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Wind turbines on Galapagos replace millions of liters of diesel since 2007, meet 30% energy needs
2016-05-29 14:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: A global renewable energy project on the Galapagos Islandsone of Earth's most fragile and important ecological treasureshas helped avoid many tanker loads worth of risky diesel fuel imports since 2007, reduced the archipelago's greenhouse gas emissions and preserved critically endangered species. Now, after eight successful years, the project's new operators are pursuing an ambitious expansion that would multiply the benefits of renewable energy for this remote, precious archipelago with a growing...
Clean Energy to Take Bigger Share of Electricity Market by 2030
2016-05-29 11:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Renewable energy will account for 40 percent of electricity output capacity by 2030, almost double todays market share, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. The expansion will be due to lower technology costs, Adnan Amin, Irenas director general, said in an interview on Bloomberg TV in Dubai. We anticipate with the lower technology cost, by 2030 were going to have renewables capacity in the global power system at around 40 percent, which is quite remarkable growth. That compares...
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Sustainable energy: inside Icelands geothermal power plant
2016-05-29 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thanks to its position on a volatile section of the Mid-Atlantic ridge, Iceland is a world leader in the the use of geothermal energy, and of the six geothermal power plants in Iceland, Hellisheii (pronounced het-li-shay-thee) is the newest and largest. Fully operational since 2010, it sits on the mossy slopes of the Hengill volcano in the south-west of the country; a green and placid-looking landscape that belies the turbulent geological activity rumbling beneath it. To access the potential...
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Climate concerns on rise among energy corporation investors
2016-05-29 06:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Palm Beach Post: The climate is warming and energy companies are starting to feel the heat. Three of America`s biggest energy companies held shareholder meetings this month. And at each, there were votes on resolutions related to climate change. The resolutions didn`t win. But they got a third of the vote or more. And thats significant. Its now harder for the corporations to dismiss climate change as the obsession of an irritating fringe. The concern is going mainstream -- as it should. As The Posts Susan...
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Donald Trump's energy policies would harm the nation and worsen global warming
2016-05-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Here`s Donald Trump`s vision of America`s energy future: warmer climate, higher seas and worsened smog with increased risks of serious illness among Americans forced to inhale emissions from ramped-up coal-fired power plants. Yeah, that`ll make America great again. Trump, unlike Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, says he disbelieves that human activities are causing global warming and the resultant change in the climate, which already have pushed up sea levels, melted glaciers and polar ice...
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