Across a range of size, the energy it takes to manufacture a new car is equivalent to about one year of the energy used to power it.
Category: energy
energy
Experimenting with Algae Outreach Activities
At last year’s FEMMES (Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering, and Science) Capstone event, I quickly realized the activity I designed wasn’t hands-on enough. So, I vowed to make a more hands-on activity this year.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, sustainability, travel
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, sustainability, travel
Protect Our Forests
Our experience with solar
You can join the movement now, or wait until the panels are even more efficient and cheaper in just a few years. Either way, you will want renewable energy in your future.
Tripp Burwell
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, travel
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, travel
Don’t be scared of trillions
El amanecer
It is such a beautiful world….and it is a beautiful thing, this thing we call Life.
Giving the Gift of Carbon Neutrality
I was fortunate enough to return home to Maine for part of the holidays this year. As I unwrapped Christmas gifts, one large manilla envelope balanced delicately on the branches of the Christmas tree. ItContinue reading
The Nuclear Option
When there is a problem with nuclear power, it is sure to be large, persistent, and biocidal for the persistence of life on Earth
Off-shore oil drilling
When German U-boats sank oil tankers along the North Carolina coast in World War II, oil persisted on the beaches for decades.
As 2015 flies by
Where would you go in the world? Travelling has boundless benefits, but we speak little of its costs. A recount of travels in 2015 (aka an excuse to share some photos) and the environmental impact of aviation.