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Monthly Archives: December 2012
New Clean Power Startups Challenge Utility Giants
A small band of upstarts is quietly trying to innovate their way into a 100-year-old energy market dominated by utilities and fossil fuels. In Georgia, a tiny consultancy aims to break the conventional mold of electricity generation and become the … Continue reading
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Marine Heat Wave Hits West Australian Fisheries
The ocean temperature off the west coast of Australia has risen by 10 degrees Fahrenheit and it’s killing off large numbers of valuable seafood stocks reports Babs Mchugh at Australian ABC News. This extreme marine heatwave started a year ago, … Continue reading
Understanding Tree Death, As Forests Die
Beetles are eating the boreal forests of Canada and Russia. Drought-tolerant pines are disappearing in Greece. Wet and dry tropical forests in Asia are collapsing. Australian eucalyptus forests are burning. The Amazon basin has been hit by two severe droughts. … Continue reading
Solar Cell Decals Are the Next Hot Items
A decal-like application process allows thin, flexible solar panels to be applied to virtually any surface from business cards to roofs to window panes, reports Glen Martin at Stanford Engineering. Up til now, solar cells have frustrated scientists in one … Continue reading
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West Antarctic Heating Up Far Faster Than Thought
Temperatures in West Antarctica have increased over 4°F over the past 50 years or so, says a new study published in Nature Geoscience, reports Michael Lemonick at Climate Central. This is far more than scientists have thought, and close to … Continue reading
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Climate Change Death Toll Mostly in 10 Developing Countries
Global climate change and pollution from using fossil fuels killed nearly 5 million people around the world in 2010, according to a report released earlier this year by climate change advocacy group DARA. By 2030, this figure will rise to … Continue reading
Big Cuts in Fish Quotas Due to Climate Change
With fishery regulators poised to impose devastating cuts on the New England fleet, blame for the disappearance of once-abundant cod and flounder populations is shifting from fishermen to a warming ocean, reports Beth Daley at the Boston Globe. Warming waters … Continue reading
2012 Best US Clean Energy Year Yet
Despite the neverending coverage of the Solyndra solar company bankruptcy, 2012 saw record growth of clean energy in the US, reports Maria Gallucci at InsideClimate News. It seemed neary every major clean energy policy was targeted by prominent conservative groups, … Continue reading
Recording-Breaking 2012 Second Costliest Weather Year, And Fits Climate Change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released data indicating that 2012 will be the second costliest year for US weather and climate disasters on record, outranked only by 2005, when four hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina, lashed the US, noted Andrew … Continue reading
Collaboration Creates a Sustainable, Affordable House
A collaboration of students, community leaders, a government agency and the nonprofit Habit for Humanity has resulted in one of the first sustainable but affordable houses in the US being built in the Washington DC area, reports Kathy Orton at … Continue reading
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