Climate Change Talks ‘Backslide’ At Bonn
Global climate change talks have moved backwards since last year, say negotiators from both rich and poor nations at discussions in Germany. The US envoy said some countries had “walked away” from commitments made at Copenhagen last year to contain greenhouse gas emissions. But the top UN climate official, Christiana Figueres, said progress had been [...]
Indian Solar Story Gathering Speed
India’s first decentralised solar photovoltaic rooftop power generation system in the industrial sector with a 2×100 kWp capacity was successfully commissioned over the weekend at Manesar and Daruhera on the outskirts of the Capital. The renewable energy system was inaugurated by Deepak Gupta, Secretary in the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy, at Omax [...]
Grays Harbor PUD Nixes Wind Farm
The Grays Harbor Public Utility District (PUD) won’t proceed with a proposed wind farm in Pacific County, citing permitting costs and other risks. That leaves Energy Northwest and three PUDs in Clallam, Pacific and Mason counties to decide what to do with plans to build 32 wind turbines without the project’s largest investor. The wind [...]
No Fooling Mother Nature
There is only one meaningful response to the horrific oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and that is for America to stop messing around when it comes to designing its energy and environmental future. The only meaningful response to this man-made disaster is a man-made energy bill that would finally put in place an [...]
Solar Activity & Climate: Is The Sun Causing Global Warming?
The skeptic argument…”Over the past few hundred years, there has been a steady increase in the numbers of sunspots, at the time when the Earth has been getting warmer. The data suggests solar activity is influencing the global climate causing the world to get warmer.” (BBC) What the science says… In the last 35 years [...]
Family Farms Help Preserve The Environment
As you celebrate Earth Day today, be thankful you live in a country where you have access to affordable and healthy food. It is because of our family farming business and others like it that each day Americans have a variety of the world’s best fruits, nuts, vegetables, grains and meats. We are the fifth-generation [...]
Climate Change: Environment Directorate To Sign MoU with TERI
As part of Prime Minister’s action plan on climate change, the Environment Directorate plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in order to carry out research work. A decision in this regard will be taken by the month-end in a meeting between the Environment Directorate and chief [...]
Group Of Wayward Dolphins Spotted In Icy NJ River
A group of wayward dolphins has been spotted in a northern New Jersey river. About 8 to 15 dolphins were first reported in the chilly Hackensack River on Wednesday. They’ve been swimming near the towns of Hackensack, Teaneck and Bogota (ba-GOH’-tah). Bill Sheehan of the Hackensack Riverkeeper group fears there’s not enough food in the [...]
Public Supports Ambitious Scheme For Micro-Scale Renewable Energy: Poll
The public overwhelmingly support a much more ambitious scheme to push renewable energy for homes and communities, a new poll shows today ahead of a key government announcement next week. Government officials are putting the finishing touches to plans to boost the take-up of renewable energy in Britain – which is the lowest in Europe [...]
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