Climate Change Update: 2016 Broke Extreme Weather Record
According to the most recent statement of the World Meteorological Organization, our planet is not on a good path. Last year, man-made pollution forced temperatures into an extreme weather record. Unfortunately, the chart-buster heat that awarded 2016 as “The Hottest Year Ever Recorded” hasn’t stopped. Continuing into 2017, the unsettling warming trend is pushing Earth […]
Continue readingNASA Confirms Using Biofuel in Jet Engines Does Reduce Pollution
According to a new NASA research, switching traditional jet fuel with biofuel does indeed release fewer particle emissions. However, it this really news for anyone? You certainly could’ve guessed what the National Aeronautics and Space Administration would find before the study took place. Biofuel in jet engines means good news to the environment, or at […]
Continue readingClimate Change Accelerates Ocean Warming, Says New Research
We have known for a while that our planet is gradually becoming hotter. Man-made activities have definitely helped increase the generation of carbon dioxide, which in turn traps heat. It’s the greenhouse effect that warms the globe slowly but surely. High amounts of that heat winds up in our oceans, messing up natural currents and […]
Continue readingCheerios Hopes to Save the Declining Bee Population by Distributing Wildflower Seeds
The beloved cereal brand Cheerios has recently launched a campaign designed to help save the declining bee population. The company has been picking up some serious buzz with its massive giveaway of wildflower seeds, and it’s all for a good cause. Bees are vital to the global food supply as they pollinate around 35 percent […]
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Smog Solutions: What are we doing?
What is Smog? Smoke and other air pollutants combine together to created a haze or a fog called smog. Smog is often times caused by air pollution, and it is very unhealthy to live in. Industrial and vehicle pollution, as well as things like incinerators and open burning, make up part of the problem. Many places […]
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Advocacy or Climate Science
A geography professor at the Delaware University points out that advocacy should not replace science. A global warming researcher took a stand against the way college students are being presented with advocacy instead of actual scientific facts when it comes to climate change. David Legates, the geography professor at the Delaware University, said that students […]
Continue readingBig Solar Catching up with Natural Gas
The cost of installing utility-scale solar has fallen considerably in recent years, from more than $6 per watt in 2009 to about $3 per watt in 2014. That has resulted in a boom in the sector, which is 31 times bigger than it was a decade ago. Power-purchase agreement (PPA) prices are also continuing their […]
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Critics Love Tesla! Update
Wired: Tesla’s Model X Is Here and It’s as Awesome as We Hoped The world’s first luxury electric SUV is gorgeous. It’s futuristic. And once again, Tesla Motors is redefining the electric vehicle. The Silicon Valley automaker has teased us for years with the Model X, and tonight it finally gave the world its first look at […]
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What is GE doing with Natural Gas? It will amaze you!
General Electric is sinking billions of dollars into natural gas turbines and power plants as the answer to the world’s need for cleaner and more flexible power. It’s also investing heavily in software to manage every aspect of electricity generation, distribution and consumption, in the form of its internet of things (IOT) offering, which it […]
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Why Moodys Thinks Cheap Batteries are Bad for Utilities
Batteries for grid-scale energy storage are getting cheaper all the time, and could be economically competitive without subsidies for certain key applications by decade’s end. That’s good news for utility customers and the power grid, but bad news for merchant power generators and utilities, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report released last week. “The […]
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