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Dallas News Why Texas isn’t worried about solar eclipse wiping out enough energy to power 120000 homesDallas NewsWhile Texas ranks ninth the nation in solar electricity generation, the amount is small compared to other fuel sources. Solar generation tripled in the last year but still only accounts for 0.6 percent of the state’s total. Wind…

Business Insider Total solar eclipse 2017: What is it and what will happen?ABC NewsTotal solar eclipses occur once every 12 to 18 months while partial solar eclipses, when the moon blocks only part of the sun, occur more frequently, though visibility varies, according to NASA. You must be in the path of totality to witness…

NBCNews.com Solar Panels Go Green — Literally. Here’s Why That’s a Big DealNBCNews.comSuch panels would afford a level of versatility that just isn’t possible with conventional solar panels — for example, red panels could be used on roofs, white ones on walls, and the green ones in natural settings — and thus do more than…

Chicago Tribune What was it like the last time a solar eclipse hit Chicago? Streetlights turned on, and so did people’s moodsChicago TribuneIn a total solar eclipse that is not annular, the moon is closer to Earth and therefore blocks all of the sun, producing an even more dramatic effect. At Wauconda’s Lake County Museum,…

Reuters Fractured U.S. solar sector argues at tariff hearing – ReutersReutersA bitterly divided U.S. solar power industry descended on Washington on Tuesday to testify before a government panel that has been asked to impose steep …Solar Developers and Panel Makers Clash Over Tariff RequestNew York TimesNC Republicans rally to save state’s solar industryNews & ObserverWill a…

WIRED How Solar Eclipses Illuminate the Marvel of ScienceWIREDA total solar eclipse is a spectacular event that has struck fear into people throughout history, and at the same time has enlightened us in our quest to understand the cosmos. Our ability to predict this year’s event with such specificity is thanks to … and more »

CleanTechnica Global Warming Will Be Good For HumanityCleanTechnicaA set of questions tends to circle around human-caused global warming and climate change. Will it be bad for us? Won’t it be good for anything? There is a nuanced answer about how global warming will be good for us collectively, although not individually.

The Escalating Global–Warming Crisis, in One ChartPacific StandardLast month tied July of 2016 for the hottest month on record, according to a new analysis from researchers at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Sixteen of the 17 hottest years on record have occurred in the 21st century, including 2015 and …

Jim Horton: Is global warming a plan to enrich some?Santa Clarita Valley Signal“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” So said Sir Winston Churchill. Socialism, liberalism, progressive – it’s all the same. It spells misery for all …

Haaretz Global Warming Will Sear Three of Four Major Grain Crops, Says New Meta-studyHaaretzThree of the four major grains on which the growing world population depends are vulnerable to global warming, says a new meta-analysis based on more than 70 studies. Farmers have probably known that plants have optimal ranges in which they grow …