The combustion of petroleum accounts for almost half of the CO2 emissions in the U.S. Many alternative energy sources can help reduce CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions such as solar energy, wind energy, wave, energy, nuclear energy, but these Continue reading →

With the growth of industrialization and increased need for energy, there has been major reliance on the burning of fossil fuels, resulting in a multitude of environmental issues.  Determining alternatives to fossil fuel sources is essential to limit pollutants into Continue reading →

Although it may seem like a complicated process, making biodiesel is actually not too difficult a task to accomplish, and can actually be produced from common cooking oils and grease waste! In an experiment conducted by our Environmental Chemistry class, Continue reading →

In the article, “Pesticides are Polluting Our Waters, and We Often Don’t Know It“, authors describe how pesticides have redefined modern agriculture, allowing for extremely high crop yields. Pesticides work to increase crop yields by preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating Continue reading →

In the past one of the biggest barriers for the advancement of renewable energy was its high cost. Solar energy is particularly more expensive when in comparison to the low cost for fossil fuel energy. However, in recent years the Continue reading →

There has been a lot of focus lately on global climate change and global warming. While global climate change is a large, complex problem, it can be broken down into many subsections. In order to better understand some of global Continue reading →

Biofuels are some of the most promising clean sources of energy production in the world today. With a lower Carbon debt than traditional fossil fuel sources and a nearly endless supply of biomass from food waste and plant life efficient Continue reading →

Over the last several years, oil spills have contributed to a major issue in our environment. According to Carolyn Embach, author of Oil Spills: Impact on the Ocean, 706 million gallons of oil enter our oceans every year. The source Continue reading →

The full effects of air pollution are often debated within the United States, in which the standing argument is that the proposed health effects have yet to be fully seen within the country. However, many other countries are already experiencing Continue reading →

It is interesting and almost shocking that smoking is the leading cause of death for preventable diseases. About 1 in 5 deaths are a result of smoking. In an experiment conducted by our Environmental Chemistry class, the emission smoke from Continue reading →