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20 celebrities that have chosen to go solar
The list continues to grow of celebrities that are taking up renewable energy, helping combat climate change and generally supporting sustainable lifestyles. There are a number of actors who have chosen to install solar panels on their houses or use
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For nuclear’s cost, U.K. could have six times the wind capacity
Britain could have six times the power-generation capacity for the same money by investing in wind turbines instead of the 24.5 billion-pound ($37.9 billion) Hinkley Point nuclear reactor. That’s the conclusion of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a London-based researcher that
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Who will be the AirBnB of energy?
In the 30 years since I was born, a number of technologies have transformed our lives. The Granddaddy revolution of them all was the Internet. This changed everything. It brought us Google, Facebook, eBay, Wikipedia, YouTube and AirBnB, among others
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World’s first renewable energy pension fund launched in the UK
The world’s first pension fund investing solely in renewable energy was launched last week in London. The announcement came from Abundance, the ethical peer-to-peer investment platform. Uk residents will be able to choose where to put their money, selecting among
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Americans have never been so sure about climate change. Even Republicans…
Maybe it’s the Pope. Or the freakish year in extreme climate records. It might even be explained by the United Nations climate talks and the bright lights of the presidential election cycle. Whatever the cause, U.S. views on climate change
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A lesson on air pollution
The air we breathe in many U.S. cities is being polluted by activities such as driving cars and trucks; burning coal, oil, and other fossil fuels; and manufacturing chemicals. Air pollution can even come from smaller, everyday activities such as
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Solar and wind will match gas on cost by 2020, finds UK government body
The Committee on Climate Change reports that low carbon energy sources will be as affordable in the U.K. as gas by 2020, provided gas pays its fair share through a carbon price. The gathering arguments undermining the Conservative’s proposal to
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Soil and climate change
Soil is an important and often neglected element of the climate system. It is the second largest carbon store, or “sink”, after the oceans. Restoring key ecosystems on land, and a sustainable use of the land in urban and rural
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5 things you need to know about climate change
Bill Nye the Science Guy is a pro at explaining complicated scientific phenomena, and he does just that in a new clip on climate change with National Geographic. There are five things we need to know to understand climate change,
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Bill Gates calls fossil fuel divestment a ‘false solution’
Bill Gates has branded fossil fuel divestment “a false solution” and accused environmentalists of making misleading claims about the price of solar power. In an interview with US magazine the Atlantic, the founder of Microsoft and the Gates foundation criticised
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