Ocean Thermal Power Will Debut off China’s Coast
The U.S. defense and aerospace giant, Lockheed Martin, is partnering with a major Chinese company to build a pilot project off the southern Chinese coast that will use temperature differentials between the deep and shallow ocean to generate electricity.
San Diego-Tijuana Region
The metropolitan areas of San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, together form an international conurbation that crosses the USA-Mexico border at the northern end of the Baja Peninsula near the city of San Ysidro. The combined population of the region is approximately 5 million according to 2010 census information.
Arctic Ocean Acidifying Rapidly
The Arctic seas are being made rapidly more acidic by carbon-dioxide emissions, according to a new report, by the scientists from the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP).
Garbage as Fuel: Solution or Problem?
Heralded as an innovative way to eliminate garbage and create energy at the same time, the city of Oslo has turned to relying on trash incineration to support approximately half of the city’s buildings.