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Post-Fukushima: Japan’s commitment to solar power
By Joel Stein Japan is always at the cutting edge of technology, and is one of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers. It has been steadily increasing its own solar power infrastructure since the 1990s, and now ranks in the … Continue reading
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More Efficient and Affordable Solar Power: Developments that are Changing the Industry
By Kriss Bergethon Solar power was discovered over 170 years ago, but it didn’t become a viable technology until the 1950s. The high cost of producing solar cells meant that the concept remained in limited use up until recently. Renewed … Continue reading
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Solar power can fuel the world
New IPCC report says that renewable energy can power the world By Rob Plastow A new report by the IPCC issued today says that solar power holds the greatest hope for generating low-carbon energy around the world. The UN’s IPCC … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Green Business, Green living, Research, Solar power
Tagged climate change, IPCC, solar power, technology
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Uncertainty, being and consciousness
By Margot Woodford I am a human being. There are billions like me. I can’t possibly be alone, the odds are stacked too heavily for that to be. My thoughts and feelings and outlook on life are not those of … Continue reading
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Pesticides causing bee colony collapse disorder
By Kieron Casey Bees are widely considered an integral part of the world’s ecosystem. They are perhaps the most universally loved insect and are as synonymous with the summer time as clear skies, blossoming flowers and the garden shed. Their … Continue reading
Guest Post: How to safely recycle electrical equipment
By Kieron Casey Every year over half a million tonnes of electrical equipment is thrown away in Britain alone. A large percentage of this discarded equipment could be recycled, given away or even fixed. Another problem is when the electrical … Continue reading
US Energy Use and Climate Change
Have a look at this excellent flow diagram from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It shows America’s energy use in one image. There’s a lot of waste, a lot of fossil fuels and nowhere near enough renewables. The following year, … Continue reading
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The other CO2 problem: ocean acidification
Hat tip to Skeptical Science – a new documentary by the NRDC with beautiful imagery, touching comment and an inspiring call to arms, called Acid Test brings to the fore the often overlooked impacts of increased CO2 emissions on our … Continue reading
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New blog: Carbon Footnotes
All my articles and posts will be put up on a new blog Carbon Footnotes and I will be adding to it freely in a more personal capacity than I have otherwise done on this blog or at the Earthscan … Continue reading
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Floods of 2000 linked to global warming
By Rob Plastow This week the science journal Nature published two major pieces of research that may change the way we think about observing the links between single events and global warming. One of the studies focuses on an event … Continue reading
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