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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

Toxic Chemical Spreads Beyond Superfund Site

Researchers at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory have found that a contaminated mixture called Aroclor 1268 has spread beyond a former chemical plant, now a Superfund site, near Brunswick.

19 Aug 2015

Economic Assessment Study Lays Groundwork to Assist in Decision-Making Around E-Waste Recycling Programs

Study published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews wins Elsevier's Atlas Award

From Elsevier 19 Aug 2015

Low-Cost, On-Site Method to Study Impact of Rising Sea Levels on Vital Wetlands

Scientists designed a new, on-site method for studying potential impacts rising sea levels can have on vital wetlands, said a University of Alabama researcher who led a study publishing Aug. 17 describing the modifiable apparatuses.

19 Aug 2015

Human-Caused Global Warming Halts 1,800 Years of Global Ocean Cooling

Prior to the advent of human-caused global warming in the 19th century, the surface layer of Earth's oceans had undergone 1,800 years of a steady cooling trend, according to a new study. During the latter half of this cooling period, the trend was most likely driven by large and frequent volcanic eruptions.

19 Aug 2015

BIOP Researchers Study How Nitrogen Oxides Affect Plant Pollen

Together with the Research Unit Protein Science and the Institute for Environmental Medicine of Technische Universität München as well as the research consortium UNIKA-T and the Christine Kühne - Center for Allergy Research and Education, researchers of the Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (BIOP) studied how nitrogen oxides affect the pollen of the plant.

18 Aug 2015

Glaciers in Central Asia Experience Considerable Loss in Glacier Mass and Area

Glaciers in Central Asia experience substantial losses in glacier mass and area. Along the Tien Shan, Central Asia's largest mountain range, glaciers have lost 27% of their mass and 18% of their area during the last 50 years.

18 Aug 2015

CWRU Researchers Suggest Early Salt Exposure May Weaken Immunity of Juvenile Frogs

Millions of tons of road salt are applied to streets and highways across the United States each winter to melt ice and snow and make travel safer, but the effects of salt on wildlife are poorly understood.

18 Aug 2015

New Study Shows Intensity of Groundwater Contamination Via Uranium and Nitrate in Two Key US Aquifers

Nearly 2 million people throughout the Great Plains and California above aquifer sites contaminated with natural uranium that is mobilized by human-contributed nitrate, according to a study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

18 Aug 2015

Portland International Airport (PDX) Now Has 42 L1 PowerPost™ EV Charging Stations

In the largest installation of commercial electric vehicle chargers at an airport in the United States, Portland International Airport (PDX) now has 42 L1 PowerPost™ EV charging stations in place. PowerPost® commercial electric vehicle charging stations (EVSEs) are designed and manufactured by Telefonix® Inc., a technology design and manufacturing company that creates product solutions for highly regulated industries.

18 Aug 2015

Researchers Report Sunlight Triggers Release of Nitrogen Oxide Compounds from Urban Grime

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have determined that natural sunlight triggers the release of smog-forming nitrogen oxide compounds from the grime that typically coats buildings, statues and other outdoor surfaces in urban areas.

18 Aug 2015

JA Solar Holdings’ 60-Cell Double-Glass Modules Clear Reliability Tests and Obtain TUV SUD Certification

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (JA Solar), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that its standard 60-cell double-glass modules successfully passed all the reliability tests required by IEC61215 and IEC61730 standards and obtained at TUV SUD certifications, as well as the launch of mass production of the double-glass modules for global market.

18 Aug 2015