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The Guardian British birds evolve bigger beaks to use garden feedersThe GuardianThere was “strong similarities with genes identified with beak shape” in line with Charles Darwin’s historic study of finches, which showed how they evolved physical traits that helped them adapt to different environments in the wild. “In the UK, we … and more »

Fredericksburg.com ‘This is very alarming!’: Flying insects vanish from nature preservesFredericksburg.combased Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group that promotes insect conservation. “On warm summer nights you used to see them around streetlights.” The windshield phenomenon is not just a trick of Trans Am nostalgia. A small but growing number …Warning of ‘ecological Armageddon’ after dramatic plunge…

The Guardian Global pollution kills millions and threatens ‘survival of human societies’The GuardianA Bangladeshi rickshaw puller rides past smoke created by burning waste materials on a street in Dhaka. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images. Pollution. Global pollution kills millions and threatens ‘survival of human societies’. Landmark study … and more »

KABC-TV Critics say Museum of Ice Cream’s plastic sprinkles could negatively …KABC-TVThe sprinkle pool, a main attraction at the Museum of Ice Cream, is raising concerns about its impact on the environment.Museum of Ice Cream Responds to Environmental Concerns Over …TMZ.com all 5 news articles »

CNBC Our renewable energy projects don’t make us much profit yet, BP’s Bob Dudley saysCNBCBP’s renewable energy projects aren’t having much of an impact on the group’s profits yet, the oil giant’s CEO told an audience in London Wednesday. “We love our wind farms in the United States and our biofuels in Brazil and we…

Hawaiipublicradio Asia Minute: Energy Shift for AustraliaHawaiipublicradioUtility companies around the world are trying to manage a transition to more use of renewable energy. But they are moving at different speeds, and sometimes with different goals. Under a law passed a couple of years ago, the state of Hawai’i is …Turnbull energy policy ‘remarkably similar’ to…

Greentech Media What It Will Take to Rebuild the Caribbean With Clean EnergyGreentech MediaThe devastating impacts of Hurricane Irma and Maria on energy systems in Puerto Rico and elsewhere in the Caribbean highlight an energy security problem that has been lurking for decades. Massive damage to centralized grids will mean that many of the … and…

New York Times Boom in American Liquefied Natural Gas Is Shaking Up the Energy WorldNew York TimesNow the upheaval of the domestic energy sector is going global. A swell of gas in liquefied form shipped from Texas and Louisiana is descending on global markets, producing a broader glut and lower energy prices. The United States…

Washington Examiner ‘Conservative’ clean energy group misleads GOP candidates with skewed surveyWashington ExaminerAny polling company that included such highly skewed questions in a voter survey could expect to receive responses in line with their policy preferences on energy policy. That polling company could then put out a press release that says candidates who …

CNBC If Trump gives in to protection demands, it will drive solar prices higherCNBCThe U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that imported solar cells are putting too much competitive pressure on domestic cell producers. Now, President Trump will decide what remedy would be appropriate — likely tarriffs on imported solar cells. and more »