Archive for August 2018
Wind power in Europe is undergoing a slowdown
In the first half of 2018 Europe added 4.5 gigawatts of new wind energy capacity, according to WindEurope. As much as 3.3GW of that came from new onshore wind farms installed in such major wind energy markets as Germany (1.6GW), France
Policy expert: expanding nuclear energy is a must for Europe
Nuclear energy, once touted as the ultimate energy source of the future, is facing challenges across much of Western Europe. The industry is also losing momentum in the US. The main reason is that investing in modern nuclear technology is
Study: not even the depths of oceans are safe from us
“Nowhere is safe,” says a biologist, when it comes to human impacts on the planet’s ecosystems. And that includes even the depths of the oceans. Scary? Perhaps. But true, sadly. According to James Watson, a biologist and climate scientist at the
Putting price tags on illegally traded exotic animals
The illegal wildlife trade is a multibillion dollar business. Much of it entails endangered exotic species in countries like Brazil and Malaysia so many Europeans may think that it is a problem that only affects other parts of the world
We’re creating a climate not seen since dinosaurs ruled
Fans of dinosaurs are familiar with the Triassic period. It ran for around 50 million years from a mass extinction of species at the end of the Permian until the dawn of the Jurassic some 200 million years ago. The Triassic featured some