Climate change could flip European peak power demand to summer, study says
Climate change could push peak electricity demand from winter to summer in most European countries, a new study says.
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Hurricane Harvey: lawyers warn of climate lawsuits over damages
Hurricane Harvey is wreaking unprecedented damage on Texas. Should city planners, government agencies and businesses have seen it coming? Could they have prevented death and disruption by...
Exit, Pursued by a Crab
Posted on 29 August 2017 by Andy Skuce
This is a re-post from Critical Angle
Participating in social media creates a wide and diverse network of acquaintances....
Link between Hurricane Harvey and climate change is unclear
The unprecedented amount of rainfall accompanying Hurricane Harvey immediately raised the question whether and to what extent climate change is to blame.
In a warming...
Speculative solar developments pushing community projects out of the picture
August 28, 2017
Solar industry insiders have warned that speculative applications for connection to the electricity grid are pushing farmer and community-led projects out of...
Growing support for protests against logging in ancient Polish forest
Auguts 28th, 2017
Members of the European campaign group WeMove are set to travel to Poland’s ancient Białowieża Forest to show solidarity with those protesting...
Coal to power India for ‘decades to come’, says government planning body
Coal will maintain its dominant share of India’s electricity production for decades to come, according to a major report from the government’s planning institute.
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Study: Katharine Hayhoe is successfully convincing doubtful evangelicals about climate change
Posted on 28 August 2017 by dana1981
Approximately one-quarter of Americans identify as evangelical Christians, and that group also tends to be more resistant to...
2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #34
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August 25th, 2017
Experts have long identified the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) as the centrepiece of efforts in Europe and Ireland to address threats...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Do you see a devil in this orchid?
Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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