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The robustness of food webs of Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems has been compared for the first time, revealing that global warming can affect the biodiversity of these ecosystems in different ways despite the similarities between them.
Feb 20th, 2013
Read moreToday the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) launched the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance (SHC Alliance). The Alliance will focus on growing the solar heating and cooling market through reducing barriers and advocating for policies on the federal, state and local levels.
Feb 19th, 2013
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The REN21 Renewables Global Futures Report (GFR) is a pioneering publication that provides access to the range of credible possibilities on the future of renewable energy. The report is based on interviews with over 170 leading experts around the world and the projections of 50 recently published scenarios. The report can serve as a tool for dialogue and discussion on future options, and compliments well the REN21 Renewables Global Status Report.
Feb 19th, 2013
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Researchers have looked ahead to the year 2100 to show how ice loss will continue to add to rising sea levels.
Feb 19th, 2013
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Climate conference in Qatar, IRENA headquarters in Abu Dhabi - the oil-rich countries in the Gulf are getting into renewable energy. But is it just greenwashing or the beginnings of a post-oil era?
Feb 19th, 2013
Read moreChina will proactively introduce a set of new taxation policies designed to preserve the environment, including a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, according to a senior official with the Ministry of Finance.
Feb 19th, 2013
Read moreA new report finds that proactive investments increasing efficient water use and re-use will both address growing problems associated with drought, flooding, and contamination and create jobs in a wide range of professions.
Feb 19th, 2013
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Air samples collected in Finland beginning during the Cold War may help unlock answers to climate change, according to researchers at Clarkson University.
Feb 18th, 2013
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Rapid changes in the Arctic ecosystem from surface to depth during the ice minimum in the summer of 2012.
Feb 18th, 2013
Read moreThe widespread reduction in Arctic sea ice is causing significant changes to the balance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This is shown in a new study conducted by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, among others.
Feb 18th, 2013
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Yeast research takes a step toward production of alternatives to gasoline.
Feb 17th, 2013
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Fast and efficient biologically inspired catalyst could someday make fuel cells cheaper.
Feb 17th, 2013
Read moreA Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory physicist details the roadmap and challenges ahead.
Feb 17th, 2013
Read moreReducing CO2 emissions may not be enough to curb global warming, according to scientists at Stanford University. The solution, they say, could also require developing carbon-negative technologies that remove large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Feb 17th, 2013
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General Electric has surpassed Danish wind power company Vestas to become the world's biggest wind turbine manufacturer.
Feb 17th, 2013
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Statistics is an important tool in sorting through information on how human activities are affecting the climate system, as well as how climate change affects natural and human systems, according to a Penn State statistician.
Feb 16th, 2013
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An Ohio State University statistician says that the natural human difficulty with grasping probabilities is preventing Americans from dealing with climate change.
Feb 16th, 2013
Read moreA Stanford economist pitches open-source software for evaluating potential offshore wind turbine sites for optimal energy production and minimal disruption of other marine industry.
Feb 16th, 2013
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