I’ve always wanted to convert my car to run off old restaurant frying oil. I have yet to do it, but it’s amazing how you can transform your car and use an alternative fuel. Automobiles are fantastic machines, and...
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Kayleigh DeMace
Someday Your Toilet Might Be a Viable Source of Alternative Energy
Toilet. Loo. Porcelain throne. The Oval Office. Whatever you call it, how often do you really think about your toilet? Toilets are an incredibly important sanitation technology that are easily taken for granted. I mean...
Sarah Simonovich
The Consequences of Global Energy Poverty
“Access to energy is fundamental to improving quality of life and is a key imperative for economic development.” Living in a first world country with easy access to a variety of modern energy sources...
Rigs to Reefs: Mitigating Human Impact on the Environment
We’ve got the whole world in our hands Humans shape the environment that we live in. It’s plain and simple, and there’re really no getting around that. But, as with anything, there are degrees of impact. Something...
Petrochemicals: Clearing the Name of Petroleum One Product at a Time
Planet Earth runs on Petrol It’s no exaggeration to say that the world runs on petroleum—and no, I don’t just mean automobiles. Petroleum is everywhere, even in places where you least expect it. And while new...