Category Archives: Energy

Carbon Cycle

By AKB | Published: September 23, 2009
This article is about carbon and how it moves around our planet. Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe and the basic building block for all life. Carbon atoms are everywhere – the stone we walk on, the CO2 our bodies produce and release into the air, the backbone of polymers, and [...]
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What’s a Locavore to do?

By ADC | Published: September 14, 2009
To start off with, I will define the term “locavore”. A locavore is intent on purchasing only (or as much as possible) locally produced food believing that minimizing food-miles (the distance food has to travel to your table) will in turn reduce energy consumption and save the planet. This belief has caught on in eco-conscious [...]
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Back home

By AKB | Published: August 4, 2009
Sorry for not posting for a bit – I just got back home from 7 weeks of traveling. I’ll be back in the swing of things soon. AKB
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Beef: Getting more than you bargained for

By ADC | Published: June 24, 2009
Lately it seems that the livestock industry, particularly cattle have been getting some negative publicity. One of the latest articles on this topic, Greening the Herds: A New Diet to Cap Gas from the New York Times highlights the contribution of cattle ranches to world greenhouse gas emissions and a new effort at US dairies [...]
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What’s the trouble with oil? (5/5)

By AKB | Published: June 16, 2009
In this final post on crude oil I’ll discuss why there’s so much controversy over oil. In short, using fossil fuels like crude has negative effects on the environment, economy, and therefore everyone. The organic material that is found in crude oil sometimes contain sulfur atoms which if combusted turns into SO2 and then into [...]
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