Carbon Emissions
The United States didn't sign the Paris Climate Accord, but beats the whining signers
<b>ANALYSIS/OPINION:</b><p>Take a wild guess what country is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions the most? Canada? Britain? France? India? Germany? Japan? …
Fossil FuelsSlaughtered Spanish pigs now outnumber Spaniards
The number of pigs slaughtered in Spain each year outnumbers the entire Spanish population, new figures show, as the government pledges to crack down on the growing environmental threat from the meat industry.<p>According to a 2017 government report, the number of pigs killed in Spain topped 50 …
AgricultureCoalition support plummets in latest poll as leadership rumbles continue
Malcolm Turnbull is trying to head off a fresh round of infighting over his energy policy that has led to leadership rumbles.<p>The prime minister …
Malcolm TurnbullMuch Of The Grid Clean Enough To Electrictrify Home Heating
In some American cities the electric grid is already clean enough that carbon emissions would drop if homes converted to electric heating, according to a new study by the Rocky Mountain Institute.<p>The cost of electrification remains an obstacle for many homeowners, RMI concedes, but <b>not …
EnergyEverything you need to know about the EU halogen light bulb ban next month
Sales of of halogen light bulbs are predicted to surge over the next two weeks ahead of the European Union’s ban on the sale of the bulbs which comes …
Home AutomationWe all know how this ends and Australians are failing to see the joke
It is not the election box that removes this nation’s leaders any more. It is a leader’s own soured colleagues.<p>They find their dubious powers in …
AustraliaPoliticians must set aside blinkered ideologies in the climate end-game | David Spratt and Ian Dunlop
Either we act with unprecedented speed or we face a bleak future<p>Humanity has a big decision to make very soon about its future on a warming planet, but the federal Coalition is still in denial that human-induced climate change even exists, let alone that the climate endgame is upon us.<p>The national …
ClimateGreat Barrier Reef hiding priceless tech treasures
Move over Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – University of Queensland scientists say the humble sea sponge or snail could unlock technological …
Great Barrier ReefMore than 50,000,000 tonnes of wonky fruit and veg is thrown away each year
More than a third of fruit and vegetables grown in Europe is wasted because it looks a bit wonky, research says.<p>A study estimated that over …
AgricultureBYD to Deliver First Electric Buses to Montreal and Longueuil
BYD received another order for electric buses in Canada as the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and the Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) …
MontréalCarbon emission proposals to boost Trump’s drive to revive coal | Financial Times
The US administration has drawn up proposals to replace Obama-era rules on carbon dioxide emissions with measures to support coal-fired power plants, …
Fossil FuelsTurnbull stumbling in the dark after policy cave-in
Malcolm Turnbull has ditched his signature energy policy in a desperate bid to quell leadership tensions. It may not be enough. The post Turnbull …
Australian NewsBan on two-stroke autos will do little; going electric will help curb pollution: Study
A mere ban on two-stroke autorickshaws will do little to reduce the pollution burden in the city, while a phase-wise introduction of electric …
PollutionSun shines bright on Bhiwandi school, brings electricity bill to zero
A school in Thane district has managed to cut its electricity bill to zero from ₹40,000 per month after installing a 30 kilowatt-power (kWp) rooftop …
MumbaiFine time in West Kowloon
The new West Kowloon rail terminus will become a tourism and cultural landmark, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung believes.<p>Cheung talks in his …
Hong KongWill the Carbon Age Spell the Death of a Healthy World? - Infographic
Carbon and Carbon-dioxide are both integral parts of the natural environment, and not the bully-boys they’re made out to be. It is Man who, in the …
Fossil FuelsOpen thread for night owls: Arctic 'flash thawing' may have substantial effects 'within decades'
Climate scientists have long warned that as Arctic temperatures rise, the resulting permafrost melt would, and will, release large quantities of …
Global WarmingQueensland sets new green building benchmark in healthcare
The Queensland Government's $1.8 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) has become the largest public healthcare facility in Australia to …
Green Buildings1- and 2-room HDB households in North East District to get vouchers for free LED lights
SINGAPORE: All households living in one- and two-room Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats in the North East District will receive a S$25 …
EnergyTrump seeks to overhaul signature Obama climate policy: report
President TrumpDonald John TrumpBrennan fires new shot at Trump: ‘He’s drunk on power’ Trump aides discussed using security clearance revocations to …
Clean Power PlanSubscriber Only: Fintan O’Toole: Why is Ireland unable to solve basic problems?
The Republic is a rich, young, stable country. So why is it so dysfunctional?<p>7 minutes ago<p>Why does the State not work? Why is it chronically unable …
Pope FrancisAndrews says 'safety first' in $1 billion solar power election pledge
Labor says it will offer households thousands of dollars for solar panels if Labor wins in November.
West SussexAbbreviated Science Round-up: But her pocketses, the inside scoop on wheat, robot peer pressure
Hot enough to have an atmosphere with significant amounts of ionized iron. That hot. About 4.000 degrees hot. Just as hot Jupiters are the easiest …
Liberal ViewGoogle just gave control over data center cooling to an AI - MIT Technology Review
Google revealed today that it has given control of cooling several of its leviathan data centers to an AI algorithm.<p>Over the past couple of years, …
Artificial IntelligenceMost economic forecasts have a big blind spot: Climate change
Heat waves that ground airplanes. Rising seas that drown waterfronts. Wildfires that consume whole cities and blanket the West Coast in smoke.<p>Climate change is having a real impact, not just on the environment but on the economy too. And a growing body of research by economists and climate …
Climate ChangeGoogle puts AI in charge of datacenter cooling systems
Artificial intelligence (AI) is running one of Google’s data centers — or at least the cooling system in said data center. Today in a blog post, the Mountain View, California company said that it has turned over management of cooling controls to an AI-powered recommender system it jointly developed …
Artificial IntelligenceReady-to-Wear and Re-Wear — Meet Sustainable Fashion
The fashion industry consumes a lot of resources and creates a lot of mess to keep you looking stylish. There’s the crude oil that has to be …
Trump's 'Immoral' Plan to Allow Coal States to Self-Regulate Could Send 365 Million Tons of Carbon Into Atmosphere
Weeks after President Donald Trump moved to keep California from applying its own stringent regulations to auto emissions, White House officials …
Liberal ViewHire cost revealed for new Edinburgh bike scheme
The price structure for Edinburgh’s first cycle hire scheme has been revealed.The operator of the new scheme, Serco, will allow users to make single …
EdinburghRepublic Services(R) Expands Natural Gas-Powered Fleet Serving Greater Denver Area
Aug 17, 2018 (3BL Media via COMTEX) -- SOURCE:Republic Services<p>DENVER, August 17, 2018 /3BL Media/ - Republic Services(R) announced today the …
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