Connection between ecology and renewable energy

Many ecological problems have originated from excessive fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) use, most notably climate change and pollution. Since world needs more and more energy as the world population keeps growing we need more fossil fuels to satisfy our hunger for energy. This is because renewable energy has only started developing while fossil fuels have very long tradition and powerful industries to support them.

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Environmental issues in Galapagos islands

The Galapagos Islands, located 972 km west of continental Ecuador, are UNESCO World Heritage site, and one of the last remaining oasis of wildlife in the world. The wildlife here is really special with many endemic species that can be found only here like the Galapagos land iguanas, Galapagos tortoise, Galapagos Penguin (the only tropical penguin species), etc. The rapid development is the thing that threatens the most this paradise of wildlife.

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What can United States do against climate change?

Is it really enough that United States just agrees to the new climate deal under which U.S. should significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions so world would have a decent chance to fight against climate change? There is no doubt that this is the important first step that United States has to do, but one step is very rarely enough to reach the final goal, and U.S. will have to make at least few more steps before reaching the finish line in the race to make country's economy greener.

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What is the biggest ecological problem in United States?

United States has never been synonym for country that gives lot of importance to ecology. In fact, it is quite the opposite, and many people around the globe will point fingers in United States saying how Americans are the ones most responsible for current ecological condition of our planet. This is because America was for very long time world's biggest CO2 polluter, and was just recently overtaken by China, country that now holds this infamous title.

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Is it difficult to find green job?

You may perhaps recall that president Obama promised to do everything that is in his power to create 5 million green jobs within a decade. Renewable energy related jobs, production of environmentally friendly products such as hybrid cars, are among the most known examples of what is today considered as the green job. In real life it is sometimes very difficult to tell whether some job is really green or not, because there is really big difference between the greenest jobs and the non-green jobs, and the space between these two is not always clear enough to spot the difference.

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