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According to the Clean Energy Council, 14.76% of Australia's energy in 2013 came from renewable sources. The states with the highest emissions – NSW, Queensland and Victoria – have far higher ratios of fossil fuel to renewable energy production:.

Major Wind Acquisition Makes SunEdison World's Largest Renewable Energy ...

Forbes

The acquisition of First Wind, which is based in Boston, MA, will make SunEdison the leading renewable energy development company in the world. TerraForm Power, an indirect subsidiary of SunEdison that owns and operates renewable energy projects ...

New South Wales and Victoria 'going backwards on renewable energy'

The Guardian

An analysis of how each state is faring on renewable energy, compiled by the Climate Council, shows that $5.5bn has been invested in renewable energy in South Australia since 2003, with the state now sourcing 36% of its electricity from clean sources.

China's Renewable Energy Revolution: What Is Driving It?

Center for Research on Globalization

Alongside its enormous “black” energy system, China is building a renewables energy system that is now the largest in the world. Following our previous articles on this topic in the Journal, we continue to report the latest trends in development of ...

Human Habitat

ecology water energy

Human Ecology professor Carole Bisogni dies at 65

Cornell Chronicle

She oversaw a large research lab focused on food and eating behaviors and taught a popular course, “Social Science Perspectives on Food and Nutrition.” As associate dean since 2007, she was responsible for guiding Human Ecology's academic programs ...

Cattlemen call for more Ecology transparency

Capital press

Toni Meacham, executive director of the Washington State Agriculture Legal Foundation, gave Ecology credit for listening to the industry over the past year, but said there is still room for improvement. The association proposed changes, based on risk ...

Lower East Side Ecology Center Awarded $1 Million For East River Park Wetland

The Lo-Down

The Lower East Side Ecology received word this week that it's been awarded a $1 million grant from the state of New York to create an artificial wetland in East River Park. As you may know, the non-profit organization runs a large compost operation.

Pope confirms US trip, defends traditional family

Crux: Covering all things Catholic

The pope called for “a new human ecology, based in solidarity and family love that inherently includes men and women, boys and girls, youth and elderly.” To the pontiff, the revolt against traditional notions of the family has been made waving the flag ...

Water Power

water floods pollution

'Daily Show' steps into Detroit water shutoffs

The Detroit News

Detroit's controversial water shutoffs were highlighted in a satirical news segment Monday night on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." "It's one of our biggest problems here," said The Detroit News' editorial page editor, Nolan Finley, while describing ...

This Bottle Turns Air Into Water As You Ride Your Bike

Huffington Post

Someday soon, cyclists might never again have to worry about running out of water on a hot and humid day. A gadget created by Kristof Retezár, an industrial design student at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, collects and condenses moisture ...

Wildomar neighborhood gets emergency water line

KABC-TV

In addition, Morrison says the county of Riverside needed to step in and take control of the infrastructure that belonged to the mom-and-pop water company that was supposed to be in charge. "This particular organization was way in over their head ...

The Water Next Time

The Atlantic

During Sandy's storm surge, in October 2012, river water breached the town's northern and southern tips and spilled into its low areas. On the west side of the city, still more water tumbled down the Palisades, the steep cliffs that run along the ...