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Hollywood may not come to mind first when considering climate impacts, but feature films require enormous amounts of building materials, energy and travel...

Though bitcoin's value may rise and fall dramatically, the energy required to produce bitcoins seems to be ever on the rise. Researchers estimate that the bitcoin network may consume as much as 7.7 gigawatts of energy, the...

Anti-mining groups “protect” local tribe against phony risks by trampling on Guatemalan workers Paul Driessen Not long ago, supposed “environmental justice” concerns at least involved risks to mine workers and their...

Have you — like many — been dumbfounded by the mysterious underwater “fairy circles” found in the Mediterranean and Baltic sea? If so, you’re not alone...

Have you — like many — been dumbfounded by the mysterious underwater “fairy circles” found in the Mediterranean and Baltic sea? If so, you’re not alone...

Over 7.5 billion people now reside on planet Earth, according to the World Population Clock. But with more people could comes less access to resources like food and energy. A global population of 7.5 billion people has far-reaching...

A policy paper released by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says that climate change is posing a very real threat to the diversity of food crops. Researchers are concerned that many of the most commonly raised...

The traditional dream of a large and spacious home may be becoming a thing of the past. Smaller homes are rising in popularity as more and more people begin to make the most of the benefits that having a small home can bring. In...

When we think of greenhouse gas emissions, some of us might envision a tailpipe spewing exhaust... but 40% of the carbon dioxide that contributes to climate change actually comes from buildings. While some of that is a secondary...

Key events in the history of nuclear power in Britain

Follow our map of the planned expansion of new nuclear capacity, measured in gigawatts, across the world between 2013 and 2018

The team behind the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (SSC) is gearing up to set a 1,000 mile per hour speed record in summer 2015 - and to accomplish the feat they're turning to 3d printing technology to create a custom ultra-light...

From the Kingsnorth six to the Ratcliffe 20, environmental protesters have received a range of sentences for their actions2008 – the Kingsnorth sixSix Greenpeace campaigners were found not guilty of causing £30,000 of...

Does the news that 2m homes will be heated by US shale imports within five years suggest the UK is running out of gas?Is the UK running out of gas?Not quite yet...

The Oil Drum staff wishes a Happy New Year to all in our readership community. We are on a brief hiatus during this period, and will be back with our regular publications early in the new year. In the meantime, we present...