Albany Times Union Report: NY school board members support teaching climate changeAlbany Times UnionResults of a NYSSBA survey released Thursday show that 16 percent of school board members oppose climate change being taught in public schools, while 14 percent were unsure. Of those who support such teaching or were unsure, 86 percent were in …Report: Climate…

New York Times Hot Spots in a Freezing Ocean Offer Lessons in Climate ChangeNew York TimesClimate change will dramatically alter life in the oceans, scientists say, but there’s so much still to learn about marine ecosystems that it’s hard to know exactly how. On Thursday, researchers with the British Antarctic Survey offered a glimpse of…

Irish Times Climate change is happening right here, right nowIrish TimesThe US National Weather Service is not noted for alarmist pronouncements. So when it tweeted that Hurricane Harvey was unprecedented and that “all impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced”, it became clear that we are fast moving into a … and more »

The Guardian Global warming doubles growth rates of Antarctic seabed’s marine fauna – studyThe GuardianMarine life on the Antarctic seabed is likely to be far more affected by global warming than previously thought, say scientists who have conducted the most sophisticated study to date of heating impacts in the species-rich environment. Growth rates of ……

TIME Hurricane Harvey’s Environmental Toll Will Only Get WorseTIMEThe explosion is not expected to have any long-term environmental impact, officials said, but the episode is just a taste of the environmental toll Harvey could leave on the region. Any mass flooding event brings with it public health concerns about … and more »

CNBC The whole world is feeling the pinch after Harvey knocks Texas energy offlineCNBCHarvey’s hit to logistics and refining highlights how important the U.S. has become to the global energy market, as an exporter of both oil and refined products like gasoline and diesel fuel. More than 20 percent of U.S. refining capacity is offline…

Forbes Hurricane Harvey Energy Crisis Could Be Nightmare For US EconomyForbesOn Tuesday, August 29, over 26 inches of rain fell in Port Arthur, Texas. The 50,000 residents of that city, north and east of Houston, are suffering severe flooding and personal loss. Port Arthur is also the home of the largest refinery in the United…

Greentech Media The Energy Gang Is Coming Back to New York City. Get Your Tickets NowGreentech MediaFor the third year, we’re bringing The Energy Gang podcast to New York City. We’re delighted to partner once again with Clean Energy Connections to tape a live version of the show at WNYC’s performance studio in Lower Manhattan.…

Engadget Researchers create a new fusion recipe that boosts energy outputEngadgetNuclear fusion is an attractive way to create energy. It generates hardly any waste, doesn’t pollute the planet and takes advantage of elements that we have plenty of. But fusion takes a lot of work and the energy payout isn’t yet at the level that…

NBCNews.com Why Energy-Harvesting Clothes Will Be Such a Huge DealNBCNews.comClothing today is mostly about covering up. In the future, it might also be about powering up — literally. Researchers across the country are working to develop fabrics that harvest energy from your body movements and use it to provide a bit of extra …