America invented the renewable energy industry but China is surging ahead with its renewables program and is on track to overtake the US as the world’s largest market for new wind power installations. A study conducted by researchers from Harvard University and China’s Tsinghua University suggests that the Chinese will be able to meet all [...]

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Plastic waste into fuel? (Photo: Envion)
If you’ve been following this blog for a while now, you know that plastic recycling is one of the environmental initiatives that we support in this site. That’s why when I came across this news about a company that proposes to convert plastic waste into fuel, I simply couldn’t contain [...]

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Tom Pace, CEO of Pacebutler Corporation, delivered the keynote address to the annual banquet sponsored by the Character Council of Central Oklahoma (CCOCO). The group holds this event every year to honor individuals and organizations for their contribution “to character growth in the community.”

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The “Algaeus” (Photo: Ariel Schwartz)
Right on the heels of our story on algae-based batteries, is this latest gem in algae-related research: the first ever algae-powered car will do a cross-country trek from San Francisco to Washington, D.C.

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Upcycling is the process of creating superior and innovative products out of materials that would otherwise end up as waste in our landfills. Upcycling is not your ordinary garden-variety recycling – it is creativity in action. Here are 4 fascinating examples of upcycling:

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Out of sight, out of mind – that’s the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to most of us. But this floating ocean dump covering millions of square miles of the Pacific is no less real than the computer mouse you’re holding right now, reading this article. It’s out there, slowly constricting ocean life, and we all [...]

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What’s cool about Twitter is that you get to follow people whom you share common interests with and will post about those stuff for you to enjoy or use – everyday. I’ve always been interested in photography (among myriad other passions), so it’s a treat whenever someone shares a good set of exquisite images [...]

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The algae, Cladophora, has long been considered a nuisance in many communities, notably along the Great Lakes coastlines, where large amounts of rotting algae have been fouling the shorelines. Recent developments in alternative energy research, however, may change people’s perception of this organism.

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The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has created an online guide listing (and grading) cell phones now available in the market, according to radiation safety.

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We’re changing a few things here at Pacebutler blog, but lest you think we’re abandoning our cause of cell phone recycling, we’re not. Hence, the video “Secret Life Of Cell Phones” above.

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