Day March 30, 2008

Heathrow Horrors

The brand new state-of-the-art Terminal 5 just opened at Heathrow Airport and it has been quite exciting indeed. 15,000-20,000 pieces of luggage are lost, many flights have been canceled while other flights have taken off without any luggage. This could…

Biofuels deemed a greenhouse threat

Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are taken into account, two studies being published Thursday have concluded. Destruction of habitat to grow biofuel…

Next-gen wind turbine

From EcoGeek comes news of a new wind turbine design from FloDesign. It’s smaller, more durable, safer, and produces up to four times more power. Their video explains how it works.