Renewables Can’t Keep Up with the Growth in Coal Use Worldwide
• Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.comAn International Energy Agency report calls for more research, carbon price, to help renewables compete.
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What Is Anhydrous Ammonia, The Chemical At The Site Of The West, Texas, Explosion?
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comOne of agriculture's most dangerous substances, anhydrous ammonia requires several precautions to handle.
EuropaCity Is The Ultra-Green Mall Of The Future
• Dan Nosowitz via PopSci.comImagine a mall. Now imagine a mall in the year 2150.
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Part 5: Series on overpopulation in America—oil created a 100 year window that’s closing
Frosty WooldridgeThe journey back toward non-oil population homeostasis will not be pretty. We will discover the hard way that population hyper-growth was simply a side-effect of the oil age. It was a condition, not a problem with a solution.
Venice motorboats briefly silenced to raise awareness of noise pollution
• The RawStory.comVenice on Sunday enjoyed the sounds of silence as authorities imposed a five-hour ban on motorboats plying the Renaissance city’s main waterway in a bid to raise awareness about noise pollution and architectural damage caused by waves.
Greenpeace activists plant North Pole flag to fight Arctic oil drilling
• The RawStory.comActivists have planted a flag at the North Pole along with millions of signatures calling for the Arctic to be declared a global sanctuary protected from oil drilling, lobby group Greenpeace said on Monday.
Antarctic summer ice melting 10 times faster: study
• The RawStory.comSummer ice in the Antarctic is melting 10 times quicker than it was 600 years ago, with the most rapid melt occurring in the last 50 years, a joint Australian-British study showed Monday.
Rose George: Let's talk crap. Seriously.
• ted.comIt's 2013, yet 2.5 billion people in the world have no access to a basic sanitary toilet. And when there's no loo, where do you poo? In the street, probably near your water and food sources -- causing untold death and disease from contamination.
French vineyard to turn carbon dioxide emissions into toothpaste
• Mridul Chadha via CleanTechnica.comAs vineyards around the world face the threat of increasing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, one vineyard in France has planned to do its part to reduce its carbon footprint. The business plan makes perfect sense and is one that should be
To Prevent Wind Turbines From Killing Birds, Add Blinds?
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comA new bird-friendly wind turbine
Coal industry battles to keep power in U.S. energy debate
• The RawStory.comFour months after pledging to lead the United States on a path to sustainable energy, President Barack Obama faces a turning point on electricity generated from coal, one of the dirtiest of fuels.
‘Artificial leaf’ makes clean energy from dirty water
• CleanTechnica via RawStory.comWhat’s all this fuss about silly federal research projects?
CONNECTING THE DOTS
Part 4: Series on overpopulation in America—immigration policy without population policy illogical
Frosty Wooldridge“To establish immigration policy without first establishing population policy is both illogical . . . and undemocratic!”
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Part 3: Series on overpopulation in America—No species can get away with this
Frosty Wooldridge"Unlimited population growth cannot be sustained; you cannot sustain growth in the rates of consumption of resources. No species can overrun the carrying capacity of a finite land mass. This Law cannot be repealed and is not negotiable.”
Arctic nearly free of summer sea ice during first half of 21st century
• http://www.noaanews.noaa.govFor scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it’s not a question of “if” there will be nearly ice-free summers, but “when.” And two scientists say that “when” is sooner than many thought — before 2050 and possibly within the next decade or t
10 Innovations in Hydropower
• science.howstuffworks.comWhen you think of the East River in New York City, renewable energy probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind.
Who Or What Left This 60,000-Ton Ancient Artifact Under The Sea?
• Martha Harbison via PopSci.comShall we take bets on how the ancient-alien conspiracy theorists will spin this one?
A Startup’s Nanowire Ink Lifts Solar Cell Efficiency
• Martin LaMonica via TechnologyReview.comSol Voltaics plans to make a nanowire-laden ink to boost solar panel efficiency using a rapid manufacturing process.
Study: Northern hemisphere summers now warmest of last 600 years
• The RawStory.comSummers in the northern hemisphere are now warmer than at any period in six centuries, according to climate research published on Wednesday in the science journal Nature.
Commissioning of final turbine completes world’s largest offshore wind farm
• CleanTechnica.comThe 175th and final wind turbine was installed at the London Array offshore wind farm in December of 2012, but was finally commissioned this week.
Greenpeace ‘polar bears’ protest Arctic drilling in Norway
• The RawStory.comTwo Greenpeace activists dressed as polar bears boarded an oil platform in Norway on Wednesday to protest against Norwegian oil and gas group Statoil’s planned drilling in the Arctic.
Senate Endorses Sally Jewell for Interior Chief
• APSally Jewell, CEO of outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., won easy Senate confirmation to be the nation's next interior secretary. The Senate approved her nomination, 87-11, with all the no votes coming from Republicans.
Google Searches For Mental Illnesses Increase During The Winter
• Rose Pastore via PopSci.comA new study suggests seasonal changes have a much bigger impact on mental health than previously thought.
How It Works: Honeybee Society
• Corey Binns via PopSci.comA beehive buzzes with thousands of genetically similar female honeybees. Some nurse their queen and her eggs while others fly out in search of pollen and nectar.
You Built What?!: A Tractor For The Apocalypse
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comA modular, open-source workhorse to help rebuild civilization.
Scientists Discover Evidence Of Dark Lightning
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comThunderstorms may emit invisible dark lightning alongside ordinary lightning.
Will Vertical Turbines Make More of the Wind?
• Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.comA Caltech researcher thinks arrays of tiny wind turbines could produce cheaper power than big ones.
Climate Change May Lead To Bumpier Airplane Rides, Study Finds
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comThe first study of global warming's effects on clear-air turbulence offers some uncomfortable predictions.
Radioactive Water 'Escapes' from Fukushima Tank
• http://www.commondreams.orgUp to 120 tonnes of radioactive water may have "escaped" from an underground storage tank at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, an official announced Saturday.
Don’t Buy an Electric Car
• http://www.foxbusiness.com, By Steve TobakI live in California, home to all sorts of environmental nonsense. We couldn’t build our house where we wanted to because of a tiny plant you can hardly see and a grasshopper that might – just might – live there.
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