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Buffalo News Tesla will make solar roof in Buffalo by year’s end, Musk saysBuffalo NewsTesla still expects to start shifting production of its solar roof to Buffalo by the end of this year, the electric vehicle maker said Wednesday. Tesla’s executives, in their most specific comment on the timing of solar roof production at the…

Los Angeles Times US trade commission recommends tariffs on solar energy equipmentLos Angeles TimesIn a case that has riven the booming American solar energy sector for six months, the U.S. International Trade Commission recommended levying comparatively modest tariffs on imports of silicon-based solar photovoltaic cells and solar panels. The …ITC suggests Trump impose up to…

Electrek EGEB: Suniva tariff followup, slow German solar, quantum dots, moreElectrekBig giveaway of my main takeaway of the solar tariff yesterday – If you’re buying higher efficiency – more $$ – panels this ruling affects you. Get moving, maybe. After clearing my head and reading everyone else’s thoughts on the case I found I like…

Slate Magazine How Global Warming Is Like Nuclear WarSlate MagazineIt hasn’t been a great few months for people concerned about global warming. Soon after President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, the United States was struck by numerous natural disasters that, even …Earth to overshoot global warming targets, UN…

Chicago Tribune Doctors: Global warming is taking a toll on people’s healthChicago TribuneA patient suffering from dengue fever lies in a hospital bed on Oct. 19, 2017, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Cases of dengue fever — a mosquito-borne and -spread disease — have doubled every decade since 1990. Dr. Howard Frumkin, a former environmental … and more »

Eos IPCC Chair Discusses Limiting Global Warming to 1.5°CEosIPCC’s 1.5°C report will focus on assessing ways to limit global warming to a 1.5°C goal by the end of the century and will examine mitigation pathways, impacts on natural and human systems, global responses, and sustainable development, said IPCC …Avalanche of global warming propaganda about to…

Versatile marine bacteria could be an influence on global warming, scientists discoverScience Daily… databases revealed that Nitrococcus has, in fact, a worldwide distribution, meaning that its N2O-producing potential could also be ubiquitous – a potential environmental concern given that the oceans are losing oxygen under the influence of global … and more »

ThinkProgress The health impacts of global warming could ruin the economy …ThinkProgressWorkers gather at a new home site at sunrise to beat daytime high temperatures in Arizona exceeding 110 F, June 27, 2013. CREDIT: AP/Matt York. Climate …Climate change could force more than a billion people to flee their homes, says major health reportThe IndependentClimate change…

NPR How Climate Change Is Already Affecting Health, Spreading DiseaseNPRFor decades, scientists have been making predictions about how climate change will hurt health around the world. But actually showing a link? That’s been pretty tough. Take for example, mosquito-borne diseases. It’s easy to blame rising temperatures …Study: Climate Change Is Damaging the Health of Millions…

New York Times An Alaska Senator Wants to Fight Climate Change and Drill for Oil, TooNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Senator Lisa Murkowski was unequivocal when asked recently about rising global temperatures: “Climate change is real,” the Alaska Republican told an audience in Anchorage. Yet her stance on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge … and…