SFGate Iowa solar power company hopes to power the ag industrySFGateThe new company aims to help pork producers reduce electricity costs in confinements through the use of renewable energy created via a self-contained solar generator system developed and tested by Ivener. Essentially, it gives producers a chance to … and more »

Science Magazine Top stories: A newly found black hole, water-cooling solar panels, and a bone-strengthening therapyScience MagazineMost of us have heard of solar water heaters. Now, there’s a solar water cooler, and the technology may sharply lower the cost of industrial-scale air conditioning and refrigeration. After placing three water-cooling panels atop a building and …

The Montgomery Herald Could global warming already be affecting evolution?The Montgomery HeraldDear EarthTalk: Could global warming really already be a factor in the evolution of wildlife species? — Vince Dominick, Camden, N.J.. No doubt the quickly changing climate is already triggering various evolutionary shifts in a wide range of species …

Telegraph.co.uk Hurricane Irma’s numbers simply do not add up – although the global warming brigade would like them toTelegraph.co.ukTerrible though the deaths and damage caused by Hurricane Irma may be, the way it has been reported makes one wonder whether, after more than 10 years that have seen Atlantic hurricane activity at its lowest level…

The Guardian How Climate Change Exacerbates HurricanesNPRJOYCE: We have to remember that, though, of course, there have always been hurricanes, and there would be without climate change. But what the computer models that climate scientists use – what they tell us is that bigger storms are going to get bigger.Irma and Harvey lay the costs…

The Independent Florida governor has ignored climate change risks, critics sayThe IndependentBut for all of Scott’s vigor in readying Florida for Irma’s wrath, his administration has done little over the years to prepare for what scientists say are the inevitable effects of climate change that will wreak havoc in the years to come. With its…

HuffPost Miami Mayor To Donald Trump: It’s Time To Talk About Climate ChangeHuffPostMiami’s Republican mayor says this year’s record-breaking hurricanes are likely a result of climate change, and is calling on President Donald Trump ― who once dismissed global warming as a hoax created “by and for the Chinese” ― to acknowledge the …Miami’s mayor on…

BABW News Huge climate change discovery stuns scientistsBABW NewsA rather incredible new study from researchers at the University of California has found that climate change could wipe out a third of all parasitic species on Earth by the end of 2070, which would be in many people’s lifetimes. Climate change would … and more »

The Hill Trump stacks administration with climate change skepticsThe HillPresident Trump has stacked his administration with officials who doubt the scientific consensus behind man-made climate change, underscoring a growing divide within the Republican party. Even as leading scientists, environmentalists and most Democrats …It Is a Time to Talk About Climate ChangeThe AtlanticEPA chief declines to discuss…

Otago Daily Times Environment to be treasuredOtago Daily TimesConservative Party candidate Lachie Ashton said New Zealand needed better management of the environment through ”goal-driven investment in research and development and a far more unified and holistic approach to managing the economy in harmony … and more »