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The Trash Volcano of Kalymnos in Greece

An illegal garbage dump burns day and night, filling the homes of people with the smoke of rotting and burning garbage The Illegal Trash Volcano Burning in Kalymnos from VICE

Scale of Beijing’s Pollution Captured by NASA Photo

The pollution in Beijing is so severe that official government media outlets are having a hard time putting a spin on the situation in the capital of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Today, satellite imagery was released that shows Beijing is literally drowning in a miasma of smog. As reported earlier, the pollution in […]

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Cadillac ELR: American Luxury Meets the Electric Car

The Cadillac Converj concept, cancelled and restarted countless times, has manifested itself in the sheet metal in Detroit at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show and its name is the Cadillac ELR. The ELR is General Motors’ (GM) transformation of the already-gorgeous Chevrolet Volt electric car into an American luxury touring coupe. The body style continues Cadillac’s distinctive […]

South Korea Shuts Down Two Nuclear Power Plants After Discovery of Unauthorized Components

Republic of Korea Knowledge Economy Minister Hong Suk-woo reported that the components in violation were non-critical components and thus not a safety threat but the shutdown of the plants could mean unprecedented levels of power outages in the coming months. “It’s inevitable that we will experience [an] unprecedented power shortage during the coming winter with […]

Could Bananas Replace Potatoes as a World Staple Food?

Researchers from CGIAR claim that, due to climate change, plants from the banana family could end up becoming important staple foods for much of the world’s population. The research was conducted at the behest of the United Nations’ committee on world food security. Researchers examined at the effects of climate change on some of the world’s key agricultural […]

Iskandar Malaysia: A Green Mega-City for 3 Million Opposite Singapore

The project by the Malaysian government is intended to be a showcase of modern living, relying upon renewable resources for energy and employing environmentally comprehensive methods of living. Everything from waste to energy will be recycled. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak had this to say of Iskandar Malaysia: Iskandar Malaysia [is] a smart city template […]

Kia and Hyundai Admit to the Exaggerating MPG on Cars After US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Investigation Reveals Discrepancy Between Manufacturer’s Published Numbers and Consumer Reported Mileage

The conglomerate South Korean car maker issued an apology to consumers and promised to pay compensation to owners of the vehicles concerned because of the inaccurate MPG numbers published on the stickers of the cars it sells. The mistake is likely to cost Hyundai/Kia hundreds of millions of dollars and is blamed on a discrepancy […]

Are the World’s Oceans Running Low of Fish?

Could we be the last generation to harvest food from the world’s oceans? Worldwide fish stocks are depleting rapidly with estimates at 85% of the world’s fisheries being over-harvested or depleted already.