Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Finally, deserts, due to their location, are important sources of generating renewable energy. Smaller solar panels convert light into energy, but the large arrays in the deserts work differently. Sponsored Content. Types of Desert. There are four broad types of desert: coastal, cold, hot & dry, and semi-arid.

Conservation 64

Conservation Carbon Emissions Deforestation Radiation 64

Circle of Blue

MAY 19, 2022

I call it a one-time disturbance,” said Tim Mihuc, a professor of environmental science at SUNY Plattsburgh. The project’s opponents denounce it as a green-in-name-only risk built on a legacy of mistreatment of Indigenous peoples and continuing ecological harm to Canadian rivers, one that boxes out New York energy producers.

Electricity 264

Electricity 2012 Fossil Fuels 2020 264

Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. While energy sources across all categories failed in mid-February, they didn’t all fail equally.

Electricity 101

Electricity Renewable Energy Nuclear Power 2019 101

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

A 2022 study in Environmental Science and Technology detected more than 20 volatile organic compounds, including hexane, toluene and benzene, in unburned stove gas. Southern California Gas Company, for instance, surreptitiously launched a phony grassroots group called Californians for Balanced Energy Solutions in 2019.

2013 357

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 357