environment
Ship Sulfur Emissions Warming Ocean | Giga Gears
Every single day for the last year, North Atlantic sea surface temperatures have been reading new all-time highs. That is 365 consecutive days of record water temperature. That has to be bad, right? According to Earth.org, it means coral reefs are on the brink of a new mass bleaching event, important ecosystems are…
Midwesterners Can Buy E15 Ethanol Year-Round from 2025 | Giga Gears
The Environmental Protection Agency is lifting the summertime ban on E15 ethanol sales across several Midwestern states. The Associated Press reports that drivers in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin will able to fill up on ethanol all year round forever starting in 2025.…
“Giant Lasers: A Solution to Space Trash | Giga Gears”
Humans are, let’s say, not good at picking up after ourselves. We leave trash behind essentially everywhere we go, including space. Back in 1978 NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler proposed a scenario in which low Earth orbit space pollution becomes so prevalent that collisions between objects could create a cascading…
Plug-In Hybrids Still More Efficient Than New EVs
The Toyota Prius Prime has beat out the latest EVs for the title of greenest car. Despite more EVs coming to market, none of the latest fully-electric vehicles in the U.S. managed to outdo the efficiency of the humble Prius plug-in, according to the Washing Post and recent findings in the 2024 GreenerCars report.
Container Ship Collides with Bridge, Cars Fall into River | Giga Gears
A cargo ship traveling near the Chinese city of Guangzhou caused disaster Thursday when it crashed into a highway bridge. The collision broke the deck of the bridge free from its supports and plunged four vehicles into the river below. Two people were killed in the incident.