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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, Miss., citing foreign competition. The company is a thin film …Major US Businesses Call On…

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 far worse than we had previously calculated. Until now, scientists believed that the temperature of the…

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 claim, would “reduce global temperature by only 1/100th of a degree Celsius,” “have no effect on man-made CO2 … and more »

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 tender shoots of one bamboo species. But during the dry season, which is …Climate change may threaten these…

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 and the Virgin Islands. The destruction begs the question: Has climate change influenced …

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 continents to Nat Geo’s patented font. But there was an important …

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 climate change. “This week we are taking a break from talking about the president attacking Gold Star…

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 environmental regulation. He made the comments on Thursday at Gov. Scott Walker’s Northern Economic Summit.…

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 more »

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 has involved practices including defiling measuring instruments, intimidating inspectors … and more »