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- Leaked Clean Power Plan Repeal ProposalMon, 9 Oct 17, 5:00pmEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is expected to release the proposed Clean Power Plan repeal rule on Tuesday, October 10. Someone leaked the proposal on Friday, October 6. To read...
- Documents Pertinent to the Nomination of Jeffrey Bossert Clark for AAG DOJ ENRDWed, 19 Jul 17, 3:47amOn Thursday, July 20, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on President Trump’s nomination of Kirkland & Ellis attorney Jeffrey Bossert Clark to be Assistant...
- SJW-day at COP22Sat, 19 Nov 16, 5:55amGuest post by Rupert Darwall Last Tuesday, an event of such magnitude struck the latest round of the climate conference – talks which have been going on in various forms since...
- Clean Power Plan: EPA’s Updated Base Case Now Tallies with EIA DataFri, 4 Nov 16, 4:04amIn a recent letter to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Troutman Sanders attorney Peter Glaser argues that “EPA far understated the effects of the Clean Power Plan (CPP)...
- Clean Power Plan Oral Argument Transcript Available Here!Sat, 15 Oct 16, 3:54amOn Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals released a 320-page transcript of the marathon oral argument on EPA’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emission standards for existing fossil-fuel...
- President Obama and Chinese President Xi will officially join the Paris Climate Treaty on 3rd SeptemberSat, 3 Sep 16, 6:53amU. S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will announce that their two countries are officially joining the Paris Climate Treaty when they meet on Saturday,...
- South China Morning Post reports: China and US to ratify landmark Paris climate deal ahead of G20 summit, sources revealSat, 27 Aug 16, 7:31amThe South China Morning Post reported on Thursday that U. S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping “are set to jointly announce their ratification”...
- Climate change will harm corals by overheating them and unleashing more violent hurricanes, but cooling the planet by geoengineering could reverse those effects
- Steep decline of wasps and other flying nasties is a bad signFri, 20 Oct 17, 5:14amAphids, midges and wasps are being added to the list of rapidly vanishing insects. It’s another alarming sign of a sixth mass extinction, says Olive Heffernan
- The mass extinction that might never have happenedThu, 19 Oct 17, 11:35pmAn ecological catastrophe 201 million years ago supposedly paved the way for the rise of giant dinosaurs, but it may not have happened that way after all
- How to clean up the dirty water Puerto Ricans are drinkingWed, 18 Oct 17, 12:35amNearly a month after Hurricane Maria, many people on Puerto Rico are still without clean drinking water and have resorted to wells on a contaminated site
Tags: environment, health - Ophelia shows many hurricanes could reach Europe in the futureTue, 17 Oct 17, 10:56pmTropical cyclones often get to Europe but normally they have weakened by the time they get there. Not any more, thanks to climate change
- A tech-destroying solar flare could hit Earth within 100 yearsMon, 16 Oct 17, 9:42pmIf the sun spews “superflares” as often as other stars, one could take down power systems, damage the ozone layer and destroy satellites in the next century
- It looks like an oxymoron, but Earth optimism is worth a tryMon, 16 Oct 17, 9:00pmDecades of environmental doom-mongering have fallen on deaf ears. Maybe a new environmental campaign with a message of hope is just what we need
- A new study finds that Americans are willing to pay an extra $15 per month on energy bills to tackle climate change.
Tags: energy, environment, renewable energy, climate change - Shorten says network is creating a ‘digital divide’ as officials interrogated in Senate estimates over lost 1,000-page security manual. Follow all today’s developments in...
- SSE and Drax tell Philip Hammond they need longer-term clarity on price floor if they are to replace coal power plants
Tags: energy, environment, renewable energy, business - Shorten says network is creating a ‘digital divide’ as officials interrogated in Senate estimates over lost 1,000-page security manual. Follow all today’s developments in...
- Malcolm Turnbull defends NBN rollout, while GetUp is asked to prove it is not an associated entity of Labor. Government faces Senate estimates and still waiting on the high court...
- Invasion of site in North Yorkshire comes as campaigners say they have seen letter stating exploration is due to start
Tags: energy, environment, fossil fuels, uk news - ReachTel poll finds majority in three Liberal-held seats support carbon pricing, and more ambitious renewable policy
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- The Best Rechargeable Batteries and Chargers Of 2017Thu, 2 Feb 17, 3:56amIn A Nutshell Here are my recommendations for the best rechargeable AA batteries: If you want the best energy capacity (2500 mAh) — get the Eneloop Pro If you want maximum...
- The Best C-Size Rechargeable BatteriesSun, 22 Jan 17, 4:21amThe best rechargeable C-size batteries are Acculoop C cells, by Accupower. These batteries are the new low self-discharge NiMH (Nickel Metal-Hydride) cells, and they have a high...
- The Best D-Size Rechargeable Batteries Of 2017Sun, 8 Jan 17, 8:14amThere are now a number of low-discharge D-size cells available. These cells are as powerful as powerful alkaline batteries, and they hold 85% of their charge for a year. The highest-capacity...
- The Best Battery Chargers (For D and C Size Batteries)Thu, 7 Jul 16, 5:55amWe briefly reviewed battery chargers in a previous post “The Best Rechargeable AA Batteries“. But let’s take a look at the best “Universal Battery Chargers”....
- The Longest Lasting Rechargeable AA BatteriesSun, 6 Mar 16, 8:08amUpdate: This article is out-of-date, please see my 2015 review. Sanyo’s Eneloop batteries have had an edge over other rechargeable AAs since they were released in 2005. Basically,...
- Best Commuter BikesWed, 17 Feb 16, 3:05amBike manufacturers have answered the call to the increased population of bike commuters by designing full lines of commuter specific bikes. Though many of these commuter bikes...
- The Spun Chair: A Sculpture That Rotates YouSat, 2 Jan 16, 1:46pmOur first entry into the MetaEfficient gallery is the Spun Chair by Heatherwick Studio. Is it an oversized toy? Is it a sculpture? Is it a piece of furniture? All three perhaps....
- Landmark discusses Location Intelligence at MIPIM UKTue, 17 Oct 17, 11:33pmLandmark Information, the property, land and environmental data specialist, will be speaking at MIPIM UK’s Innovation Forum on Wednesday 18 October on the topic of ‘Location...
- TellTails wins Deborah Meadon over on Dragons Den last nightMon, 9 Oct 17, 7:15pmDragons Den: TellTails mischief takes over the den. Last Sunday October 8th viewers sat gasping as entrepreneur Hannah Gourlay delivered an extraordinary pitch with her business...
- Chessington World of Adventures Resort Teams Up with Creature CourageSat, 7 Oct 17, 3:00am• Arachnophobia workshop with 100% success rate now at Chessington World of Adventures Resort • Just in time for the reported invasion of 150 Million spiders in to UK homes...
- Reima Kidventure Breakfast - 17th OctoberThu, 5 Oct 17, 12:20amThanks to the initiative of one school pupil, and the technological ambition of Finnish outdoor brand Reima, a school in mid-Wales has watched its pupils' activity soar up to four...
- "We are what we eat" event joins Hull: City of Culture 2017Tue, 3 Oct 17, 9:00pm2pm-4pm Saturday 7 October 2017, Hull & East Riding Museum A group of four artists are set to use food as the inspiration for a free series of films, performances and interactive...
- New five-point action plan to eradicate Modern SlaveryFri, 29 Sep 17, 12:35amWith the latest statistics showing vastly increased numbers held captive in modern slavery, a leading research academic has laid down a five-point action plan to help eradicate...
- Brits spend 10 months of their lives moaning about the weatherThu, 28 Sep 17, 8:30pmNATIONAL NEWS RELEASE The average Brit spends 104 hours, almost five full days each year (that's 10 month of our lives) complaining about the weather, according to a new report...
- A new study offers a rare glimpse into the genetics of a herpes simplex virus transmission event -- information that may prove useful in future development of therapeutics and...
- Diseases caused by pollution were responsible in 2015 for an estimated 9 million premature deaths -- 16 percent of all deaths worldwide, according to a report.
- A technique using satellites to create twice-yearly elevation maps of US mountain glaciers provides new insight into thinning of glaciers in the lower 48 states.
- Oregon shore crabs exhibit risky behavior when they're exposed to the antidepressant Prozac, making it easier for predators to catch them, according to a new study.
- US ocean observation critical to understanding climate change, but lacks long-term national planning2 days agoOcean observing systems are important as they provide information essential for monitoring and forecasting changes in Earth's climate on timescales ranging from days to centuries...
- Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a rowSat, 21 Oct 17, 1:53amThe annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO2 emissions have stalled for...
- How the smallest bacterial pathogens outwit host immune defenses by stealth mechanismsSat, 21 Oct 17, 1:16amDespite their relatively small genome, mycoplasmas can cause persistent and difficult-to-treat infections in humans and animals. A study has shown how mycoplasmas escape the immune...
- Enel SpA is seeking acquisitions in the energy storage business, as developments in battery technology are set to play a key role for the wider adoption of renewable...
- Tesla and Vestas Partner in $160 Million Australian ProjectFri, 20 Oct 17, 12:07amA novel $160 million renewable energy project combining wind, solar and storage technologies reached financial close.
Tags: wind power, solar, storage, utility integration - UK Will Be Vulnerable Outside of the EU's Energy MarketThu, 19 Oct 17, 11:00pmBritain’s divorce from the EU is less than 18 months away yet the arguments become more fractious and uncertainties over trading relationships seem no nearer to resolution...
- sonnen To Build Innovative Residential Energy Storage Community in the USThu, 19 Oct 17, 1:30amEach home in the new community will have solar PV and a sonnenBatterie installed, enabling every household to produce and consume most of its own electricity, according to sonnen.
- UK's First Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Up and RunningThu, 19 Oct 17, 12:46amToday the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, officially opened Hywind Scotland, which the company is touting as the first floating wind farm in the world...
- The Effect of Natural Disasters on Electricity PricesWed, 18 Oct 17, 7:14amSolar leasing promoters have long claimed that electricity costs will keep rising, but we haven’t see this happening – yet. Actually, almost all of the standard generation...
- Listen Up: Running a Successful Local Solar BusinessWed, 18 Oct 17, 5:47amLarge companies are predominant in most industries. But when it comes to rooftop solar installations, small is beautiful. Although there have been several large national-scale...
- Big solar farms helped create a power-grid predicament in California. And now they’re offering to help solve it. Solar panels have proliferated in the Golden State, flooding...
- Notes from the Solar Underground: Highly Competitive Industries and Their Highly Expected Mergers2 days agoIn 2012, NSP and Del Solar merged, claiming that at 1.5-GWp the new company would be the largest cell manufacturer in the world. In 2015, Motech Solar merged with Top Cell announcing...
- Egypt Draws $1.8B To Develop 1.4 Gigawatts of Solar CapacityFri, 20 Oct 17, 12:20amEgypt’s fledgling solar industry attracted $1.8 billion of investment, largely from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank’s International Finance...
- Nigeria Asks World Bank, IMF to Scale up Renewable EnergyWed, 18 Oct 17, 10:16pmNigeria has asked the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to scale up the provision of and access to renewable energy in order to deliver development results...
- A Helpful Roadmap for California's Certified “Smart Inverters”Wed, 18 Oct 17, 2:45amSolar inverters are becoming more intelligent this year. California’s Rule 21, which is now partially in effect, governs the safety of PV arrays and their interconnection communications...
- It’s Time to Stop Federal Fiddling with Electricity MarketsTue, 17 Oct 17, 11:00pmEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt On Oct. 8 in Kentucky announced the Trump Administration’s plan to repeal the Clean Power Plan, and stated that the...
- Swiss Solar Decathlon House Scores a Perfect 100 in EngineeringTue, 17 Oct 17, 5:31amThe Swiss Team took first place in engineering with a perfect score of 100 possible points. For the Engineering Contest, each competing house was evaluated by a group of prominent...
- Georgia Hitch writes about camping out, battling wild weather and chasing phone reception while reporting on the World Solar Challenge.
Tags: solar energy - Social housing in hottest parts of NSW to finally get air conditioningFri, 20 Oct 17, 11:46amThe NSW Government announces it will install air conditioning and solar panels to 970 Aboriginal Housing Office homes in some of the hottest parts of the state.
- Locals in small NSW town see big benefits as renewables invest millionsThu, 19 Oct 17, 6:16amA small town of just 9,000 in the north-west of NSW has become an epicentre for renewable energy investment, letting landowners like Tim Moses "drought-proof" their income from...
- Regional towns go it alone to reduce power billsWed, 18 Oct 17, 7:27amThe Government has announced its energy policy, but some communities are fixing the so-called energy crisis themselves.
Tags: energy, environment, business, solar energy - Regional communities going it alone to reduce power billsWed, 18 Oct 17, 7:27amThe Government has announced its energy policy, but some communities are fixing the so-called energy crisis themselves.
Tags: energy, environment, business, solar energy - Community solar farm close to 'finish line'Wed, 18 Oct 17, 7:27am
- Bipartisan Group of Former FERC Commissioners Rejects Energy Secretary's Bid to Help Coal PlantsFri, 20 Oct 17, 5:25amEight former members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — including five former chairmen — have filed a letter with the commission opposing Perry's proposal that would...
- Washington Utilities Need to Consider Storage in Resource Planning, Regulators SayFri, 20 Oct 17, 12:24amRegulators in Washington State on Wednesday issued a policy statement telling investor-owned utilities in the state they should include energy storage in their planning processes...
- JEA Shakes Up Solar PoliciesThu, 19 Oct 17, 6:15amJEA unanimously approved Tuesday policies to increase the authority's reliance on solar energy, to cut an incentive for homeowners to install solar panels and to create an incentive...
- IHI, Inc. Announces Fukushima Energy Storage ProjectThu, 19 Oct 17, 6:06amCHICAGO, October 18, 2017- IHI, Inc. announced today a new 500kW, 2.5MWh energy storage project collocated with a larger facility developed by IHI Corporation, the parent organization...
- Electric Resilience: Why We Need to Quantify its ValueThu, 19 Oct 17, 6:02amPower outages are a nuisance to some, an economic burden to others, and even lethal in some cases. Because the pain that outages inflict varies so much, it is hard to place a universal...
- AES: Batteries helped keep lights on in Dominican Republic during Hurricane MariaThu, 19 Oct 17, 5:28amAES Energy Storage says its 20 MW energy storage facilities in the Dominican Republic helped provide grid stability during the two recent hurricanes. AES Energy Storage provided...
- Your Next Home Could Run on BatteriesTue, 17 Oct 17, 8:09amIn the near future, your home could be battery operated. This is especially true if you live in New York, California, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Vermont, Arizona or a growing roster...