What is Environmental Sustainability?
Environmental sustainability does not represent the same thing as sustainable development because what is good for our society, may not be useful for the environment and vice versa. Let's see…
Coniferous Forest Biome
The environment on planet Earth contains different types of flora and fauna, which creates several types of biomes representing major habitats occupied by a large and naturally created community of…
12 Pros And Cons Of Natural Gas
Natural gas is one of the cleanest fossil fuel available today on the planet that can help our civilization reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere…
Overpopulation: Causes, Effects And Solutions
Overpopulation affects the environment and our life here on the planet because the very large number of people, consumes the limited resources such as land, fresh water and wood, at…
Pollution – Causes, Effects and Solutions
Even if we are heading towards a cleaner future, mankind still suffers today due to the increased level of air, soil and water pollution that destroys the environment. and affects…
Longyangxia Dam Solar Park in China The Biggest in the World
After India, now is China's turn to build the biggest solar farm in the world on the Tibetan plateau (in the province of Qinghai) that generates 850 MW of clean…
Solar Energy Pros and Cons
Solar energy is the energy obtained from the Sun's radiation, and there are many advantages and disadvantages related to the technology. Mankind has received solar energy from the Sun for…
Alternative Energy Definition and Examples
Alternative energy represents any source of clean energy that derives from a natural and renewable source of energy such as solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, waves, tides, waste, biomass, hydrogen, etc.…
Advantages and Disadvantages of Alternative Energy Sources
Mankind needs to reduce the use of fossil fuels and increase the generation capacity for alternative energy sources on the planet because the changed weather conditions is already causing drought,…
How to Power a City of 100.000 People with Renewable Energy
A city of 100,000 people is not a big city, is actually quite a tiny one, so we don't have to use a large amount of energy to power all…
30 Interesting Facts About Solar Energy
The Sun is our main source of clean energy because it represents the source of the light and wind on planet Earth, which are used to produce solar and wind…
Top 20 Renewable Energy Companies in 2016
We have made a selection of the first 20 companies in the world in 2016 after the revenues generated from different types of alternative energy. Published a few days ago,…