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Tesla’s solar roof solution hides in plain sight
Read the full article online at http://newatlas.com “Tesla envisions a house with solar roof tiles and a powerwall and electric vehicle in the garage.” Read the full article online at http://newatlas.com
70% Of Earth’s Fresh Water Is Frozen
Read the full article and watch the videos online at https://curiosity.com “About 71% of the Earth is covered in water. Most of that is in oceans, rivers, and lakes, but some is frozen in the Earth’s two ice sheets. Those ice sheets, which cover most of Greenland and Antarctica, only contain 2% of the world’s […]
Air pollution in Chinese city surpasses guideline by 100 times
Read the full article online at http://www.reuters.com “Concentrations of airborne pollutants in a major northern Chinese city exceeded a World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline by 100 times on Monday as north China battled with poor air quality for the third straight day. In Shijiazhuang, capital of northern Hebei province, levels of PM 2.5, fine particulate matter, […]
Photos Tell a Story of Disappearing Coastal Land
Read the full article online at https://nextcity.org “Every hour, a plot of land the size of a football field subsides into the sea in Southeast Louisiana. Over the past 80 years — thanks to the channeling of the Mississippi River, which used to deposit sediment on the shoreline, thanks to drilling for oil and gas, […]
Boone, NC Passes Resolution: Ditch Fossil Fuels, Go 100% Clean Energy
The North Carolina municipality of Boone is calling on the whole state – and the United States at large – to encourage green jobs and transition to 100 percent clean energy across all energy sectors. Read the full article on EcoWatch.
Copenhagen tower encourages residents to grow greens
Read the full article online at http://newatlas.com “Danish firm Studio Lokal is planning to build a new residential high-rise on a former vegetable market in Copenhagen. Taking inspiration from this, the tower will offer each resident access to their own private balcony garden, with which they will be encouraged to grow their own fruit and […]
World’s biggest defence company to make energy from landfill
Read the full article online at http://newatlas.com “Lockheed Martin is making progress with its plan to be a global player in the clean energy market. Last month, executives at Lockheed Martin’s Owego, New York plant cut the ribbon on a new self-sustaining bioenergy system that is helping power the facility, converting 3,560 tons of […]
The bigger the marine animal, the greater risk of extinction
Read the full article online at http://newatlas.com “The bigger you are, the tougher you’ll find it to survive in the ocean. This is the somewhat counter-intuitive conclusion of a new study examining the extinction threat levels of marine animals. It found that larger-bodied creatures are at a greater risk, a pattern never seen before on […]
