Yao Ming will miss all of next season as he recovers from an innovative and complicated surgical procedure to repair the hairline fracture in his left foot. Doctors hope it’ll ultimately create a base for his body that’ll withstand the unprecedented pounding delivered beneath his 7-foot, 6-inch frame.
We usually think of geothermal energy as a clean, renewable energy alternative to burning dirty fossil fuels. But new reports from the Inter Press Service reveal that geothermal plants in Iceland are creating environmental problems of their own, suggesting that the energy source may not be the best pollution solution.
The 15th annual X Games will be held in Los Angeles, California from July 30th – August 2nd, 2009. The X Games features athletes from across the globe competing for medals and prize money in the following sports: skateboarding, motocross, BMX and rally car racing.
On July 17, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) launched its campaign to give away energy-efficient compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs this summer and fall.
If there is a page in the Guinness Book of World Records for Largest Soup Ever Made, you might be credited with helping to make it. Oceanographer Charles Moore has discovered a vast garbage dump across the northern Pacific Ocean—a kind of “plastic soup”—that stretches nearly from California to Japan.
Hundreds of images of arctic sea ice taken in the last ten years have been released by the government that could prove valuable to research on climate change. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced July 16 that these images, 700 in total that show changes that have occurred in the last decade, are now available to the public.
Algae is growing, in ponds and in popularity. Exxon Mobile, the largest worldwide petroleum trader, announced July 14 that it is turning its focus to a more sustainable fuel industry: algae biofuel. Investigation is still in its early stages, but algae’s incredible production efficiency may prove more effective than other biofuels in reducing greenhouse gas.
Most car commercials on television these days boast their new lines of high-mileage automobiles, relying on consumers to be “wowed” by mile per gallon figures in the 30s and 40s. Some auto companies have come out with prototypes viewable at auto shows, such as Leromo’s LS that gets 157 mpg, or Volkswagen’s 235 mpg model.
Britain’s government announced July 15 measures to cut carbon dioxide emissions to the tune of 85 million metric tonnes by 2020 and promote public transportation and low-emission cars.
While hearings take place this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee to determine whether to appoint President Obama’s selection of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, much punditry in the greensphere has been dedicated to Sotomayor’s environmental record as a federal judge.
