Over-Population: The Most Serious Environmental Problem for Science

Fresh Water

  It would be difficult to drive down any popular street in this country without seeing some new development. Whether it is a new subdivision of McMansions, or a new strip mall, it seems just about every farmer’s fields are growing smaller to make more room for supermarkets, fast food chains, or housing developments. It begs the question: how are we going to get the food to fill all these new supermarkets if the fields keep … Read More

Second-Generation Biofuels — Cellulosic Ethanol

cellulosic ethanol fuel

  The need to save the world from the abundance of environmental problems is increasing apace. The daily wave of Armageddon-type scenarios thrust upon us from the minute we switch on our electronica is so unnerving it requires a significant amount of denial to prevent constant anxiousness. However, denial can only get one so far — I find the more I get active on environmental issues, the more inspired I become about making significant and lasting … Read More