Joost Hoogstrate - Articles

Renewable Energy Use: What the Average Individual Needs to Know

It has long been observed and proven that nature has already provided man with enough resources for energy—sunlight, geothermal heat, tides, and wind. Because these energy are abundant, in fact, so abundant that they could be replenished perpetually, they have come to be known as renewable energy. Read

By: Joost Hoogstrate | 19/01/2009 | Environment

What Can I Do About Global Warming?

During the mid-20th century, scientists have begun to observe and record the steady increase in the average temperature of the oceans as well as on the atmosphere. This change is now termed global warming and is recognized to be one of the leading factors in which the planet has been undergoing drastic climatic changes such severe typhoons and flooding. With all these alarming developments, I could not help but wonder what I can specifically do in order to contribute toward decreasing this adverse phenomenon. Read

By: Joost Hoogstrate | 19/01/2009 | Environment

The Effects of Global Warming and What it Means to You and Me

Have you ever listened to discussions and read articles about global warming and wondered why the resource person or the writer appears so emphatic and urgent in their call for fighting it? Well that is because global warming is an urgent problem that needs immediate action and resolution before it gets worse and could spell the end of human life and civilization as we see it today. Read

By: Joost Hoogstrate | 19/01/2009 | Environment

Sustainability News Websites

It has been no secret that the nature seems to be bearing the brunt of human existence and that the state of the environment has slowly been degrading as time went by. Environmentalists have long championed environmental sustainability as the solution to this dilemma and its concept has slowly been spreading and being accepted in different parts of the world. Read

By: Joost Hoogstrate | 19/01/2009 | Environment

Top 10 Solar Energy Websites

Solar energy is one topic that is receiving increasing interests from legislators, scientists, and even the average persons from all over the world. This is because solar energy is one of what is considered sources of renewable energy, a concept that might spell the survival of the human species in the future. In order for one to know more about this particular energy source, here are the top 10 solar energy websites. Read

By: Joost Hoogstrate | 19/01/2009 | Environment

Developments in the Renewable Energy Sector

This past few years saw rising interest expressed for renewable energy—the kind of energy that is abundant and free, being taken from natural resources like sunlight, water, rain, geothermal heat, wind, and tides. Read

By: Joost Hoogstrate | 19/01/2009 | Environment