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Tree-planting drones to speed up reforestation efforts

tsechristine 01.05.2017

 

Read the full article online at http://newatlas.com   “Planting trees in remote forest locations is a slow, laborious process that still relies on humans with shovels to do all the work. DroneSeed, a company based in the Pacific Northwest, wants to drastically modernize that process by employing squadrons of drones to plant seeds, spray for invasive […]

 

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Tesla’s solar roof solution hides in plain sight

tsechristine 12.31.2016

 

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

 

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Copenhagen tower encourages residents to grow greens

tsechristine 12.19.2016

 

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 […]

 

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World’s biggest defence company to make energy from landfill

tsechristine 12.17.2016

 

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 […]

 

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Tap promises more mist, less wasted water

tsechristine 12.13.2016

 

Read the full article online at http://newatlas.com   “When you wash your hands or rinse off soapy dishes under a running tap, most of the water just flows out of the faucet and down the drain without being used – or at least, that’s what the folks at Swedish firm Altered tell us. That’s why they […]

 

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Climate finance to top India’s agenda

tsedevino 12.05.2016

 

Read the full article online at http://www.livemint.com   “India will also focus on sustainable lifestyle issues, which found a place in the Paris agreement after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for its inclusion.    New Delhi: Adaptation issues, coupled with finance and technology transfers for developing countries, will top India’s agenda at a key global […]

 

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Oceans Are Absorbing Globe’s Excess Heat

tsedevino 11.29.2016

 

Read the full article online at http://www.nytimes.com   “This year is on track to be the third consecutive hottest year on record. Where does that heat go? The oceans, mostly. Ocean temperatures have been consistently rising for at least three decades. Scientists believe that global sea surface temperatures will continue to increase over the next decade […]

 

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Wind-powered device can produce clean drinking water

tsedevino 11.27.2016

 

Read the full article online at http://www.treehugger.com   “WaterSeer is a low-tech, low-cost atmospheric water condenser that could help create water self-sufficiency in communities around the world. A new device developed by VICI-Labs, in collaboration with UC Berkeley and the National Peace Corps Association, aims to provide a sustainable source of clean safe water for the millions […]

 

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ARC-X – Climate Change Adaptation Website

tsedevino 11.25.2016

 

Read the full article online at http://www.cnsnews.com   “The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday launched a new website, the Adaption Resource Center or ARC-X, to help leaders of “the nation’s 40,000 communities with information and tools to increase resilience to climate change.” “Recent statistics from the Office of Management and Budget show the federal government has incurred more […]

 

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Biofuels Worse for Climate Than Gasoline, New Study Finds

tsedevino 11.17.2016

 

Read the full article online at http://www.ecowatch.com   “A new study released by the University of Michigan in the Aug. 25 journal of Climate Change is causing a ripple through the fuel industry, as it contends that more carbon dioxide is actually released through biofuels than gasoline. Biofuels were always pegged as being more environmentally friendly because […]

 

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