Australia urged to play a bigger role in Pacific’s fight against climate change.ABC OnlinePacific leaders are meeting in Apia on Thursday to consider how they can present a united Pacific voice at the COP23 climate summit in Germany in November. The UN meeting is being chaired by Fiji and aims to build on the Paris…

Bangor Daily News Climate creep and American frogs | Jordan TimesJordan TimesAt least a decade ago, a retired general at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies told me that the rich countries will never take climate …Climate creep and American frogs – Bangor Daily NewsBangor Daily News all 3 news articles »

Forbes Nanotechnology Applications That Can Change The World: Alternative Energy SourcesForbes“Nanotechnology” is defined by the National Technology Initiative as science, engineering or technology that involves manipulating matter with at least one dimension that falls in the range between 1 and 100 nanometers. A nanometer is one billionth of …

Reuters Energy shares lead broad rebound on Wall StreetReuters(Reuters) – Wall Street climbed on Wednesday, boosted by energy shares and helped by news of an agreement to extend the debt limit, as stocks bounced back from a day-earlier selloff. U.S. stocks built on moderate gains after news that President Donald …Markets Right Now: Energy stocks lead…

CBS News Major cyber firm says hackers are targeting US energyCBS NewsSymantec, a major cyber firm, says in a new report that hackers codenamed “Dragonfly” have been able to infiltrate energy sector computer networks with malicious emails, so-called “watering hole” attacks, and “Trojanized” software. The hackers – who …Hackers gain entry into US, European energy sector,…

Greentech Media Blockchain Energy Trading Startup Power Ledger Raises $17M in Cryptocurrency ‘ICO’Greentech MediaPower Ledger, an Australian startup that’s seeking to use blockchain technology to create a peer-to-peer renewable energy network, is in the midst of raising tens of millions of dollars in what may be the first “cryptocurrency” fundraising effort in …

Reuters Energy, bank stocks lift S&P and Dow, but N.Korea weighsReuters(Reuters) – The S&P and the Dow edged higher on Wednesday as energy and financial stocks rose, but gains were capped by worries over tensions on the Korean peninsula and a potential U.S. landfall of Hurricane Irma. Exxon’s (XOM.N) 1.68 percent rise … and more »

Scientific American Sun Unleashes Strongest Solar Flare of Past DecadeScientific AmericanAt 5:10 a.m. EDT (0910 GMT), an X-class solar flare—the most powerful sun-storm category—blasted from a large sunspot on the sun’s surface. That flare was the strongest since 2015, at X2.2, but it was dwarfed just 3 hours later, at 8:02 a.m. EDT …Storm Warning:…

Engadget Your solar panels could power the neighborhood during a blackoutEngadgetSelf-sufficiency is an attractive factor when it comes to domestic renewable energy, but even though it’s the sun generating electricity, owners of solar panels are still beholden to the grid. During an outage, their equipment powers down for safety … and more »

Mashable A strong solar storm may bring auroras to your backyard WednesdayMashableA burst of hot plasma spit out by the sun is about to slam into the Earth, sparking possible auroras that could be visible in the U.S. from the Midwest to the Northeast. The plasma — called a coronal mass ejection (CME) — was…