If scientists can figure out how to convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into fuel - and do it at an industrial scale - it would, quite literally, change the world. Last month, we hit the highest levels of atmospheric CO2 in 4 million years, and it’s now permanent, meaning we’ll never be able to drop to 'safe' levels again. But if we can turn CO2 into a fuel source, we can at … [Read more...]
Brazil Indians demand Shell leave their land
Ambrosio Vilhalva, a Guarani man from one of the communities affected, told Survival, "Shell must leave our land; the companies must stop using indigenous land. We want justice, we want our land to be mapped out and protected for us." Shell is united with Brazilian ethanol company Cosan, in a joint venture company called Raizen. Some of Raizen's ethanol, sold as a biofuel, … [Read more...]
