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The fuzzy accounting behind renewableenergy's falling prices
The Hill (blog)
Renewable energy defenders point out that fossil-fuel producers are also subsidized by the federal government. But those subsidies are miniscule compared to wind and solar. In fact, the federal government now subsidizes solar 345 times more than coal, ...
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French industry body backs ambitiousrenewable energy targets
Reuters
In coming weeks, the government will publish a decree with targets for renewableenergy capacity, which will implement broad targets set in France's energy transition law and will give firms like EDF and Engie as well as smaller and foreign players ...
Norway Seeks to Quit Joint RenewableSubsidy System With Sweden
Bloomberg
Norway joined the Swedish market-based electricity certificates system for subsidies in 2012 with the joint goal of adding 28.4 terawatt-hours of renewable generation by 2020. Since then renewable units with an average annual production of almost 14 ...
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Orange Renewable inks pact with SECI for 100-MW solar project
Economic Times
MUMBAI: Orange Renewable, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Singapore-based AT Holdings Pte, today said it has signed a power purchase agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for development of a 100-MW solar power project in ...
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HUMAN HABITAT

ecology water energy
Create Your Own Biodome in 'Tyto Ecology'
GeekDad (blog)
Tyto Ecology is a videogame by Immersed Games about creating and maintaining biomes, filling them with plants and animals and keeping them in balance. It's a little bit like the old SimCity type of games, except instead of building a city, you're ...
Ecology lab sets up shop at East Alton facility
AdVantage News
Research in the Dell Ecology Lab addresses basic and applied questions in ecology, with a particular interest in species interactions and the role of the physical environment. Dell's lab focuses on the interaction between human and natural systems, ...
Not Your Everyday Art Space – YBCA Spurs Conversations on Labor and Ecology
SF Weekly
Grisha Coleman, a dancer, writer and scholar who brings together the focus on labor andecology in her echo::system — treadmill dreamtime, running in place, which draws the audience into an multi-media performance and installation. The performance ...
Outdoor Ecology 101: Students work together to improve Rock Spring Park
RiverBender.com
ALTON - Various local organizations joined together Friday to help the local ecology of Rock Spring Park. Through initiatives to remove invasive species and decrease erosion from surges of water during storms, representatives of Rock Spring 2020, the ...
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water floods pollution
The Water in Your Glass Might Be Older Than the Sun
New York Times
But do you know what may be even older than both? Water. It's a mystery how the world became awash in it. But one prevailing theory says that water originated on our planet from ice specks floating in a cosmic cloud before our sun was set ablaze, more ...
Asia Faces Water Shortages
Scientific American
Share via. Google+; Stumble Upon. A new study points to the risk that China and India will be facing severe water shortages by 2050 due to a perfect storm of economic growth, climate change, and fast growing populations. Ben Gruber reports. Full ...
Flint to Gov. Snyder on drinking tap water: You first
Detroit Free Press
FLINT — Gov. Rick Snyder said Friday he wants Flint residents to start drinking more filtered water out of their taps, instead of bottled water. But many Flint residents don't trust the tap water – even with a filter – and want to see Snyder drinking ...
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Artificial leaf? Successful synthesis of ammonia using visible light, water ...
Science Daily
By combining an optical antenna structure that can concentrate light into a nano-space, and a co-catalyst that selectively adsorbs nitrogen, we have succeeded in selectively synthesizing ammonia from water and di-nitrogen under visible light irradiation.
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15 April - Pale Moon Aggregator

  • Indian PM's Iron Grip Leaves Marks on Prince William's Hand When Indian Prime Minister shook hands with Britain's Prince William, he made quite an impression.
  • ISIS Fighting Traps 30,000 Syrian Civilians at Border
  • Czechs Pick 'Czechia' as New Name, Makes Branding Easier
  • China Blasts America's 'Cold War Mentality' After Drills
  • Prince William and Kate Bristle at Killing of Rhino
  • Baby Rescued From Rubble Unscathed Hours After Quake
  • Kremlin Apologizes for Putin's Goldman Sachs Gaffe
  • 1915 Novel Is Now Blueprint for Real-Life Feminist Utopia
  • The Trees That Gave Hong Kong Its Name Near Extinction
  • Terror Suspect Arrested at U.K. Airport; 4 Others Held
  • Pope Francis to Visit Migrant Camp That's 'Like Guantanamo' Pope Francis is due to visit a detention center holding migrants on Saturday — where inhabitants say they are living in horrendous conditions.
  • North Korea's Attempted Missile Launch a Failure: South
  • Stolen 'Magnum, P.I.'-Style Ferrari Is Found After Decades
  • Baby Pulled From Japan Quake Wreckage
  • Migrants Choose a Perilous Route to Europe
  • See Some of Putin's Stranger Moments in the Spotlight
  • Daylight Shows Extent of Deadly Japan Quake
  • Daylight Shows Extent of Deadly Japan Quake
  • Defense Sec. Carter to Visit Carrier in South China Sea
  • North Korean Attempted Missile Launch a Failure: Sou
  • Nine Dead After 6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan There was no risk of a tsunami, but police said people may be trapped under the rubble. More than 900 people were injured.
  • Gay Men Can Catch Zika Virus Through Sex, Too
  • Chimp Escapes Zoo, Captured After Wild Two-Hour Chase
  • Four Dead In Japan Quake
  • U.S. Sending Commandos, Combat Aircraft to Philippines
  • Refugees Wanting to Reach Europe Choose a Perilous Route
  • Canada's New Assisted Suicide Bill Doesn't Allow Visitors
  • Two Years Later, Women in Congress Fight to #BringBackOurGirls
  • Russia's 'Extremely Aggressive' Flyby Alarms Experts
  • It's Not About Fear: Commander of U.S. Destroyer Bu
  • Saudi Arabia Orders 'Kinder, Gentler' Religious Police Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticized religious police of their powers to arrest.
  • Inky the Octopus Makes Great Escape From Aquarium
  • China's Response to U.S. Criticism? 'Hold Up a Mirror'
  • Will, Kate Meet the Young King and Queen of Bhutan
  • Two World Leaders Are Drowning. Who'd Putin Save?
  • Russia to U.S.: No Need for 'Painful Reaction' to Flyby
  • High-Wire Chimp Swings on Power Lines After Zoo Escape
  • Russians Ask 1M Questions as Putin Kicks-Off Call-In Show
  • Russians Ask 1M Questions as Putin Kicks-Off Call-In Show
  • Underwater Robot Finds 'Loch Ness Monster' — Kin
  • Russian War Planes Buzz U.S. Navy Destroyer Two Russian attack planes flew dangerously close to a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea on Monday and Tuesday defense officials said.
  • 'Life of Pi' Tiger Trainer Charged With Animal Cruelty
  • Obama: 'We Are Going to Win' Fight Against ISIS
  • White House Response to Russian Jets' Buzz Past U.S. Ship
  • Concert Hall in Paris Attacks Announces Return Shows
  • Watch Royals Feed Baby Animals on Indian Safari
  • Panda Language Cracked by Scientists: From Bleat to Meow
  • Military Confirms Cyber Warfare on ISIS
  • Wet and Wild: See the Action at Thai Water Festival
  • World's Largest Water Fight Kicks Off Amid Severe Dr

  • Tech News
  • Apple doesn’t consider government intrusion a primary iPhone security threat, yet  Despite Apple’s highly-publicized sparring match with the FBI over unlocking an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters, security engineers pushed back against the idea of Apple as an opponent to the government in a meeting with reporters. Senior Apple engineers feel that governm...
  • Apple tells NY judge FBI has ‘utterly failed’ to prove it needs help unlocking iPhones  Apple has strong words for the Justice Department. The simple fact that the feds unlocked a phone without any help shows that they didn’t need it in the first place, Apple asserts: “The government has utterly failed to satisfy its burden to demonstrate that Apple’s assistance in this case is neces...
  • Live video viewing up 86% over last year in MLB’s At Bat app, thanks to addition of multitasking
  • CRISPR creates a way out of regulation for GMO food
  • RebelMouse’s new Discovery tool helps publishers find the right people to promote their stories
  • This tattoo-like display is made possible by a new ultra-thin protective ‘E-skin’
  • ClassDojo raises $21 million for app to make parent-teacher meetings obsolete
  • Huawei unveils its own mobile VR headset
  • Google’s Chrome Web Store will boot apps and extens
  • David Plouffe to talk at Disrupt NY about his move from the White House to Uber strategic adviser  What do Barack Obama and Uber have in common? The answer is David Plouffe. In 2008, Plouffe was Barack Obama’s campaign manager. He then became a White House adviser. As Washington and Silicon Valley are getting closer, Plouffe joined Uber in 2014 as Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, la...
  • Uber and Lyft drivers need to obtain business licenses in order to drive in SF  If you’re a driver for Lyft and/or Uber, and drive in San Francisco seven or more days a year, the city requires you to obtain a business license, the SF Chronicle reported today. “We have serious concerns with the City’s plan to collect and display Lyft drivers’ personal information in a publicly ...
  • Apple partners with WWF to launch week-long Earth Day initiative, Apps for Earth
  • Superspin research project aims to drive more energy efficient computing
  • Hulu’s smarter, more personalized Watchlist rolls out to all users
  • China is now #2 in iOS revenue, behind the U.S.
  • GV leads $40M Series B in Quartet, its first investment in a mental healthcare startup
  • 13 TechCrunch stories you don’t want to miss this week
  • Skype voice and video calls now work plugin-free on
  • Digital leadership takes center stage ahead of election  On February 16, Apple CEO Tim Cook published an online letter to customers explaining the recent back-and-forth between the FBI and Apple and reiterating Apple’s very clear stance on the issue. Like many who depend on their mobile device to securely manage their data, Apple wants to remain a credib...
  • Jessica Alba and Chris Thorne to speak at Disrupt NY as rumors swirl about a possible sale of The Honest Company  We’re excited to announce that Jessica Alba and Chris Thorne will be speaking this May for our first Disrupt in Brooklyn. Alba last appeared at Disrupt SF 2012 when The Honest Company was just starting up. At the time, she and CEO David Lee talked about the passion that drives founding a startup. T...
  • Today is the final day to save $1,000 on Disrupt NY tickets
  • Beekeeper, the mobile-first communications platform for blue-collar and service workers, raises $5M
  • Mitel buys Polycom for $1.96B in enterprise communications consolidation play
  • HomeToGo, the metasearch engine for holiday rentals, raises $20M
  • Impraise raises $1.6M seed to rethink how companies handle performance reviews
  • Molotov is defining the future of TV
  • Twitter names its first managing director for China to fi
  • After Minicabster goes into administration, Transport Innovation acquires “technical assets” of taxi app  TechCrunch understands that Minicabster, the UK ‘minicab’ price comparison and booking app, entered administration last month and in the last few days has found a buyer for some of its assets. Read More
  • What bubble? VCs spent $12 billion on startups in first quarter  Venture capitalists will tell you that a lackluster IPO market and struggling tech stocks mean that they are being more cautious, but the data suggests otherwise. Apart from last year, which saw $13.7 billion invested in the first quarter, National Venture Capital Association data shows that the $1...
  • Teslaphoresis-activated self-assembling carbon nanotubes look even cooler than they sound
  • Women in tech: What’s the real problem?
  • Jeremy Guillory, who says he was ousted as Cruise co-founder, files counter-complaint
  • Shuddle, the Uber-like service for getting your kids around, is shutting down tomorrow
  • Beacon, the all-you-can-fly travel startup, closes shop
  • Magic Pony’s neural network dreams up new imagery to expand an existing picture
  • Gary Vaynerchuk on why he’s betting on Facebook Live, Snapchat and Musical.ly
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