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Scientists Consider Sumatran Rhino Extinct in the Wild in Malaysia

Conservation
Leading scientists and experts in the field of rhino conservation state in a new paper that it is safe to consider the Sumatran rhinoceros extinct in the wild in Malaysia. The survival of the Sumatran rhino now depends on the 100 or fewer remaining individuals in the wild in Indonesia and the nine rhinos in captivity.

21 Aug 2015

New Book on Sociological Perspectives of Climate Change and Society

Climate change is one of the most critical issues of the 21st Century, presenting a major intellectual challenge to both the natural and social sciences. While there has been significant progress in natural science understanding of climate change, social science analyses have not been as fully developed. Edited by Riley E. Dunlap and Robert J. Brulle, the forthcoming book, Climate Change and Society: Sociological Perspectives, breaks new theoretical and empirical ground by presenting climate change as a thoroughly social phenomenon, embedded in behaviors, institutions, and cultural practices.

21 Aug 2015

China's Carbon Emissions Over Estimated by International Agencies

China's carbon emissions have been substantially over estimated by international agencies for more than 10 years, according to research co-led by the University of East Anglia.

21 Aug 2015

Silfab Solar Increases Production, Expands North American PV Solar Module Manufacturing Facility

Silfab Solar today announced it is increasing production, expanding its facility and breaking monthly production records at its North American photovoltaic solar module manufacturing facility.

21 Aug 2015

Simplifying Organic Solar Cell Configuration for Better Efficiency

A team of researchers from Purdue University has proposed a theory that opposes a basic assumption about the operation of organic solar cells created from cheap plastics and suggests an innovative technique to produce solar technology in an economical manner.

By Beth Ellison 20 Aug 2015

SunEdison Completes Construction of 6MW Bella Vista Solar Power Plant for Lakeland Electric

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced that it has completed construction of a 6 megawatt (MW) AC solar power plant that will supply electricity to Lakeland Electric, the third largest public power utility in the State of Florida, through a 25-year power purchase agreement.

20 Aug 2015

HyperSolar Comments on First Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered UAV Flight in the Middle East

HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, today commented on recent news from both a well-known commercial airplane manufacturer, as well as researchers who successfully executed the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered unmanned aerial vehicle flight in the Middle East.

20 Aug 2015

Evolutionary Path of Predators Could be a Direct Consequence of Climate Change

Old dogs can teach humans new things about evolution. In Nature Communications a new study of North American dog fossils as old as 40 million years suggests that the evolutionary path of whole groups of predators can be a direct consequence of climate change.

20 Aug 2015

Stronger Winds due to Climate Change Could Impact Wild Animal Populations

Stronger winds forecast as a result of climate change could impact on populations of wild animals, by affecting how well they can feed, a study of seabirds suggests.

20 Aug 2015

Butterfly Effect Harnessed to Improve Atmospheric Forecasts

The atmosphere is so unstable that a butterfly flapping its wings can, famously, change the course of weather patterns. The celebrated "butterfly effect" also means that the reliability of weather forecasts drops sharply beyond 10 days.

20 Aug 2015

California Energy Commission Awards $1.62 Million Grant to Build Hybrid Energy Storage System

A team of engineers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, in partnership with Southern California Edison, has received a $1.62 million grant from the California Energy Commission to build a hybrid energy storage system that stores energy harvested from intermittently productive renewable sources such as solar panels and wind farms, then releases that energy into the grid when demand is high.

20 Aug 2015

Global Climate Change Negatively Impacts Lizard Embryos

The expected impact of climate change on North American lizards is much worse than first thought. A team of biologists led by Arizona State University investigators has discovered that lizard embryos die when subjected to a temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit even for a few minutes.

20 Aug 2015

Greenskies Renewable Energy Closes $165 Million Financial Package with First Niagara Financial Group for Solar Projects

Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC has closed on a $165 million financial package with First Niagara Financial Group and a tax equity provider that will finance 127 solar energy projects to be built across 12 states, stretching from Maine to California.

19 Aug 2015

REC Solar Announces Interconnection of 1MW solar Energy System for Windset Farms

REC Solar, a national provider of commercial solar and energy solutions, today announced the interconnection of a 1 MW solar energy system for Windset Farms®. The Santa Barbara County farm is the largest in Santa Maria and grows non-GMO produce year-round in its state-of-the-art greenhouse facility.

19 Aug 2015

Volcanic Eruptions May Have Caused Ocean Cooling from 801 to 1800 AD

An international team of researchers found an 1800 year-long cooling trend in the surface layer of the Earth's oceans, and that volcanic eruptions were the likely cause of the cooling from 801 to 1800 AD. The coolest temperatures were during the Little Ice Age - that was before man-made global warming erased the cooling trend in the 1800s.

19 Aug 2015