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Futurism The Energy of Tomorrow May Not Be Solar, but SeaweedFuturismThe US Department of Energy has invested nearly $1.5 million in projects that will help establish large-scale seaweed farms for the purpose of making biofuel. The renewable energy sector is rapidly increasing in the diversity of clean energy sources. and more »

Greentech Media Energy Sector Ups Cybersecurity Amid Growing IT ThreatsGreentech MediaThe energy sector is sharpening its focus on cybersecurity amid growing concerns about IT threats. The digitization of the grid and the proliferation of renewable energy create opportunities for hackers that haven’t been fully explored. Even in the …

Business Insider We should turn Puerto Rico into a haven for climate and clean energy researchBusiness InsiderTurning the island into a lab for green energy — solar, wind and tidal — does not seem like something Washington D.C. politics can endure. It’s been hard enough to get DC to respond to the humanitarian crisis that’s…

CNBC Solar competitors band together to help bring electricity to storm-ravaged Puerto RicoCNBCSolar companies are banding together to help restore electricity to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico as 90 percent of the island’s 3.5 million residents remain without power. Solar supplies such as roofing, generators and tent shelters worth about $2 million … and more »

Futurism WATCH: What Happened to Solar Power in the US During the EclipseFuturismOn August 21, solar power facilities across the US faced a big test when the sun was eclipsed by the moon for several hours between Oregon and South Carolina. Despite the unavoidable disruption, it seems that current infrastructure was well equipped to …Solar eclipse’s…

BBC News BBC – Future – Rural Rwanda is home to a pioneering new solar …BBC NewsNearly 20% of the world’s population has no electricity. Rachel Nuwer tells the story of a group of London graduates who have helped thousands of people in … and more »

The Hill EPA chief: I’d ‘do away with’ wind, solar tax creditsThe HillThe tax incentives have wide support among Democrats and environmentalists, while the industries’ competitors and some Republicans oppose them. They’ve been credited with helping bring about the recent booms in solar and wind power and the resulting …As Pruitt Calls for End of Incentives,…

Fortune Trump Is About to Stifle US Solar Power. Why?FortuneJust days earlier, the International Trade Commission opened the door for Trump to levy tariffs on imported solar panels—a more sweeping trade policy shift. White House aides say Trump is 90% likely to enact solar tariffs through his authority under a … and more »

Dirty old birds shed light on key global warming particleABC NewsSome dirty old birds are helping scientists better understand one of the more baffling climate change mysteries. University of Chicago researchers Shane DuBay and Carl Fuldner examined 1,347 dead birds in museums in Chicago, Detroit and Pittsburgh, … and more »

Mirror.co.uk ‘Global Warming might be a good thing because more people die in cold snaps’, says ex-Australian Prime MinisterMirror.co.ukThe former Prime Minister of Australia has told a meeting of climate sceptics organised by a Tory peer that global warming might be a good thing. In a speech in London, Tony Abbott denied extreme weather events…