I am posting here a rough English translation of the Dutch Supreme Court’s summary of its 20th December 2019 decision to uphold lower court rulings that the government must...

As reported in the Washington Post and New York Times, Chapter 29 of Vol. 2 of the 4th U.S. National Climate Assessment claims that unchecked warming could raise global temperatures 8°C...

The first chart shows the divergence between models and observations in the global lower atmosphere. The second shows the divergence between models and observations in the tropical...

Cato Institute scholars Patrick Michaels and Ryan Maue recently updated Pat’s chart listing studies since 2011 that estimate lower climate sensitivities than the average...

The George C. Marshall Institute no longer exists and the organization’s superb monograph, “Connecting Climate Change and National Security,” is not easy to...

Due to some glitch, my comment letter on the Obama EPA’s proposed “Carbon Pollution” Standards for new fossil fuel power plants was never posted on CEI’s...

The House is expected to vote this week on H.Con.Res.119 expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is detrimental to the U.S. economy. The House passed similar legislation...

Buildings may one day be made using a strain of bacteria that creates a concrete-like material when combined with sand and nutrients

Olivia Colman and Helen Mirren have teamed up with the creators of Wallace & Gromit in a film called Turtle Journey to raise awareness about climate change and ocean pollution

Beneath all the charm, Aardman Animations' new short film makes serious points about ocean plastic, rising seas and why we need a global ocean treaty

Taal volcano, situated on an island in a lake, began erupting dramatically on Sunday, prompting an evacuation order for 450,000 people in the surrounding area

Wondering what to read, watch and see this year? Here's our cracking cultural calendar of the most interesting non-fiction, films, games, events and sci-fi in 2020

Wondering what to read, watch and see this year? Here's our cracking cultural calendar of the most interesting non-fiction, films, games, events and sci-fi

Fossilised tree roots found in a New York quarry are 386 million years old, making them the remains of the oldest known forest yet

Fears grow companies may use it to get around temporary fracking moratorium
Tags: energy, environment, fossil fuels, uk news

In fight against climate crisis, operators will be compensated for early switch-offs
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Regional Community Energy Fund never opened and Gladys Berejiklian’s government refusing to explain why
Tags: energy, australia news, natural disasters and extreme weather, new south wales

Facility threatens UK’s aim to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, report says
Tags: energy, environment, renewable energy, climate change

BlackRock CEO says climate crisis will now dictate investments but environmentalists remain wary
Tags: energy, environment, renewable energy, climate change

CEO reveals step change at world’s largest fund manager and predicts fast reshaping of global finance
Tags: energy, environment, renewable energy, climate change

Protest group leader Luisa Neubauer says she would lose right to criticise the company
Tags: energy, environment, climate change, business

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Zeolite is a natural mineral which absorbs odors and excess moisture in the air. It can be used as a general deodorizer and to combat mildew or mold.
Tags: cleaning supplies, structure, lattice structure, volcanic ash

These are some more oyster mushrooms grown from the Blue Farmers grow kit.
Tags: indoor plants

This is a time-lapse video of a plant springing back to life after watering.
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To add humidity to a room you can place a few areca palms inside. These palms release copious amounts of water into the air, and remove chemical toxins too.
Tags: indoor plants, houseplants, fresh air, humidifier

These plants are Neoregelia Bromeliads. In the wild, these plant grow in the trees of south american rainforests. Indoors, they make good house plants. Bromeliads are colorful...

Embargoed until 1/04/18 Bionic Boots Relieve Arthritic Cattle By Levelling Grazing on Steep Malvern Hills Farmers grazing cattle on the steep slopes of the Malvern Hills have...

Alternative economist Christian Felber, looks at ways to put the financial and monetary system on a democratic footing in his latest book launched in the UK...

Calibrachoa MiniFamous® Double PinkTastic is the people’s choice. A PINK-TASTIC PHENOMENON The new Calibrachoa mini petunia 'PinkTastic’ is set to take pride of place in...

Fossil fuels are bound to run out, so it's time to take their alternatives more seriously. Together with the team at oponeo.co.uk we prepared a comprehensive guide on biofuels...

Demand for more natural ingredients in beauty products added £1.4m to sales of facial scrubs in last year according to IRI market data 4 out of 10 of the top selling facial scrub...

PATAGONIA’S BLUE HEART CAMPAIGN AIMS TO PROTECT THE LAST WILD RIVERS OF EUROPE A website, petition and documentary raises awareness and facilitates action: http://blueheart.patagonia.com/ Today...

IN a survey conducted by the BRE that interviewed over 250 property and flood industry professionals on flood resilience measures and guidance, the Know Your Flood Risk ‘Homeowners...

Few singers reach their sunset years with the same voice they had in younger days. Songbirds are no different. New research reveals that elderly swamp sparrows don't sound quite...

What makes for an endangered species classification isn't always obvious.

The lungs and placentas of fetuses in the womb -- as young as 11 weeks after conception -- already show a bacterial microbiome signature, which suggests that bacteria may colonize...

New research finds that global South countries have pledged the largest areas of land to forest restoration, and are also farthest behind in meeting their targets due to challenging...

A CALCR cell found in mice may stop feeding without subsequential nauseating effects, as well as influence the long term intake of food.

Engineers looking to nature for inspiration have long assumed that layered structures like those found in mollusk shells enhance a material's toughness, but a study shows that's...

A new study has definitively shown that regular exposure to THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, during pregnancy has significant impact on placental and fetal development.

Eos Energy Storage and energy equipment firm Holtec International are creating a joint venture to produce Eos’ next generation of large-scale zinc batteries.
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France’s Neoen SA has outlined plans to build a giant renewables complex in South Australia, including battery storage with up to nine times more capacity than the Tesla Inc...

In recognition of the widely acknowledged studies that show that organizations with gender equality perform better financially, this year POWERGEN International, along with partner...

California’s energy storage incentive program has been a great success, with more than 11,000 battery storage systems installed to-date. The problem is, it’s not reaching the...

Ameren Missouri, a unit of Ameren Corp., filed plans with the Missouri Public Service Commission to build three solar + storage facilities across Missouri
Tags: renewable energy, solar, der, utility integration

This week, Scottish software company Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) announced that it will be expanding into Europe after completing successful trials with a utility company in Germany.

MORE THAN 170 NEWS OUTLETS from around the world have now signed up for Covering Climate Now, a project co-founded by CJR and The Nation aimed at strengthening the media’s focus...

The Clean Energy Regulator of Australia has approved enough capacity to guarantee that the large-scale Renewable Energy Target of 33,000 GWh of additional renewable energy will...

The global energy supply is turning greener.
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Even as they touted ambitious proposals to reduce carbon emissions to a national audience, Democratic candidates for president tried to balance the boldness of their plans with...

In a region of the world where coal is still king, there is room for renewables. This was a takeaway from the Ministerial Address and Joint Opening Keynote at POWERGEN Asia and...

Ireland is set to add 5.8 GW of non-hydro renewable power capacity over the next decade to reach a total 9.6 GW by 2030.
Tags: wind power, solar, europe, wind

It may be time to start building power plants in Texas again.
Tags: energy efficiency, wind power, solar

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has unveiled changes to the implementing regulations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that Interior says is “designed to increase...

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At the end of a three-kilometre gravel driveway you will find Richard Taylor's luxury off-grid weekender on the Victorian coast.
Tags: solar energy, sustainable living, lifestyle, regional

New drone technology could save graziers thousands of dollars a year but they want CASA to ease regulations first.
Tags: solar energy, drought, environmental technology, agribusiness

A pilot program for renewable energy in the NSW central west could provide a boost to farmer income and productivity.
Tags: climate change, solar energy, drought, wool

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To offset the decline of coal-powered energy, Australia will need to build dozens of new energy projects and upgrade the electricity transmission network, with solar power meeting...

The NT Government fires the bosses of Power and Water Corporation and Territory Generation following a lengthy investigation into their response to an eight-hour blackout in Alice...

Battery storage deployment in the US is set for a rapid acceleration from 2020. That is one of the key takeaways from the latest S&P Global Platts Analytics' US Power Storage Outlook,...

Xcel Energy is seeking regulatory approval to move forward with seven microgrids, at a cost to the utility of $23.4 million, chosen from a community resilience solicitation that...

When NEC Energy Solutions CEO Steve Fludder looks at today's electric power grid, he sees a network of conventional power plants, wires, and poles that have generated and transported...

The growth in energy storage is rapidly evolving the power industry and the Southwest Power Pool is the latest entity grappling with how to integrate the new resource...

"Energy storage is certainly there to integrate intermittent resources like solar and wind and help enable our grid to get cleaner, but it's also there for grid operators to improve...

The company will provide two 50 MW systems for investor the Gore Street Energy Storage Fund and project developer Low Carbon. The projects will be completed by the first quarter...

U.S. entrepreneurs have led the world in creating new technologies for storing grid power, but they largely rely on other countries for their core ingredients. When a global supply...