Vanguard seeks corporate disclosure on risks from climate changeReutersBOSTON (Reuters) – Vanguard Group on Monday said it has urged companies to disclose how climate change could affect their business and asset valuations, reflecting how the environment has become a priority for the investment industry. Under pressure … and more »

Five Crucial Skills We’ll Need to Actually Fight Climate ChangeScienceAlertThis article has been sponsored by Griffith University for their new Bachelor of Social Science – find out more here. Kevin Rudd described global warming as “the greatest moral challenge of our generation”, but this is too simple. It’s the greatest …

Axios What Republicans are getting wrong about climate changeAxiosWhy it matters: Unlike other policy areas, like health care and tax reform, where politicians from both parties agree the government needs to do something, there is not even that basic agreement when it comes to climate change. Washington’s GOP leaders … and more »

Washington Post How to stay calmer, more alert and save the environment: Bring the weather indoorsWashington PostOver the past two decades, architects and engineers have developed approaches to building design that greatly reduce the impact of buildings on the natural environment (“green” buildings) and their human occupants (“healthy” buildings). But these …

Nature.com Ecologists protest Australia’s plans to cut funding for environment-monitoring networkNature.com“It’s a foolish decision given the environmental effects that are occurring throughout the world, and especially in Australia,” says Gene Likens, an ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York. Without the information …

Network World All you need to know about Unix environment variablesNetwork WorldSimply put, environment variables are variables that are set up in your shell when you log in. They are called “environment variables” because most of them affect the way your Unix shell works for you. One points to your home directory and another to…

The Guardian Tagus river at risk of drying up completelyThe Guardian“We need to face reality and deal with the environmental implications,” says Gallego. “In the south-east agriculture is subsidised in the form of water transfers. They depend on there being a water surplus in other parts of the country and so they are …

WHRO program has job-creating potential, Gov. McAuliffe saysVirginian-PilotAn environmental education program to be rolled out in the coming school year has the potential to help diversify Virginia’s economy, Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Monday. The statewide Batten Environmental Education Initiative is being launched by WHRO …

Forbes Will Saving Nuclear Energy In South Carolina Preserve The Planet?ForbesTo that end, debate is swirling in a number of state capitols as to whether customers should subsidize nuclear energy and carbon-free power as a way to battle climate change — policies opposed not just by coal and natural gas groups but also by some ……

CleanTechnica Small-Scale Wind Energy Projects in Ohio Still in DemandU.S. News & World ReportSince then, Ohio has added 42.1 megawatts of wind energy from small-scale projects, good for sixth in the nation, according to the Energy Department report. Yet it pales in comparison with Texas, the nation’s leader with 197.7 megawatts from small …Wind Energy…