Flibe Energy in the UK, Part 4: DECC - The Energy From Thorium Foundation. LFTR vs Cancer - medical isotopes molybdenum-99 & bismuth-213. Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (LFTR): Energy for the Future? 350.org. Saudi Arabia wants to transition to 100% renewables. One of the largest oil producing countries in the world says it wants to be powered only by renewable and low carbon energy, eventually. The Guardian reports that Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, a member of the Saudi Arabia royal family, told the Global Economic Symposium in Brazil that he hoped the country would make this transition entirely to clean energy in his lifetime (he's 67). Though with his country mostly reliant on fossiel fuels, he acknowledges that he might be a little ambitious. He does say that Saudi Arabia is investing in renewables, nuclear power, and other alternatives.
Though, according to The Guardian's report, the country would still use oil for needs other than power. "Oil is more precious for us underground than as a fuel source," he said. "If we can get to the point where we can replace fossil fuels and use oil to produce other products that are useful, that would be very good for the world. [Via Treehugger] Photo: Flickr/yosoynuts. The Green Fail. Share this infographic on your site! <a href=" src=" alt="The Green Fail" width="500" border="0" /></a><br />Source: <a href=" of Engineering Degrees</a> Embed this infographic on your site! The editors at Master of Engineering Degrees decided to research the topic of Take a look at green alternatives from the other side: the downside. Are these growing pains, or signs of a failing movement? Bio-Fuels [A] Princeton study points out, clearing previously untouched land to grow biofuel crops releases long-sequestered carbon into the atmosphere.
Converting rainforests, peatlands, savannas, or grasslands to produce biofuels in Brazil, Southeast Asia and the United States creates a 'biofuel carbon debt' by releasing 17 to 420 times more carbon dioxide than the fossil fuels they replace. Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Geo-Engineering The Green Jobs Debacle. Kirk Sorensen: Thorium, an alternative nuclear fuel.