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American Geophysical Union | — West Antarctic melt rate has tripled “Joint Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – A comprehensive, 21-year analysis of the fastest-melting region of Antarctica has found that the melt rate of glaciers there has tripled during the last decade. The glaciers in the Amundsen Sea Embayment in West Antarctica are hemorrhaging ice […]

Climate Change

World’s Poor to be hit Hardest by Global Warming: World Bank

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The World Bank | — “Some regions will have too much water and others will have too little, according to a comprehensive new study on climate change by the World Bank Group. This look at the effects of a warming world on the Middle East, Latin America and Central Asia is awash with suggestions to […]

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Why it makes Economic Sense for Universities to Divest from Fossil Fuels

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By John Quiggin, The University of Queensland The controversy ignited by the Australian National University in October, when it decided to sell its shares in seven resources companies, has raised two important questions about divestment from assets such as fossil fuels. The first is whether divestment is an economically prudent choice, and the second is […]

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20% Efficiency gain through Printing Blu-Ray Disc Patterns on Solar Panels

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Northwestern University News | — Megan Fellman writes: “An interdisciplinary research team [from Northwestern University] has discovered that the pattern of information written on a Blu-ray disc — and it doesn’t matter if it’s Jackie Chan’s “Supercop” or the cartoon “Family Guy” — works very well for improving light absorption across the solar spectrum. And […]

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What is Climate Change? World Bank Cartoon on E. Europe impact for your GOP Friends

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World Bank | — “Romania is committed to moving towards a greener and more competitive low carbon economy that makes efficient use of resources and is resilient to climate risk. Therefore, the Government of Romania, through the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, has requested the World Bank to provide advisory services to help meet […]

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Crescent Dunes NV solar Plant Works Day & Night w/ Molten Salt Storage

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Solar Reserve | — “Take an exclusive look at this revolutionary solar energy plant that works day and night.This is the world’s first 110 MW solar thermal power plant with advanced molten salt energy storage, The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project located in Tonopah, NV.” Solar Reserve: “The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project – a […]

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Thanksgiving was always about Climate and Adaptation: Let’s Make it Green Again

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By Juan Cole | — The popular story about Thanksgiving is an environmental parable that we would do well to remember today. It was a harvest festival in 1621, participated in by the 50 (out of 100) survivors at Plymouth Plantation and 90 Native Americans. Some of these latter, such as Squanto, had shared with […]

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Global Warming brings extreme Floods and Drought: World Bank

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By Andrea Germanos, staff writer (Commondreams.org) “Even very ambitious mitigation” can’t change the fact that the world has already “locked in” mid-century warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial times, a new report from the World Bank Group finds. This warming brings increased threats to food and water security and jeopardizes poverty-reduction efforts, the study states. It […]

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South Dakota Native Tribe: Keystone XL an “act of war”

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RT | —- “The Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota says that congressional approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline will be considered an act of war. If given the green light by congress, the controversial project will traverse land under the control of the Native American tribe, which is now threatening to exercise its […]