Algaculture (the field of aquaculture) offers many promises. It would produce electricity, hydrogen, fertilizers, animal feed and liquid fuels. In the United States, dozens of start-ups, created in 2007, are researching and developing the production of fuel oil from algae. Find out more: Biofuel based on microalgae oil and a green power plant […]
Algae fuel oil, the new American green gold diggers. By David Lefebvre, 31/12/2007. Photos DR. Algaculture (the field of aquaculture) offers many promises. It would produce electricity, hydrogen, fertilizers, animal feed and liquid fuels. In the United States, dozens of start-ups, created in 2007, are researching and developing the production of fuel oil […]
Agrofuels are currently very fashionable in the media but they are also very criticized, in particular by certain environmentalists who systematically condemn them. One reason for this condemnation of biofuels in the broad sense is the influence they have on the price of cereals and, consequently, on the capacity of agriculture to feed […]
by Jean-Luc Wingert (Author), Jean Laherrère (Preface). 238 pages. Publisher: Editions Autrement (February 25, 2005) Presentation While the global quantities of oil consumed are more and more important, those that are discovered are less and less: currently, each year we discover two to three times less oil than […]
by Elie Cohen. 408 pages. Publisher: Fayard (October 12, 2005) Presentation There is an enigma of contemporary capitalism. How to explain that the biggest stock market crash that we have known since 1929, the bursting of the Internet bubble, did not have any of the usual effects on the general economy? Why the fraudulent bankruptcies of Enron and […]
Jean Peyrelevade 93 pages Publisher: Seuil (October 7, 2005) Presentation Modern capitalism is organized like a gigantic public limited company. Basically, three hundred million shareholders control almost all of the world's market capitalization. Often mature, with higher education, with a relatively high level of income, they entrust half of their […]
Double page of synthesis on the possible errors of construction. Download the file (a subscription to the Newsletter may be required): Errors and pathologies of construction of buildings or new houses
“Replay” is a short film, produced entirely in computer graphics and produced at ESMA in Montpellier, which tries to make us think about the consequences that environmental degradation could have on the future of humanity! Want to know more? Click on the viewing window. More video on EconoTV
Replay is an end-of-study short film (entirely produced in computer graphics) produced at ESMA Montpellier, which tries to make people think about the consequences of pollution on the future of humanity! More video on EconoTV Download the file (Newsletter subscription may be required): Replay: a short film […]
What is the pollution of skiing and winter sports? Carbon footprint of a winter sports resort in the Alps. Detailed calculations of greenhouse gas emissions and of skiing Study carried out between May 2007 and September 2007 by the Mountain Riders Association on the Saint Martin de Belleville resort […]