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Forbes Leveraging Bitcoin & Blockchain For ‘Solar Power’ Sun Exchange Scores $1.6M From US InvestorsForbesSun Exchange, a peer-to-peer solar equipment leasing marketplace based in South Africa, has raised $1.6 million (m) in seed financing from strategic partners including New York-based Network Society Ventures and three globally leading technology …

Greentech Media How Big Dollars Are Catalyzing India’s Small-Scale Solar MarketGreentech MediaWhile there has been growth in this Indian market segment, it has been from a very small level of installations. While the government’s target for distributed solar power deployment is for 40 gigawatts by 2022, only 1.4 gigawatts had been deployed by …

Large herds of cattle to blame as global warming on the riseDaily NationSome of the cows grazing in Takaungu, Mombasa County, on May 7, 2014. A study has revealed that livestock methane gas emissions, cattle especially, has a bigger impact on global warming. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA NATION MEDIA GROUP …

New York Times EPA Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency ScientistsNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has canceled the speaking appearance of three agency scientists who were scheduled to discuss climate change at a conference on Monday in Rhode Island, according to the agency and several …

The Hill EPA cancels climate–change talk to be delivered by agency scientists: reportThe HillThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has canceled a scheduled speaking appearance at a Rhode Island conference on Monday in which three agency scientists had been lined up to talk about climate change, The New York Times reported Sunday.

Chicago Tribune EPA yanks scientists’ conference presentations, including on climate changeChicago TribuneThe Environmental Protection Agency has instructed two of its scientists and one contractor not to speak as planned at a scientific conference Monday in Providence, Rhode Island, sparking criticism from some academics and congressional Democrats.

The Denver Post Climate change could spell disaster for coffee, but science may offer a solution.The Denver PostBut it may be the coolest thing in brewing: a tree that can withstand the effects of climate change. Climate change could spell disaster for coffee, a crop that requires specific temperatures to flourish and that is highly…

Austin American-Statesman How Georgetown’s GOP mayor became a hero to climate change evangelistsAustin American-StatesmanDale Ross, the mayor of Georgetown, is the subject of an interview conducted by ARD German television. Under Ross, Georgetown became the first city in Texas and one of the first in the nation to claim to be entirely powered by wind…

Letter: Help environment, stop idlingThe ColumbianKingsbury is from Beaverton, Ore.; maybe he can write to the legislators in Oregon to help us with a new bridge or, as the situation dictates, maybe someone with some smarts will notice and give the vehicle traffic more right-of-way to help the …

CBS News Under Trump, Americans’ fears shift to health care, environment …CBS NewsMore Americans say they’re fearful of “Trumpcare,” World War III and polluted bodies of water than say they’re afraid of dying, according to a new survey … and more »