Even a non-food plant substance like algae may not be that efficient for fuel says Nobel Laureate. We like to report on about various ways to produce  biofuels from plant and other organic substances. Biofuels have also been lauded for use in fuel for  fleets of commercial airlines in the Unite Arab Emirates  and beyond. Hartmut Michel. MORE >>

There is no better way to see a life bird than by finding one yourself in one of your favorite local patches. Yesterday I was scouting for the Queens County Christmas Bird Count at Edgemere Preserve, a capped landfill out on the Rockaway Peninsula, and was having a grand old time. But would it give me a look? Did I have a Le Conte’s Sparrow ? MORE >>

With free water and electricity, and the world’s largest carbon footprint, is Qatar’s new stance on solar a  bona fide shift towards fossil fuel alternatives or are they simply catching the latest fashion? That project is planned to be operational by 2018. Presently, we use the equivalent of 1.5 Energy usage is sky-high in tiny Qatar. MORE >>

Scientists have found an oil field which contains 200 times more hydrocarbons than there is water on the whole of the Earth. Time to wave peak oil goodbye forever … but before you do I should probably inform you of the tiny hiccup in any plan to develop this oil field. It is around 1,300 light years away. Upon discovery of the cloud MORE >>

NASA issued a video “told-you-so” in advance of  the much-hyped Mayan calendar “end of the world” prediction. There are plenty of Jordanians who think the Mayans and their 21, 12 end of days prediction may be on to something. A bit of scientific showing off? Check out debunking video below. Dogs are dirty devils. MORE >>