G.P. Thomas

Gary graduated from the University of Manchester with a first-class honours degree in Geochemistry and a Masters in Earth Sciences. After working in the Australian mining industry, Gary decided to hang up his geology boots and turn his hand to writing.

When he isn't developing topical and informative content, Gary can usually be found playing his beloved guitar, or watching Aston Villa FC snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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Articles from G.P.

Is Vegetarianism Good For the Environment?

Vegetarianism has long sparked heated debates around the dinner table, often centering around issues regarding health and ethics.

29 Aug 2012

Watsonville Coast Produce Completes Installation of 739.2kW Solar Power System

Watsonville Coast Produce in conjunction with The Solar Company has completed the installation of a 739.2 kW solar power system at its agricultural distribution center at Watsonville in California.

29 Aug 2012

Silverleaf Solar Project Awarded to Tenaska Solar Ventures

Agile Solar Holdings, the associate company of San Bruno, California-based utility scale power project developer, Agile Energy, has handed over the Silverleaf photovoltaic solar energy project to Tenaska Solar Ventures.

29 Aug 2012

The Carbon Footprint of a Dog: How Green Are Our Pets?

This may not come as a surprise, but people love pets and the benefits of owning a pet are numerous. However, recently it has been suggested that we need to take a closer look at the sustainability of owning a pet.

28 Aug 2012

DFG Extends Grant for Climate Research on Stratosphere

Freie Universität Berlin researchers are investigating fluctuations in the stratosphere. Their effect on the climate system will further be supported with funds from the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) for three subsequent years.

27 Aug 2012

Bentek Solar’s 1000VDC Fused Disconnect Safety System to be Displayed at SPI Exhibition

Bentek Solar, a pioneer in engineering and manufacturing solutions for complex power distribution and electro-mechanical systems for solar and semiconductor industries, will display its 1000VDC Fused Disconnect Safety System (FDSS) along with visible blade disconnects at the forthcoming exhibition, Solar Power International (SPI).

27 Aug 2012

Republic Services to Recover Biomethane Gas from North Shelby Landfill

Republic Services, a non-hazardous solid waste operator, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Clean Energy Renewable Fuels, a supplier of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, for recovering renewable biomethane from its landfill in Tennessee. Landfill gas is a natural byproduct of decomposition.

27 Aug 2012

Rothenburg IV 15.2 MWp Solar Park to Come Up at Former Military Airport

Global photovoltaics company, Gehrlicher Solar, has commenced construction of the solar park Rothenburg IV. The solar power system is expected to generate a total nominal power of 15.2 MW and is located in Rothenburg, Saxony. The installation is being done for KGAL, a provider of innovative financing solutions.

27 Aug 2012