4 Hurricane Katrina Environmental Impacts

One of the longest-running environmental impacts of Hurricane Katrina was the series of oil spills that occurred. One of the oil terminals that Chevron...

How Much Does Wind Energy Cost

When we look at the cost of wind energy, we usually look at how it affects the monthly budget of a family. In that...

Can Solar Energy Be Stored

Solar energy is abundant. Just one day of sunshine provides enough power for all of our needs for an entire year if we could...

Solar Energy vs Fossil Fuels

In the solar energy vs fossil fuels debate, it is solar that has been clearly winning as of late. Here’s why. 1. Solar energy is...

Where Does Biomass Come From

By definition, biomass is the total mass of organisms that are in any given area. When discussed from an energy perspective, biomass is any...

Can Alternative Energy Replace Fossil Fuels

Today we have a great energy debate going on. We know that fossil fuels are a proven technology for energy, but a vast majority...

Maternal Mortality Rate Afghanistan

For many couples, having a child feels like a routine. Yet childbirth is far from routine from a medical standpoint. Even in developed countries,...

Chicken Pox Mortality Rate

Remember spending a week in bed as a kid with those itchy red spots covering your body? Before a vaccine was available for chicken...

Social Bite: The Sandwich Chain Taking a Bite Out of Homelessness

What is Social Bite? Social Bite is a growing chain of sandwich shops based out of Scotland, founded by social entrepreneurs, Josh Littlejohn and Alice...

Typhoid Fever Mortality Rate

Typhoid fever is an infectious bacterial disease which can cause red spots to erupt on the chest and the abdomen. It is also known...