How Do Solar Thermal Power Plants Work
How The Sun's Rays Work For Us Throughout our childhood, countless ants & dried leaves suffered a fate typically reserved for science fiction movies… Many were scorched as a result of our curiosity (or boredom) while exploring the outside world with a...
Ever Driven On A Turnpike? Thank Ike!
It’s hard for most people to fathom the difficulty faced by travelers in the years before the creation of the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System. While paved highways, such as the iconic Route 66, did exist before sprawling multi-lane interstates, they were...
The Empire State Building… Making the NYC Skyline Magnificient for 85 Years!
On May 1, 1931 President Hoover officially presented the Empire State Building to the world with the push of a button from Washington D.C. This action capped an incredible use of manpower, technology, and determination over the course of just 410 days in which this...
Life Can Be A Breeze Thanks To Renewable Wind Power!
Unlike most other forms of renewable energy, humanity can utilize the wind without fear of limitation through natural means, such as drought. That being said, it is important to note that not every place on Earth is considered (consistently) windy enough to be...
We Get the Point (and the Nonpoint)!
With respect to environmental awareness and protection, there exists Point-Source Pollution and Nonpoint-Source Pollution. The former refers to pollutants entering the environment directly from easily identifiable sources, such as smokestacks, pipes, or even a...
