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Top Climatologist Slams Science Magazine For Getting The Extreme Weather Story Very Wrong
Climate change makes many extreme weather events more frequent and intense, such as heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and superstorms, according to a growing body of literature. That’s why so many climate scientists and […]
More corn grown in U.S. this year than ever before. Thanks, biofuels.
Cars and cows are slurping up the largest corn crop ever grown in the U.S. With the fall corn harvest three-quarters done, traders are anticipating a yield of about 14 billion bushels, Bloomberg […]
Carbon Capture and Storage Can Cause Earthquakes, Making It ‘A Risky And Likely Unsuccessful Strategy’
New research suggests that carbon capture and storage (CCS) may be a far more limited climate solution than previously thought because it can induce earthquakes, which can cause CO2 leakage. We’ve known […]
Japan’s Solar Market Surge Blows Away Earlier Forecasts
The newly projected 350 percent growth of Japan’s solar market from 2012 to 2013 dwarfs estimates made earlier this year. “The Japanese feed-in tariff is one of the most lucrative in the […]
The Water Heater as Grid Battery, Version 2.0
The household electric water heater, long a quiet partner in utility demand response programs, is going through a series of makeovers that just might turn it into tool that can match the […]
Shell Takes Initial Step Towards Arctic Drilling in 2014
On November 6 Shell announced it submitted revisions to its Plan of Exploration to the U.S. government, a regulatory hurdle it needed to clear in order to keep Arctic drilling plans open […]
If coal’s in trouble, why build more coal ports?
Investment banks are worried about high-cost coal mines and ports becoming stranded assets in the next decade. So should Queenslanders be worried too? via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/if-coals-in-trouble-why-build-more-coal-ports-56078?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-coals-in-trouble-why-build-more-coal-ports-56078
The mix of fuels used for electricity generation in the United States is changing
The mix of fuels used to generate the electricity in homes, factories, and businesses across the United States has changed in the past few years as coal, still the largest single fuel […]
Solar Energy and the Electrical Grid
Everywhere you look, the off-grid clean energy market is booming. Sub-Saharan Africa is seeing 300 percent compound annual growth in off-grid lighting; Bangladesh is putting up 30,000 to 40,000 solar home systems every month; and d.light, a […]
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