Eating Co2

Mexico Gulf Bottom Still Covered with Oil

The BP oil spill in the Mexican Gulf is one of the most serious eco catastrophes that the US has ever undergone and definitely the largest that the people of North America has ever experienced. The environmental issues that this disaster brought were estimated in tens of billions, and years of recovery. And while the BP board of directors can easily afford an amazing Arctic cruises vacation, the people in the Gulf are experiencing the devastation of the oil spill More

Reducing the carbon use

Carbon dioxide is a major contributor of the greenhouse effect. Burning the fossil fuels such as coal, petrol or diesel all contribute to global warming. A major percentage of the green house gasses are released by the industrial sector and the commercial sector. But that does not mean that we are not adding to it.

When you tell someone in your house to save energy as it is affecting the planet, they will simply say that ’ya right all the More

More drilling in the Arctic

No doubt you all remember the Greenpeace activists that managed to hoist themselves half way up an oil rig in the Arctic last year, spending several nights in hammocks swinging above the waves? Well, Cairn Energy (the company behind that drilling programme) have launched tenders for more rigs and vessels, planning to drill another well off the coast of Greenland.

Now I’m not likely to be joining the Greenpeace guys out in the Arctic Ocean – you’re more likely to More

Save and sell

Saving power is big business these days. Not only are companies and industries interesting in being green for the sake of PR, but many are beginning to realise that saving cash often goes hand in hand with saving the world.

An entirely new industry, dedicated to developing energy saving technologies, has sprung up in recent years, targeting offices and factories rather than individuals and homes. Companies like Enigin who will not only analyse your company’s energy performance (or lack of More

Too Posh to Recycle

Companies such as Enigin PLC really do have the world’s best interests at heart. So why is it that educated people from all walks of life still fail to acknowledge their responsibility to conserve, recycle and respect the world in which they live? Only last week I visited the plush penthouse apartment of an acquaintance in Earl’s Court. Each and every time I visit there, the wide hallway is literally lined with Harrods bags bursting with purchases, the handcream next More

Carbon Emissions Highest in History

A recent report made by independent international environmental organisations point out quite a disturbing fact that might be evident for the self-destruction of man kind. During the 2010 it was measured the highest level of carbon emissions in the air ever recorded by men - quite a disturbing fact that might be considered as just a proof that the increased rates and the accelerating rate of pollution would be almost impossible to stop.
The organisations around the world involved in More

Oil Companies – Efforts To Reduce Carbon Footprint

Your personal lifestyle is of great importance to at least the people who think green. It’s your carbon footprint that has to be monitored. What is carbon footprint? It is the sum total of the carbon dioxide emissions that are expressed in kg, that your personal lifestyle causes affecting the climate change. When you reduce the carbon footprint, it means that you are minimizing the emission of greenhouse gases, thereby making this world a better place to live in. Companies, individuals and countries are taking this environmental initiative seriously to reduce their carbon footprints.

There are many companies that have taken the initiative to reduce their carbon footprint and PEMEX is one of them. The Mexican government is really working hard in order to reduce its carbon footprint of the state-run oil company PEMEX. The company in order to reduce emissions at one of its plants has introduced ethanol into the gasoline mixture.

British Petroleum Company or BP is offering a “carbon footprint” calculator on its website. It is very well designed and the results indicate what steps can be taken to reduce your carbon footprint. BP was the first company to publicly acknowledge climate change, and it has re-branded the organization with a new slogan ‘Beyond Petroleum’. Chevron is yet another US oil company that has largely focused on energy efficiency to reduce their carbon footprint. Ever since they started tracking their energy efficiency in 1992, they have improved the energy use per unit of output by 27%. This is a significant improvement but the company has to still reduce its fossil fuel usage. Another area where Chevron aims in reducing their carbon footprint is by reducing flaring.

Shell has also joined the initiative to reduce carbon footprint and has been running green-washing advertisements on how it will capture carbon dioxide. With big oil companies acknowledging this change in climate, the future is not so bleak.

Argentina’s Environmental Protection Legislation

Argentina is a country rich on water resources and, on the other hand, a country that has not put much of an effort on its environmental protection issues yet. However, this seems to be changing rapidly since the government announced its legislative programmes of reforming the green laws and apparently this is going to take effect any moment.

The new legislation that is to be issued any time soon, is mainly aimed to protect the glaciers of Argentina - the More

The Solar Village

Almost a month ago, I attended a discussion on the topic of environmental protection and CO2 emissions in Plovdiv, Bulgaria led by some of the most profound Bulgarian scientists in the sphere of environmentristics and environmental care. The discussion was aimed to introduce new and innovative technologies and techniques which are supposed to be used in future for preservation of the earth’s air and climate.

A particularly interesting sphere of the discussion was the public awareness and the hapits people have towards preserving the nature (probably a good example of firms encouraging the ’green lifestyle'is Enigin which are involved in energy saving business and proclaiming the benefits from saving). This is why after a short introduction in the social aspect of the issue, the leading scientists presented a potential project that is still only in the discussions of people, for improving the environmental situation on the Balkans.

In Greece and Bulgaria, the climate and the conditions are quite comfortable for the construction of the so called ’solar villages'- a project that a Bulgarian scientist developed almost 12 years ago and that never met the public expectations. However, nowadays science is not that reluctant to recognise such an idea as contributory to the environmental protection programmes and quite soon there might be significant development of the project.

The main idea of the solar village is to supply environmentally friendly electricity to the population of the regions affected the most by energy production polutting the atmosphere - in areas where there are a number of power plants working on coal and gas. The main energy source would be solar panels supported by wind turbines which would provide enough for the maintanance of the facility itself. The rest of the energy would be used for export to the ares in question where the need for a change is desperate.

Solar Energy Benefits

The fossil fuels we use each day as our energy sources is slowly depleting. The emissions from conventional fuels is harming our environment. The energy we are using to light our homes is becoming excessive. Not many people realize that they can get energy for their home through solar energy. There are many benefits to using solar energy.

* It saves you money - energy is free after you make the initial investment.

* You can make your investment back More