Tag Archives: oil
Picobrew’s next goal: A safe and affordable DIY distillery
Picobrew has a new, cheaper countertop beer brewing system. That you already knew. But the company is now dipping its toes into distilling. The Picostill is an add on for the Pico Model C that turns that weird custom designed keg into a countertop di...
New Reusable Sponge Material can Absorb and Release Spilled Oil
The experts have managed to construct a sponge which can take in 90 times its weight in oil. Thus a piece of this sponge can be used again and again for a 100 times. This may have future applications...
‘Oleo Sponge’ may be the key to cleaning up after oil spills
Cleaning up after an oil spill isn't an easy job. Just ask Exxon Mobil, or, for a more recent example, BP. Current clean-up methods include skimming it of a body off water's surface or burning it. Neither are ideal for a few reasons, but beyond impac...
Emails show new EPA chief is cozy with the fossil fuel industry
There's no question that new Environmental Protection Agency leader Scott Pruitt has a conflict of interest when he previously declared himself the agency's number one enemy. However, it's now clearer just why he so fervently opposes eco-friendly reg...
Ireland votes to stop investing public money in fossil fuels
Ireland just took a big step toward cutting coal and oil out of the picture. Its Parliament has passed a bill that stops the country from investing in fossil fuels as part of an €8 billion ($8.6 billion) government fund. The measure still has to...
Obama uses 1953 law to block Arctic drilling under Trump
President Obama has blocked any attempts at drilling for oil off the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. This would "indefinitely" stop oil and natural gas extraction in the areas, according to a report by CNBC. And unlike executive orders that've been sig...
Obama uses 1953 law to block Arctic drilling under Trump
President Obama has blocked any attempts at drilling for oil off the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. This would "indefinitely" stop oil and natural gas extraction in the areas, according to a report by CNBC. And unlike executive orders that've been sig...
Palm Oil Plantations are Restricting Rainforest Butterflies’ Movement
Human-modified landscapes are having a catastrophic impact on rainforest butterflies. The main threat to the survival of butterfly population is the massive expansions of palm oil plantations that...
Study Finds Widespread Land Losses from 2010 Gulf Oil Spill
A widespread land loss has been detected in a bay of Gulf of Mexico stretching across southeastern Louisiana. The land has been washed away mainly in the area where oil reached on the shoreline...