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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 […]
Tap promises more mist, less wasted water
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 […]
Bangladeshi farmers drown in debt as floods destroy crops
Read the full article online at http://www.irinnews.org “Months of flooding have wiped out entire villages and crops in Bangladesh, pushing farmers deeper into a cycle of debt that they can’t escape without more government help. About 4.2 million people have been affected by flooding in at least 19 districts since July, according to the government and […]
Climate finance to top India’s agenda
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 […]
The Coming Public Health Disaster
Read the full article online at http://www.usnews.com “NASA scientists recently confirmed that August was the hottest month in recorded history. It tied this past July for that dubious honor. Meteorologists are linking this heat to the recent spate of extreme flooding worldwide – everywhere from Louisiana to China. However, global warming isn’t just an environmental […]
World’s largest marine reserve in Antarctica
Read the full article online at http://newatlas.com “Not a week goes by where we don’t hear about the impending extinction of another species, so here’s something positive for a change: after six years of diplomatic impasse, the countries that determine the fate of Antarctica’s waters have finally reached a historic agreement to declare the Ross […]
Oceans Are Absorbing Globe’s Excess Heat
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 […]
