Telegraph.co.uk Hurricane Harvey has devastated Texas, but is climate change really to blame?Telegraph.co.ukTwo unusual weather events last week, one delightful, the other disastrous, brought the usual suspects out in force to claim that each was unprecedented, and therefore evidence of global warming. Merely farcical was last Sunday’s forecast on the UK Met …

IFLScience As flood waters rise, is urban sprawl as much to blame as climate change?The Guardian“We know climate change is influencing the capacity of the atmosphere to hold water but it is hard to attribute this to individual [flooding] events,” says Paolo Ruti, head of the global weather research division of the UN’s World Meteorological…

Phys.Org Experts concerned by Brazil environment policy under TemerPhys.Org“We have a deep concern right now, and I know many of the people of Brazil have a deep concern right now, with the roll-back of environmental protections and land protections, especially across Amazonia,” the group’s executive director Bethanie Walder … and more »

Deseret News Pope and Orthodox Christian leader issue unprecedented appeal for the environmentDeseret NewsVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and Orthodox Christian leader Patriarch Bartholomew have released a passionate joint appeal to protect the environment, marking the first time that a pope and the ecumenical patriarch have joined forces in such a way.The Pope Speaks on…

Muskogee Daily Phoenix Freedmen’s status, environment take lead in speechMuskogee Daily PhoenixMuch of the rest of his address was focused on the Cherokee Nation’s stance on the environment. Baker said he recently signed an executive order limiting the tribe’s use of Styrofoam, which has been proven to have negative environmental impact. and more »

Economic Times Business and Climate Summit gets under wayBusiness StandardThe third Business and Climate Summit (BCS) was organized on Thursday in the national capital to showcase the voice and engagement of Indian industry in the global cause of climate change. Minister of Science and Technology, Environment, Forest and …Fulfil climate vows: India to rich nationsEconomic TimesEnvironment…

CNBC Harvey exposes striking new energy risks in the age of shaleCNBCHurricane Harvey’s impacts on the energy sector are being felt far and wide as U.S. energy dominance grows. The growing concentration of energy infrastructure in the Gulf Coast creates a vulnerability for the U.S. and the world. There are five steps …UPDATE 1-US energy…

Forbes A New Explanation For Dark Energy: The Matter In Our UniverseForbesYet as more and more data from experiments and observations has come in, the cause of this dark energy – the hypothesized cause of the acceleration – has been maddeningly elusive. While it’s functionally equivalent to a “cosmological constant” (or the …

BBC News Solar power deal will lower social tenants’ energy billsBBC NewsJulian Bell, leader of Ealing Council welcomed the scheme, but said its own programme of installing solar panels had been curtailed after the government reduced the feed-in tariffs that offered a return on electricity generated from small scale energy … and more »

Petaluma Argus Courier Large solar projects coming to PetalumaPetaluma Argus Courier(1 of 3) Geof Syphers, CEO of Sonoma Clean Power, speaks to attendees during the groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s first local solar power project, on the Lavio ranch property, near Petaluma on Thursday, August 31, 2017. (Christopher Chung/ …