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Global warming satellite deploys antennas
Nov 17th
PARIS (AFP) – A satellite sent into orbit to study the effects of global warming has successfully deployed three antenna arms that will track the oceans, the European Space Agency said Tuesday.
The 315-million-euro (460-million-dollar) satellite was “in good health” as it deployed its antennas that give it a three-pointed star shape, the space agency said on its website.
The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) probe was launched from northern Russia on Monday to provide faster predictions of floods and other extreme weather incidents caused by global warming.
By supplying precise measurements of soil moisture and ocean surface salt levels, SMOS will fill in important gaps More >
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Obama putting $3.4B toward a ’smart’ power grid
Nov 8th
ARCADIA, Fla. – President Barack Obama made a pitch for renewable energy Tuesday, announcing $3.4 billion in government support for 100 projects aimed at modernizing the nation’s power grid.
Touring a field of solar energy panels in west-central Florida, the president urged greater use of several technologies to make America’s power transmission system more efficient and better suited to the digital age. The projects include installing “smart” electric meters in homes, automating utility substations, and installing thousands of new digital transformers and grid sensors.
“There’s something big happening in America in terms of creating a clean-energy economy,” Obama said, although he added there is much More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Partners in solar research break ground in Colo
Nov 5th
AURORA, Colo. – The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is joining the development of a research center in Aurora to promote commercial solar energy technologies.
The announcement was made Wednesday at the site for the groundbreaking of facilities at the Solar Technology Acceleration Center, or SolarTAC.
Also joining the venture is the nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute. Other partners are the city of Aurora, Abengoa Solar, Midwest Research Institute, SunEdison, Xcel Energy and the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory.
The partners say SolarTAC will be one of the largest solar test and demonstration centers. Nearly $2 million in construction is expected to be completed by the end of More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Green products join fight against climate change
Oct 27th
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) – A radio made of wood. A bag crafted from recycled ring pulls from drink cans. And a stylish lamp made from old Vespa scooter parts.
A figment of some designer’s imagination, right?
Wrong. They are actually among a range of eco-products showcased by social group Qi Global at Singapore’s National Museum as part of its wider efforts to protect the planet.
Qi says all the products are aimed at breaking the general perception that eco-products are inferior in quality and lacking in aesthetics.
But, more importantly, they’re meant to save the world from the impact of climate change.
Apart from the More >
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UN cautions over biofuels green credentials
Oct 27th
NAIROBI (AFP) – The use of biofuels as a source of clean energy may lead to higher carbon emissions, but can also yield significant cuts if production is properly managed, the UN Environment Programme said Friday.
As such, governments should assess energy needs, effects on climate, land and water use as well as agriculture if biofuel projects are to be beneficial.
Citing a report by its Panel for Sustainable Resource Management, the UN body noted that Brazil’s biofuel production can lead to between 70 and more than 100 percent emission reduction when substituted for petrol.
But some biofuels — produced for example from oil More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Global Warming a Cooling Concern for Americans, Report Finds
Oct 25th
Fewer Americans are finding global warming an important issue, a report from the Pew Research Center finds.
A report from Pew Research Center discovered a sharp decline in the percentage of Americans who believe in evidence supporting global warming. The poll, conducted Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 among 1,500 adults reached on cell phones and landlines, found that 57 percent think there is solid evidence that the average temperature on Earth has been getting warmer over the past few decades. In April 2008, 71 percent said there was solid evidence of rising global temperatures.
A majority, 65 percent, of those surveyed continues More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Starbucks, Dell to aid online effort to save rainforest – Will you join in as well ?
Oct 20th
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Environmental activists are taking to the Internet in a new bid to help save the world’s rainforests with the help of major corporations including Starbucks Corp and Dell Inc.
Campaigners plan to announce on Monday the formation of “Team Earth,” a social network that includes businesses, nongovernmental organizations, students and politicians with the hope of battling tropical deforestation.
Team Earth will launch in November, but its organizers wanted to spread the word this week, as world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
“This is a moment when leaders around the world need to take More >
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