je.st
news
Tag: to
Germany had so much renewable energy on Sunday that it had to pay people to use electricity
2016-06-23 13:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quartz: Last year the average renewable mix was 33%, reports Agora Energiewende, a German clean energy think tank. New wind power coming online should push that even higher. "We have a greater share of renewable energy every year,' said Christoph Podewils of Agora. "The power system adapted to this quite nicely. This day shows again that a system with large amounts of renewable energy works fine.' Critics have argued that because of the daily peaks and troughs of renewable energy--as the sun goes in and...
Whats worse, burning plastic or sending it to a landfill?
2016-06-23 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Q. Dear Umbra, What`s worse: burning plastic trash, or letting it sit in a landfill? I`m thinking of not-easily-recyclable plastic packaging especially - are its components perhaps more easily dispersed as gases rather than slowly leaching in a landfill? Signed, Wilburforce A. Dearest Wilburforce, As anyone who has ever witnessed someone toss an errant water bottle or crinkly wrapper into a campfire can attest, burning plastic is a nasty business. It stinks; it spews oddly colored...
Tags: to
plastic
sending
burning
Political leaders take action climate change prevent devastation to regional economies
2016-06-23 04:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Political leaders urged to take action on climate change and prevent devastation to regional economies A dry sheep farm in Tasmania in 2011. A signatory to an open letter calling for climate change action says regional Australia is going to bear the brunt of its damaging effects. More than 20 prominent Australian scientists, community and business leaders signed an open letter in The Age newspaper on Thursday to declare a climate emergency. The letter was addressed to those appointed to...
Tags: to
change
action
regional
Environmental Issues Continue to be \'Hot Button\' for Pigment Suppliers, According to Smithers ...
2016-06-22 22:05:02| Coatings World Breaking News
Samsung Spending $1.2B to Connect Everything to the Internet
2016-06-22 22:02:40| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The money will be used for Internet of Things research and development over the next four years.
Tags: to
internet
connect
samsung
Sites : [702] [703] [704] [705] [706] [707] [708] [709] [710] [711] [712] [713] [714] [715] [716] [717] [718] [719] [720] [721] next »