Author Archives: Jonathan Keane

About Jonathan Keane

Irish journalist writing on business, tech and engineering.

New Report Says Fracking Will Devastate Wildlife

Drilling for shale gas could devastate wildlife habitats, according to a new study from anti-fracking groups in the UK including the National Trust and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). The report has…

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BP Back in the US Contract Bidding Game after Deepwater Horizon Ban Lifted

British Petroleum is now eligible to bid for US government contracts after the ban that prevented them from doing so was lifted. BP agreed to a set of new safety, operations and ethics requirements. The…

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Norway’s Symbollic Gesture Will Cut an Island in Two

Norway will remember the tragic events of the July 2011 Utøya Island shootings with an ambitious architectural feat that will see a section of the island cut out, creating a passage through the land itself.…

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Which Southern State Knocked California Off the Top Spot for Electric Car Growth?

Electric vehicle charge company Charge Point has found that Atlanta, GA, is the top metro area in the US for electric car growth, knocking California a couple of notches down the list. The state had…

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Good Vibrations May Charge Your Next Mobile Phone

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are developing a nano-generator that can harvest power from vibrations, without the use of any chords or wires. The “self-powered” charging technology, which would be most suited for use…

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Google Invests Over a Billion Bucks in 15 Wind and Solar Projects

Google has invested over a billion dollars in 15 wind and solar investments with a view to using clean energy to power their massive data centers and servers hubs. The company’s director of energy and…

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Team Works on Lithium-Ion Battery That Won’t Blow Up Your Stuff

Lithium-ion batteries are used to power more devices than you could care to keep count of and largely they’ve been very efficient, save for some malfunctions such as the Tesla car fire or with something…

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European Commission Slaps the UK with an Air Pollution Lawsuit

The European Commission has decided to take legal action against the UK for its failures to combat air pollution with the possibility of more countries being taken to court too. The case is particularly concentrating…

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Google and WWF Fund Drones to End Poaching

Government bodies in Namibia have partnered with Google and the WWF to launch a new kind of drone to police the wilds and track down elephant and rhino poachers. With a couple of field tests…

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New Study Finds Fracking Pollution Causes Birth Defects

Researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health have published a new study that states air pollution resulting from fracking can have significantly detrimental effects on pregnant women and their unborn children living in close…

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Author Archives: Jonathan Keane

About Jonathan Keane

New Report Says Fracking Will Devastate Wildlife

BP Back in the US Contract Bidding Game after Deepwater Horizon Ban Lifted

Norway’s Symbollic Gesture Will Cut an Island in Two

Which Southern State Knocked California Off the Top Spot for Electric Car Growth?

Good Vibrations May Charge Your Next Mobile Phone

Google Invests Over a Billion Bucks in 15 Wind and Solar Projects

Team Works on Lithium-Ion Battery That Won’t Blow Up Your Stuff

European Commission Slaps the UK with an Air Pollution Lawsuit

Google and WWF Fund Drones to End Poaching

New Study Finds Fracking Pollution Causes Birth Defects

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