We could power the world with volcanoes Rifting is the geological process that rips tectonic plates apart, roughly at the speed your fingernails grow. In Ethiopia this has enabled magma to force its way to the surface, and there are over 60 known volcanoes. Many have undergone colossal eruptions in the past, leaving behind immense…
EasyJet says it could be flying electric planes within a decade EasyJet could be flying planes powered by batteries rather than petroleum to destinations including Paris and Amsterdam within a decade. The UK carrier has formed a partnership with US firm Wright Electric, which is developing a battery-propelled aircraft for flights under two hours. EasyJet…
Uganda city of Gulu launches massive tree-planting campaign Experts are warning that global climate change is closely linked to agriculture, the World’s major source of nutritive food. They want the world to prevent global temperature rise above two degrees Celsius (35.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial level to prevent reaching a tipping point where food security can…
Cape Town’s new buses will be all-electric come 2025 Cape Town, along with 11 other major world cities, has vowed to shirk purchasing fossil fuel-powered buses in favour of electric models for its inner city transport networks by 2025. The cities, which include Auckland, Barcelona, Copenhagen, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Quito, Vancouver, Mexico City, Milan…
6,000 kg of plastic waste collected along Kenya’s south coast in clean-up exercise Over 6,000kg of plastic waste was collected on Saturday along the Kenyan coastal strip in an effort to reduce the amount of plastic waste dumped into the ocean. The exercise was organized and carried out by various conservation partners including World Wildlife Fund…