Category: News

  • Don’t blindly trust companies selling solar eclipse glasses on Amazon – The Verge

    The Verge Don’t blindly trust companies selling solar eclipse glasses on AmazonThe VergeOn August 21st, a total solar eclipse will pass through the continental United States — traveling from the coasts of Oregon to South Carolina. It’s going to be an incredible sight, but the only way to watch it safely is to view the…

  • Perovskites power up the solar industry – Science News Magazine

    Science News Magazine Perovskites power up the solar industryScience News MagazineLAYER UP Researchers are betting on a class of sunlight-absorbing materials called perovskites to improve today’s solar cells. A perovskite’s cagelike crystal structure (right) surrounds a chunky ion such as methylammonium. The red, purple and orange … and more »

  • In Images: Solar Eclipses Depicted in Fine Art – Space.com

    Space.com In Images: Solar Eclipses Depicted in Fine ArtSpace.comFor hundreds of years, artists have incorporated the spectacular sight of an eclipse into their paintings. This 14th-century fresco by Taddeo Gaddi, found in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, depicts an angel announcing the birth of the baby …

  • Cattaraugus IDA specifies PILOT for solar farms – Olean Times Herald

    Olean Times Herald Cattaraugus IDA specifies PILOT for solar farmsOlean Times HeraldOLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency board voted Tuesday to notify city, school and county officials of a roughly $40,000-a-year payment in lieu of taxes (P.I.L.O.T.) agreement for three Olean solar farms. The IDA board voted … and more »

  • Al Gore Says “We’re Going to Win” Battle Against Global Warming – Hollywood Reporter

    Hollywood Reporter Al Gore Says “We’re Going to Win” Battle Against Global WarmingHollywood ReporterThe former vice president and California Gov. Jerry Brown talked about efforts to combat climate change at a Hollywood screening of ‘An Inconvenient Sequel: …Al Gore’s latest scare film: A whole lotta nothingWND.comThe Documentary ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ Will Make Anyone Who …BustleClimate change:…

  • Want to fight climate change? Have fewer kids – Sacramento Bee

    Sacramento Bee Want to fight climate change? Have fewer kidsSacramento Bee… but rarely bring into the public light. They’d have to be crazy, right? Hillary Clinton was pilloried when she suggested in 2009 that concerns about climate change had been strangely disconnected from discussions of population and family planning.5 Countries Leading the Fight Against Climate…

  • Poll: Californians support climate change policies, want state leaders to do more – The Mercury News

    The Mercury News Poll: Californians support climate change policies, want state leaders to do moreThe Mercury NewsMost Californians support the state’s policies fighting climate change — and they want state leaders to go further, a poll released Wednesday found. More than half of state residents say they found it very important for California to act…

  • Climate Change – Livermore Independent

    Climate ChangeLivermore IndependentShe didn’t actually respond to anything specific in my letter. Instead she attacked the millionaires and billionaires she says are funding resistance to belief in human caused climate change. She calls them money grubbers. If they earned their money …

  • Government urged to think decades ahead on climate change – Newshub

    Newshub Government urged to think decades ahead on climate changeNewshubParliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright is urging the Government to think decades ahead in its approach to climate change. Dr Wright urges all political parties to unite and pass legislation that binds all future Governments to …Government coy on proposed Climate Change Commission…

  • Californians put high priority on environment, poll shows – SFGate

    SFGate Californians put high priority on environment, poll showsSFGateAs California emerges as a force on climate change and a counterweight to President Donald Trump, residents of the green-minded state widely support environmental actions taken by leaders in Sacramento, according to a survey released Wednesday. and more »