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Oil Spill Off the Coast of China Raises Concern About the Use of Fossil Fuel
An Iranian Cargo Ship Carrying 136,000 Tons of Oil has Sunk to the Ocean Floor Off the Coast of China An Iranian cargo ship was recently hit by a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship that caused an oil spill. For the past eight days the Iranian ship had been leaking oil into the South China Sea. Today, the Iranian ship has fell to the bottom of the ocean floor. In its wake, it has left behind a major environmental disaster. The ship tragically went down with 32 crew members. Watch this clip from National Geographic on YouTube for more information on this
Bill Gates Provides Insight on Renewable Energy with an Interview from Nancy Gibbs
A Intelligent Discussion on Solar, and Wind Energy Production Bill Gates is one of the smartest minds on earth, and recently sat down with TIME to provide insight on the impact of renewable energy on a global scale. Nancy Gibbs does an excellent job of tapping into the value of clean energy. She formulates thoughtful questions to Gates on the environment. Gibbs inquires about the investment that China is making on clean energy in comparison to the United States. "The innovations will be global in nature." - Bill Gates They also discuss the problems in Puerto Rico, and how a
France Bans Fracking and the United Kingdom Stalls on Production
France Takes A Step Forward to a Future Fueled by Renewable Energy Countries in Europe have been working to ban and slow down the overall production of fracking. France has recently continued their ban on this energy extraction model. Fracking companies should follow the lead of China and transfer their funds over to renewable energy. It would increase safety for their consumers, and provide additional support to their companies. The guardian reported: 'No new permits will be granted to extract fossil fuels and no existing licences will be renewed beyond 2040, when all production in mainland France and its overseas territories will
The Impacts Renewable Energy Will have on Climate Change in 2018
Ireland, China, Mongolia, Chile and Countries Around the World Aim to Capture New Forms of Renewable Energy in 2018 The race to renewable energy is by far the most important race of our lifetime. China is currently taking the lead in the road to renewable energy with mass amounts of resources being pumped behind their clean energy products. In 2015 China increased their solar power capacity by 74%. Also in 2015, China invested $111 billon in clean power. It plans to increase this to $361 billon by 2020. These increases in clean energy are a clear sign that China is
An International View on Air Pollution and Climate Change
Explore Solutions to Air Pollution Air pollution is one of the largest problems that spans across developed countries. Each country takes a unique stance on creating solutions to this issue. The Guardian recently reported that air pollution in the United Kingdom causes over 40,000 premature deaths each year. In order to build solution to this epidemic, they noted: 'Five cities and 23 local authorities have been selected in the new plan to come up with measures to reduce illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide by December 2018.' China is taking the problem of pollution, and making a positive out of a negative.
Amazon Highlights World Book Day in China, Europe, India, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States
World Book Day was held last Sunday, April 23 in 12 countries globally. This year 17,200 book donations were collected and brought more than 7,400 participants together to educate and share literature with one another. "The power of reading and the power that books have to transform lives and shape communities is as strong as ever. Around the world, readers visited our Global Free Library events and took part in reading, sharing and discovering new books. We were so appreciative to receive the support of publishers, customers and our own employees to give back to local communities and institutions that are vital
SXSW Film 2017 Lineup Announcement featuring ‘May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers’
SXSW Film recently announced a strong lineup of film projects on deck for 2017. This will be the film festival's 24th year at SXSW. The festival will premiere over 90 films during March 10-18 in downtown Austin, Texas. The festival organizers have additional noted that: 'Midnighters, along with Short Film and the VR Program, will be announced on February 7.' Once agin this year, SXSW is hosting international filmmakers with the hottest films within cinema. They will premiere and host screenings of films in downtown Austin, Texas during one of the largest annual events in the United States. SXSW
An Iranian Cargo Ship Carrying 136,000 Tons of Oil has Sunk to the
A Intelligent Discussion on Solar, and Wind Energy Production Bill Gates is
France Takes A Step Forward to a Future Fueled by Renewable Energy
Ireland, China, Mongolia, Chile and Countries Around the World Aim to Capture
Explore Solutions to Air Pollution Air pollution is one of the largest
World Book Day was held last Sunday, April 23 in 12 countries
SXSW Film recently announced a strong lineup of film projects on