A partnership between humanitarian groups and, believe it or not, mobile phone companies aims to set up 5,000 weather stations on top of cell phone towers throughout Africa. These weather stations will record a wide range of weather data and send it to national weather agencies where it can be analyzed in the hopes that it will greatly help scientists monitor and predict Climate Change as well as help government officials plan for the affects of Climate Change. Read more…
Science & Technology
Well it’s not quite a ‘charge’ but that would be great if it was! Anyway, Bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, is a chemical that is widely used in plastic food containers, water bottles, and baby bottles despite the fact that it has been linked to several types of cancer as well as brain development and behavioral problems in young children in over 200 independent scientific studies! BPA is thought to leach into food and water when the plastic that contains the chemical is heated. Fortunately, the California State Senate approved a proposal last Tuesday that will ban the use of BPA in plastics. Read more…
There is a growing rebellion that has taken root in the fertile lands of Punjab, India. Known as India’s breadbasket, this region is the country’s main agricultural center, and it is an area responsible for feeding the majority of this developing nation’s booming population. Now it is also a territory fertile with changing perceptions critical of the traditional farming practices that have been in place since their origins during the “Green Revolution” of the 1960’s and 70’s. Read more…
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Ft. Irwin, a U.S. Army based in San Bernadino, California is making big changes…Green changes. Solar panels and wind turbines power computers, newly installed insulation and solar-reflective coating on buildings drastically reduce energy consumption, and electric cars transport troops across the base. Though this effort is more about cutting costs than curbing global warming, any green initiatives taken by the U.S. army is a great thing! Read more…
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