Mysterious wave heights increase detected
Something strange is happening to the average height of the waves hitting the Pacific northwest’s foggy coastline – they’re growing by 7cm a year. According to Oregon State based researchers, the increase in average wave heights could do more damage than the sea level rise. “This is the first time I’ve seen a comparison between […]
How Mushrooms Can Help Save The World
Paul Stamets at TED: How Mushrooms Can Help Save The World : TreeHugger. Mushrooms? Save the world? Sounds totally loopy, but by the time this 18-minute talk finishes, you’ll feel like you not only have a bigger brain, but that you’ve also had a peek into our fungi future. From extraordinary pollution clean up powers, […]
How much would carbon tax add to price of petrol
‘Burning one litre of Petrol releases 2.36 kg of CO2 (under the ‘perfect’ fuel/air mixture). I know this sounds unreasonable when one litre of petrol weighs around 0.75 kg, but the majority (over 70%) of the CO2 weight is made up of the oxygen which is consumed from the air and does not originate from […]