Environment-friendly hydrophobic coating made with salt particles – Phys.Org
Phys.Org Environment-friendly hydrophobic coating made with salt particlesPhys.OrgTaking advantage of the fact that salt readily dissolves in water, the team exposed a salt-particle-embedded PDMS surface to an aqueous environment. The remaining PDMS surface becomes roughened with micro/nano-hierarchical topography which satisfy … and more »
Paris climate deal thrown into uncertainty by US election result – The Guardian
The Guardian Paris climate deal thrown into uncertainty by US election resultThe GuardianJust days after the historic Paris agreement officially came into force, climate denier Donald Trump’s victory has thrown the global deal into uncertainty and raised fears that the US will reverse the ambitious environmental course charted under Barack …What Donald Trump presidency means…
There's no way around it: Donald Trump is going to be a disaster for the planet – Vox
The Indian Express There’s no way around it: Donald Trump is going to be a disaster for the planetVoxAnd there’s no way around it: What he’s planning to do looks like an absolute disaster for the planet (and the people on it). Specifically, all the fragile but important progress the world has made on global…
House science chairman gets heat in Texas race for being a global warming skeptic – Washington Post
Washington Post House science chairman gets heat in Texas race for being a global warming skepticWashington PostIn the race for the White House, the climate change debate has been more or less missing in action. In the race for a central Texas House seat, the Democrat hoping to topple 30-year incumbent Republican Lamar Smith has…
Climate Change Is Already Driving Extreme Weather, U.N. Agency Says – Huffington Post
Huffington Post Climate Change Is Already Driving Extreme Weather, U.N. Agency SaysHuffington PostThe U.N. agency analyzed 79 instances of extreme weather reported in academic journals in the five-year period and found that climate change contributed to more than half. Some events, such as extreme heat, are up to 10 times more likely to occur due…
Fleeing climate change – Harvard Gazette
Harvard Gazette Fleeing climate changeHarvard GazetteTo explore climate change and population displacement in Alaska, the Gazette interviewed Robin Bronen, a human rights attorney, senior research scientist at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and co-founder and executive director of the Alaska …
This really is a climate change election – Grist
Grist This really is a climate change electionGristNo, this was not the climate change election we expected (nor the kind of debate anyone who recognizes it as a problem was hoping to see). It’s not what I predicted a year or so ago, when I anticipated both more attention to climate and more backlash …The…
Green Bonds And Investments Are Key To Fight Climate Change, International Experts In Morocco Say – Forbes
Forbes Green Bonds And Investments Are Key To Fight Climate Change, International Experts In Morocco SayForbesCASABLANCA, MOROCCO – The UN Climate Change Conference, or”Cop22″, is currently unfolding in Marrakesh. Analysts, politicians and other stakeholders will discuss for ten days how to best achieve the targets set in last year’s landmark conference in …The Deal Is Done.…
Don't bypass Brazil's environmental protections : Nature News … – Nature.com
Don’t bypass Brazil’s environmental protections : Nature News …Nature.comProposals to streamline infrastructure projects are headed in the wrong direction. and more »
Climate Change: The Forgotten Issue Of This Year's Election – NPR
NPR Climate Change: The Forgotten Issue Of This Year’s ElectionNPR“We tend to be very focused on the short term,” explains George Marshall, Director of Projects at Climate Outreach and author of Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change. “We tend to discount […] things happening … and more »