Guides, Tips and Energy Saving Ideas
The vantage point of space provides an ideal platform from which to study the Earth, it’s natural processes, and the impact of human activity. In recent decades, NASA Earth science research has provided a vastly improved understanding of our home planet. The next few decades will bring technological advances that will revolutionize our ability to … Read more
As the world is becoming more conscious of the effects of climate change, our sources of energy are coming under scrutiny. Governments are struggling to become less dependent on fossil fuels which traditionally fuel our economic growth. What will be the future sources of energy? In this session, we explore how would we be able … Read more
Ashoka Fellow Jason McLennan is creating incentives and new practices so that the built environment improves health and well-being while increasing our access to a diverse and productive natural world. For more information, visit: http://usa.ashoka.org/fellow/jason-mclennan Video Rating: / 5
Wind energy costs have—historically—declined dramatically. But will they continue to? One of America’s preeminent renewable technology and policy experts Ryan Wiser answers this and more. Video Rating: / 5
Host Affan Chowdhry speaks with Jeff Jones, one of The Globe’s Calgary reporters, about the mood in Alberta as oil prices drop and what life is like for people who live and work in the oil sands. Plus, a look at what to do in Fort McMurray if you’re visiting the area Video Rating: / … Read more
Counting the Cost – The future of oil jobs in the Middle East The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and 11 other oil-producing nations have extended oil production cuts until March 2018 in an attempt to drain the global oversupply of oil and prop up the price of crude. Saudi Arabia led the push … Read more
Wind technology has evolved to be cheap, reliable, predictable, and grid-friendly. By 2015 the industry has grown into a 0 billion dollar industry worldwide and rising, employing 88,000 in the US alone. Sandy Butterfield, President of Boulder Wind Consulting, shares an overview of the wind industry, its technological evolution and where he sees the industry … Read more