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MyPalmBeachPost GOP targets environmental rules after wildfiresMyPalmBeachPostWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are targeting environmental rules to allow faster approval for tree cutting in national forests in response to the deadly wildfires in California.... read more
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BuzzFeed News Dems ask for investigation into Whitefish Energy dealThe Hill“We are writing to request that you investigate the use of public money to reimburse work completed under a contract between Whitefish Energy Holdings LLC (Whitefish) and Puerto Rico... read more
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CoinDesk European Energy Firms Trial Blockchain Trading MarketplaceCoinDeskLike other trials of its kind that have taken place in recent months, the energy firms explored how peer-to-peer trading can facilitate direct sales of power. The idea is the technology could... read more
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Motherboard We Were Promised Fusion EnergyMotherboardSo far, extracting more energy from a fusion system than was used to power it remains a distant goal for these nuclear physicists. The main problem is figuring out how to create and sustain the extreme conditions... read more
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Greentech Media Real-World Use Cases for Blockchain in the Energy Sector: Grid+ and Power LedgerGreentech MediaTwo startups just raised a combined $65 million to test out real-world use cases of blockchain in energy: Grid+ and Power Ledger. Blockchain for energy is... read more
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Falling Back In Love With Cheniere EnergySeeking AlphaThe plan was to liquefy the gas at -256 degrees Fahrenheit in the Middle East, ship it to the US in a fleet of specialized LNG carriers, and have Cheniere convert it back into gas at its Sabine River plant for... read more
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NPR Scientists Spot First Alien Space Rock In Our Solar SystemNPRIt’s long been assumed that an interstellar object like this one should be out there, because giant planets in forming solar systems are thought to toss out bits of space crud that haven’t... read more
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CNBC Former landfill site in New York state turned into solar facility with more than 7800 panelsCNBCThe mayor of Rochester, New York, has cut the ribbon on a new solar facility situated on a former landfill site that has been vacant since 1972. In an announcement... read more
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Washington Post Trump’s proposal for a ‘solar‘ border wall now appears deadWashington PostSo much for solar. President Trump insisted that a solar paneled border wall wasn’t a joke. That it was his idea. That solar panels would help pay for his... read more
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USA TODAY Tesla delivers solar power to Puerto Rico hospitalUSA TODAYMore than a month after Hurricane Maria hit, Tesla has restored power at the Children’s Hospital in Puerto Rico. Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the solar project Thursday. The hospital “is... read more
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CleanTechnica Sunrun secures $303M in funding for solar businessUtility DiveSolar panel manufacturers have been hit hard by cheap panels from overseas. The latest casualty was Stion, which earlier this week said it will close its solar panel factory in Hattiesburg,... read more
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The Independent Climate change might be worse than thought after scientists find major mistake in water temperature readingsThe IndependentIf true, that means that the global warming we are currently undergoing is unparallelled within the last 100 million years, and... read more
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Washington Post Don’t let the deniers fool you. Fighting climate change isn’t futile.Washington PostIt’s one of the most frequent justifications for abandoning President Barack Obama’s plans to address climate change: Federal policy, critics... read more
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PBS NewsHour How climate change is making these bamboo-eating lemurs go hungryPBS NewsHourClimate change is starving out this Madagascar native, a study published Thursday reports in Current Biology. These critically endangered lemurs nibble almost entirely on the... read more
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Scientific American Was the Extreme 2017 Hurricane Season Driven by Climate Change?Scientific AmericanIrma, one of the two strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the northern Atlantic, wreaked havoc on Florida and many Caribbean islands. Maria devastated Puerto Rico... read more
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Atlas Obscura How Climate Change Affects CartographyAtlas ObscuraThe maps in National Geographic’s 10th edition of its Atlas of the World, released in 2014, were similar to those in 50 years’ worth of previous editions, from the familiar outlines of... read more
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Los Angeles Times Samantha Bee reminds us that climate change is real with a terrifying song from Ingrid MichaelsonLos Angeles TimesSamantha Bee skipped recapping Donald Trump’s latest feuds and devoted Wednesday night’s entire episode of “Full Frontal” to... read more
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Wisconsin Public Radio News DNR Secretary: Agency Will Strike Balance Between Industry And EnvironmentWisconsin Public Radio NewsThe new head of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said he wants the agency to work more with industry when it comes to... read more
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Seeking Alpha Seadrill Explains Current Offshore Drilling Market Environment …Seeking AlphaThe offshore drilling market environment has been challenging for contractors since late 2013 and continues to be so. There have begun to be some … and... read more
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The Guardian Fit UK fishing boats with monitoring technology after Brexit, campaigners urgeThe GuardianA study by WWF, the environmental group, has found numerous examples of fishermen obstructing physical monitoring by independent observers. In extreme cases, this... read more
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GlobeNewswire (press release) 7 Facts About Plastics and the Environment that May Surprise YouGlobeNewswire (press release)This latest study finds that the environmental cost of using plastics in consumer products and packaging is nearly four times less than the cost... read more
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Road to VR Exclusive: Inside HTC’s Beautiful New SteamVR Home Environment, ‘Driftwood’Road to VRToday HTC Creative Labs is debuting a beautiful new SteamVR Home environment—the hub space for when players aren’t inside any VR apps—called... read more
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Chicago Tribune Former Aurora mayor speaks at national climate summitChicago TribuneFormer Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner was a featured speaker and panel discussion participant this week at the 2017 American Climate Leadership Summit. Hosted by the not-for-profit... read more
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Inter Press Service Latin America Heads to Climate Summit with Uneven ProgressInter Press ServiceMEXICO CITY, Oct 25 2017 (IPS) – Difficult to measure and unequal in their scope are the advances that the countries of Latin America will have to show, regarding... read more
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CBS News San Juan mayor, energy company spar over contractCBS NewsThe mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, had a contentious exchange on Twitter Wednesday with Whitefish Energy, a small Montana firm awarded a $300 million contract to rebuild the island’s beleaguered... read more
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CNBC Big oil earnings this week may confirm the ‘tide is finally turning’ for energyCNBC“Energy has been an earnings laggard over the course of the last several years, but the tide is finally turning for the sector as it’s now the biggest... read more
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CNBC Vistra Energy is reportedly close to a deal to buy power producer DynegyCNBCVistra Energy is close to reaching a deal to buy fellow power producer Dynegy, the Wall Street Journal reported. The deal has reportedly been in the works since May. The deal would mark... read more
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Greentech Media Distributed Wind Turbine Makers Bolstered by Energy Department GrantsGreentech MediaIn the race to cut costs, small wind turbines have fallen behind rooftop solar and other distributed energy technologies. After throwing a lot of support behind solar... read more
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Greentech Media In the Biggest Renewable Energy Acquisition Yet, GIP Bids $5B for Top Asian DeveloperGreentech MediaGlobal Infrastructure Partners’ $40 billion portfolio includes the Edinburgh Airport, the Port of Melbourne, a leading shipping container terminal... read more
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InsideClimate News Puerto Rico’s Solar Future Takes Shape at Children’s Hospital, with Tesla BatteriesInsideClimate NewsTesla is installing solar panels and Powerpack battery units to provide 24-hour electricity to a children’s hospital that lost... read more
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Electrek Solar SmartFlower bring sexy, premium quality dual axis tracking to your *front* yardElectrekOne of the most futuristic cool solar systems I’ve ever seen is made by SmartFlower. The analogies are built into the structure – like a flower, the machine... read more
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Mashable Charge your smartphone in 2 hours with this paper-thin solar panelMashableSolar Paper works in essentially the same way as any other portable USB charger. When you need to juice up your phone just plug it into the device and it’ll charge it up for you.... read more
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The News Journal Project would double Delaware’s solar energy capacityThe News JournalA Connecticut commodities company is formalizing plans to build a solar-panel array large enough to double the state’s capacity to generate power from the sun. Freepoint... read more
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No Roof? No Problem. Community-Shared Solar Offers Solar Energy for AllVoice of AmericaHead to the roof of the New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies and you’ll discover row upon row of solar photovoltaic panels. The solar panels generate about 159... read more
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Los Angeles Times What do microtones have to do with global warming? Two concerts offer an answerLos Angeles TimesThe 18th-century theorists who devised the well-tempered system of tuning instruments meant merely to improve music. This is the mathematical way to... read more
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Express.co.uk Scientists plan to halt global warming by DIMMING the sunExpress.co.ukAdditionally, once the geoengineering has stopped, temperatures would rapidly rise to where they were before. Mr Bellamy said: “Global temperatures would jump back to where they would... read more
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HuffPost ‘Deep Democracy’ — A Cure For Climate Change And Economic Inequality?HuffPostHeather McGhee, President, Dēmos, delivering keynote address to the Bioneers Conference, October 21, 2017 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Marin County, CA. October... read more
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Ars Technica US Government Accountability Office argues for acting on climate changeArs TechnicaRecently, two senators—Maine Republican Susan Collins and Washington Democrat Maria Cantwell—asked it to look into what has become a contentious political issue: the... read more
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The Nation. Exclusive: The Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Its …The Nation.A leaked draft of a five-year plan reveals how the DOI will prioritize “energy dominance” over conservation.So…the Interior No Longer Cares About Climate... read more
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KCRA Sacramento New US ambassador discusses ‘both sides’ of climate changeKCRA SacramentoThe new U.S. ambassador to Canada says that she believes in “both sides of the science” regarding climate change. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reports that Kelly Craft,... read more
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CNBC IMF’s Lagarde: If nothing is done about climate change, we will be ‘toasted, roasted and grilled’CNBCThere will be serious consequences if climate change is not tackled, according to the managing director of the International Monetary Fund... read more
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The Intercept Senate Environment Committee Approves Toxic EPA Nominee in …The InterceptWe’ve done the wrong thing,” said Sen. Thomas Carper, after the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works voted on Michael Dourson’s nomination … and... read more
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The Guardian Prince Charles: Companies chased away from Amazonian rainforests now destroying plainsThe GuardianMeasures put in place to protect Brazil’s precious rainforest, have led agribusiness to exploit other delicate ecosytems such as the cerrado plains... read more
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The Guardian Big companies’ climate change targets are ‘unambitious’, say analystsThe GuardianEDF opens photovoltaic park near ArcelorMittal steel plant Fos-sur-mer. Many big companies are switching to renewable energy. Photograph: Guillaume... read more
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Adweek Two New Facebook Tools Will Help Brands Craft Ads for Each EnvironmentAdweekFacebook introduced two new tools to help advertisers fine-tune their creative in the lead-up to the holiday shopping season. Dynamic creative enables brands to automatically create “a... read more
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Reuters Philippines environment minister hopeful for end to open-pit mining banReutersThe Mining Industry Coordinating Council said in a statement that a majority of the panel voted to recommend that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources “lift the ban on... read more
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Tobacco firm top bills climate, agri summit | SunStarSun.StarCigarette giant Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporation (PMFTC) led Tuesday’s, October 24, 3rd Climate Change and Agriculture Summit at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel that drew commitment from government... read more
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CNBC Energy may be lagging the broader market, but here’s one play that could buck the trendCNBCEven if oil has trouble breaking out of a $45 to $55 a barrel trading range over the next several months, one portfolio manager argues there’s still money to be... read more
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The Verge Tesla starts energy storage at hospital to help Puerto RicoThe VergeAfter CEO Elon Musk extended an offer to help Puerto Rico earlier this month, Tesla is following through on a pledge to contribute to rebuilding the power grid devastated by Hurricane Maria,... read more
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TechCrunch Tesla makes quick work of Puerto Rico hospital solar power relief projectTechCrunchTesla CEO Elon Musk noted on Twitter that Tesla’s solar team could indeed outfit Puerto Rico with power facilities that could be used to generate and store power... read more
