Ars Technica Raspberry Pi’s PIXEL Linux desktop environment now available for x86 PCsArs TechnicaPIXEL (which is a clunky backronym for Pi Improved Xwindows Environment, Lightweight) is an extensively modified version of the LXDE X11 desktop environment. It was originally released in September for use with Raspberry Pi single-board computers, but …Raspberry Pi PIXEL Desktop Environment For…

Fusion We need to get way better at talking about climate change in the age of TrumpFusionSearch. Facebook · Twitter · Youtube · Instagram · Snapchat · Newsletter · Fusion. We need to get way better at talking about climate change in the age of Trump. Email · Tweet · Share. believe me. 12/22/16 8:10…

New York Times To Slow Global Warming, We Need Nuclear PowerNew York TimesCarbon emissions from the electricity sector increased 24 percent after the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in California closed. Credit Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times, via Getty Images. If 20 fire marshals came around and told us our houses … and more »

Salt Lake Tribune Cold temps are a recipe for skepticism about climate change, Utah State study saysSalt Lake TribuneYou might be inclined to call humbug on climate change, according to a new study from a Utah State University researcher. The study, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that…

Settlement to help protect Mackenzie environmentNew Zealand HeraldToday the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) and Mackenzie District Council announced it had reached a settlement that committed the council to bring in temporary rules effectively closing a loophole that may have allowed vegetation to be cleared … and more »

Grist Chat poverty and the environment with Nathanael Johnson.GristThe discussion will center around Johnson’s multi-part series The Poverty Solution: Put People First. Grist’s senior food writer will broadcast live on Facebook tomorrow at 3 p.m ET (12 p.m. PT) to talk about the series. Viewers will have a chance to … and more »

The Weather Channel Spiking Temperatures in the Arctic Startle ScientistsNew York TimesWhile the earth over all has been warming — 2015 set a record for warmth, and 2016 is expected to exceed it — the Arctic has been warming at least twice as fast as the global average. In part, scientists say, that is because…

CBS News Report: Trump team questions costs of State Department’s environment effortsCBS NewsThe query, posed in a list of questions to the State Department’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, asked, “How much does the Department of State contribute annually to international environmental organizations in … and more »

The Hill (blog) Mexico, a global climate change leaderThe Hill (blog)The recent ratification of Mexico’s Paris accord symbolizes its emergence as a leader among developing nations, but also a global leader and active participant in the development and implementation of international agreements to mitigate climate change.

How we know global warming is happeningKennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel“We find,” the authors of “Nonlinear climate sensitivity and its implications for future greenhouse warming” say in their introductory summary, “that within the 21st century, global mean temperatures will very likely exceed maximum levels reconstructed …