Environmental Disturbances

An innovative study has demonstrated that environmental changes such as El Niño disturb the marine food chain at Southern California. This finding is contrast to traditional notion that the hierarchy of food chain in the ocean is mostly unaltered as time passes.

20 Oct 2017

Researchers Reveal Actual Effect of Hydropower Generation in the Amazon

An innovative study performed at the University of Stirling has proposed that the effect of hydropower production on the environment in the Amazon might be more than that speculated earlier.

20 Oct 2017

Methane Emissions in India are Evidently Less Than Before

The concentrations of methane—the second most potent greenhouse gas— in the atmosphere are increasing by the day. Due to its powerful nature and rapid decomposition in the atmosphere, nations across the globe have identified the fact that decreasing methane emissions is an important step toward reducing global warming.

11 Oct 2017