Earth Month 2025 has begun!
April 1-30, 2025
April 1-30, 2025
One of the most efficient energy sources in the world Renewable Energy Institute – One of the oldest energy sources harnessed by humans, wind power can cover more than one-third of global power needs (35%), becoming the world’s foremost generation source.Modern wind turbines generate over 12%
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Which is Better? Solar Panels or Wind Turbines? Greener Ideal – The comparison between solar panels and wind turbines has no clear winner, with both having their strong points and downsides and neither being able to claim that it was much better than the other.There are
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Wind Farms of the Future Will Be More Powerful and Quieter U.S. Department of Energy – The continuously evolving technological, social, and market factors of wind energy mean that future deployment patterns and related impacts may differ substantially from those of the past and present.Local community
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How can we celebrate Earth Day? The Old Farmer’s Almanac – Our planet needs our help to thrive and everyone is a steward of nature, plants, and our lands and that the individual responsibility lies with each of us. Earth Day activities can range from river
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Recent innovations could unlock more wind energy potential DW.com – Energy-generating wind turbines have come a long way from a 33-foot construction in a back garden in Scotland, evolving into towering structures dotted across land and seascapes around the world.There’s a simple reason for this growth
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Coordinating flooding responses along the Mississippi River The Lens – According to a national conservation group, the Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river because of federal plans to cut flood-relief programs as severe weather threats grow.While flooding threatens human structures, it is an important
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Wildfires pose a growing threat to water safety PHYS.org – Wildfires can contaminate drinking water distribution systems from treatment plants to consumers, posing substantial and escalating public health risks. Over the past decade, more than 50 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been detected in water distribution
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Seeing necessary reforms to avoid future catastrophes American Experience – In the early years of the 1930s, the nation was desperately trying to recover from the shock of the Great Depression and Hugh Hammond Bennett, “the father of soil conservation,” realized that the average American’s fate
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The City of Lubbock’s mandated stormwater program Everything Lubbock – The storm water drainage fees in Lubbock, TX, are applied both residentially and commercially to fund infrastructure structure needed to manage and treat runoff generated by property.Required by the state, not locally, the Texas Commission on
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GLO-funded project aims to improve water quality KIII-TV – A study funded through Clean Coast Texas and led by researchers at the Harte Research Institute will explore ways to redirect stormwater runoff and treated city wastewater currently flowing through Tule Creek into Little Bay.Little Bay is
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