JOINVILLE ISLAND, Antarctica – Behold the world's largest iceberg, a colossal mass of ice that has been grounded for decades, but has now started moving again across the polar regions of Antarctica's open waters.
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) released a video above showcasing the massive iceberg known as A23a, which is 40 miles wide and stretches as far as the eye can see.
Despite this cultural connection to farming, agricultural production and food systems across Hawai’i have suffered from decades of commercial exploitation, climate change, economic volatility and policy failures. Historically, Hawai’i allocates less than 1% of the state budget to agriculture.
I moved to Missoula in December 2006 to enter the environmental studies graduate program at The University of Montana. There I found an active community motivated by the desire for self-sufficiency. I soon was introduced to the people and activities at one of the local hubs of sustainability, the Program in Ecological Agriculture and Society (PEAS) farm.
Petroleum has been the transportation fuel of choice for more than a century now, but it’s not the only fuel that can run our cars and trucks. Some of the most promising replacements for oil come from organic biomass, including crops such as corn and soybeans. Those are the main sources for the most common types of biofuels in use today, ethanol, and biodiesel fuel.
Heat your home with biodiesel in situations where an electric heat pump system is not a good fit and your home currently uses fuel oil. A biodiesel blend easily can be added to your fuel-furnace storage tank.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – This year is on track to become the hottest year ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned Thursday as world leaders gathered in Dubai for a global climate summit.
Algae have the potential to be a solution to some of society’s biggest challenges. What can we use as renewable fuel? Algae. How will we feed a growing population? Algae. What’s that green stuff growing in the pool? Algae.
The Algae Academy takes algae from “Ick” to “Awesome!” and will have your students asking their own big questions as they explore the potential of algae in their classrooms. Students will cultivate algae, monitor its growth, analyze and interpret data, and make connections as to how algae production has a positive impact on the global environment.
The Bioenergy Research and Education Bridge Program (BRIDGES) is a brand-new case study-based education curriculum created by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as well as education, community, industry, and other government partners.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists identified a gene “hotspot” in the poplar tree that triggers dramatically increased root growth. The discovery supports development of better bioenergy crops and other plants that can thrive in difficult conditions while storing more carbon belowground.
The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) can help you discover renewable energy career opportunities in the bioenergy industry. Professionals and students from all academic and professional backgrounds and disciplines can find a career working with bioenergy technologies.
