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Quartz A remote $43 million island facility could be a game changer for India’s solar sectorQuartzDespite the low prices and abundance of renewable energy sources, solar power still accounts for just 1.6% of the power generated in India. This is partly because of the transient nature of solar power. Since sunshine is intermittent, solar energy…

Rapid City Journal Chadron explores solar projectRapid City JournalA community solar program is a large solar facility that’s connected to a distribution line, allowing multiple customers in the community to purchase shares in the solar power. For those who are interested in solar power, it has the advantage of …

Bloomberg Solar Finds Unexpected Champion in Sean HannityBloombergIn the ad, Hannity says that “American solar can compete just fine on its own.” That’s counter to the contention of Suniva Inc., a bankrupt solar manufacturer that last month convinced the U.S. International Trade Commission that cheap foreign imports … and more »

Popular Mechanics Solar Panels Might Get More Efficient Thanks to a ButterflyPopular MechanicsSiddique and his colleagues examined the nanostructures of the common rose butterfly under a scanning electron microscope and attempted to recreate those structures with a solar cell. By adding tiny microscopic holes to the solar cell, Siddique’s team … and more »

Mother Jones Facing Public Outcry, New Mexico Restores Evolution and Global Warming to Science StandardsMother JonesNew Mexico’s public education agency announced late Tuesday that it would restore references to evolution, global warming, and the age of the Earth that had been stripped out of the state’s proposed science education standards. The reversal comes after …New Mexico…

Al Gore brings global warming message to Pittsburgh, warns of its …Tribune-ReviewClimate change is impacting life in Pennsylvania, and its effects will become increasingly obvious as the century progresses, former vice president Al Gore told a … and more »

Irish Times Poorest countries suffer most from global warmingIrish TimesIn assessing these risks, one has to start from the proposition that anthropogenic global warming is a reality. The intellectual industry devoted to denying this is well-funded and noisy. But its arguments are highly unconvincing. The underlying …

Kitco News Global Warming Uncovers Biggest Canadian Gold Deposit | Kitco …Kitco NewsKitco News’ general-interest stories takes a look at what is making headlines in the marketplace and how that is impacting precious metals prices. and more »

The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com Noach and Global Warming | The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com …The Jewish Press – JewishPress.comG-d promised never to destroy the world by flood again. Does this mean that we have a Divine guarantee that our landmasses will not be submerged, no matter … and more »

Scientific American World Hunger Is Increasing, Thanks to Wars and Climate ChangeScientific AmericanAt the same time, these regions are experiencing increasingly powerful storms, more frequent and persistent drought and more variable rainfall associated with global climate change. These trends are not unrelated. Conflict-torn communities are more … and more »