by steve | Dec 6, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Energy, Solar Energy, Sustainable Energy
Did you know that Space missions have been using solar energy to power spaceships since 1958, including the International Space Station?
by steve | Nov 15, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Environment, Land and Climate
Did you know that Global warming is causing the sea level to rise in two ways??? First: the glaciers and ice sheets worldwide are melting and adding water to the ocean. Second: the volume of the ocean is expanding as the water...
by steve | Sep 10, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Environment, Land and Climate
Did you know that it is expected that the planet’s temperature may rise at least another 2 degrees Fahrenheit up to 11 degrees in the next 100 years!? That doesn’t sound like much but that’s enough to alter are existence and change life as we know it....
by steve | Aug 11, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Energy, Inefficient Energy Systems, Solar Energy
Did you know 75% of the energy we use comes from non-renewable energy such as oil, fossil fuels, coal, natural gas and nuclear energy?
by steve | May 24, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Energy, Solar Energy
Did you know lithium is an element of growing importance due to its use in batteries used in cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles? Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina account for over 50% of easily extractable world lithium reserves. Australia, Argentina, and...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Energy, Sustainability, & Global Health, Environment, Land and Climate, Land and Water Use, Resource Scarcity, Society
Did you know the construction industry has an average unlevered beta of about 1.33? This means that if the market itself is neutral (at a beta of 1.00) than the construction/engineering industry has a much stronger correlation or deviation with the market! If an...
