Drilling the Moon

Did you know some nations are planning to mine the Moon? Only 45 years after setting foot on it, we are actually thinking about drilling our satellite.

Risks of Factory Farming

Overconsumption of meat by humans during the last decades has led to the development of large scale animal farming plants for the sake of massive animal food production. But overdoing with nature sooner or later ends up with detrimental effects on earth’s ecosystem.

5 Unknown Minerals

If you are not a mining expert chances are that you see these minerals for the first time. Their naming is also quite peculiar.

Minerals Used in High Tech Industry

From Tungsten to Strontium, here’s a list of five minerals that shaped tech industry and modern life and are largely defining our lifestyle.

Food Wastage in UK

British consumers leave tonnes of food on their plates every year. Food wastage has evolved to a critical issue for developed countries like UK and a paradox for countries where people are below the breadline and are starving to death. What can we do to change this?

Eco Footprint 2013

Humans are consuming the resources of 1,5 Earths to satisfy their needs and support their lifestyle. Have a look at how we exhaust natural resources while generating thousands of tones of waste.

Biggest Australian Coal Mine

With 11 underground mines, the Kevin’s Corner massive complex located in Queensland of Australia will change the area now occupied by the Galilee Basin forever.

10 Greenest Campuses in US

Quite self-explanatory, on this graphic you will find 10 of the most revolutionary campuses across the US that have embraced green practices and technologies as for waste reduction, facilities, renewable energy etc.

Clean Water Shortage

This infographic reports on some shocking facts about the shameful inequality to clean water access between developing and developed countries and the detrimental consequences for the people, local economies and nations.

Steel Recycling Stats

Did you know that steel is the most recycled material in the world? And further, recycling and reusing steel is remarkably cost effective, compared to other materials, due to its unique unwearable properties. Learn how the job is done and see some interesting statistics about steel.

Wind Power Maintenance Costs

As the wind power capacity is growing year by year, the emerging challenge for the wind industry is to minimize maintenance costs. Currently 75% of the maintenance cost comes from reactive maintenance and specialists denote that focusing on predictive maintenance by utilizing computerized maintenance management systems is the shortest path to cost reduction.

Virtual Water Tradin...

See how the shortage in water reserves for high volume production countries like India, USA and Australia has lead to virtual water trading in an effort to control scarcity and sustain supply.

Australian Mining Industry

Australian land is rich in ore resources and owns a big share of the global production for many of the commonly used mined materials such as Gold, Silver, Bauxite etc. Mining industry shows a notable growth rate over the last decade followed by proportional increase in mine related job positions.

Steel Dominion

From ancient knives to modern skyscrapers, steel is present in almost everything we use today. Learn more about the most revolutionary construction material and its contribution to human living through the ages with this graphic.

Seabed Mining

Drills are ready to bore the ocean floor and take out the buried treasure “waiting” there for the mining giants to come. No guess that the money is big and there’s a bunch of private and national ventures that have their eyes on slicing the pie. At the same time, there are voices warning about the detrimental consequences of breaking in the ocean rarefied. The question is “does it worth the price?”

Diamond Cost Breakdown

From 90 miles under the ground to your finger, neck, or ear it’s a way too long journey. Learn about the factors that determine the primary cost and the value added to a diamond till its landing in the retail market.

Borehole Water Suppl...

Have you ever wondered about the benefits of taking your own water supply off mains and tapping into groundwater to power your business or home? This graphic outlines many of the benefits of utilising borehole water, the applications of it and the savings someone can make.how much you’d be likely to save if you were to utilise a borehole for your water needs.

Mapping African Mineral Wealth

You will be amazed by the abundance in natural resources this continent holds. However, Africa still falls behind in human development. Guess why that.

Resource Scarcity Facts

Natural resources exhaustion is not fictional and much more measures must taken in order to control this threat. Likewise, resource scarcity is closing faster than we think. Carbon trust presents how businesses respond to this situation and how active or stagnant they are to the direction of securing sustainability.

Space Water Conservation

Water consumption in a space station is limited to the minimum mainly due to the extremely high transport cost. Learn about the technology that supports spacemen’s basic needs in water.