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France gets a step closer to solar roads

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2016-08-05 13:25
French energy minister Ségolène Royal has inaugurated a manufacturing plant that will produce the so-called "Wattway" paving, made of solar PV.
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Tesla: Gigafactory is “on schedule” to support 2017 Model 3 roll-out

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2016-08-05 13:19
Despite giving tours to press and customers in the past few weeks, many details about developments at Tesla Motors and Panasonic’s “gigafactory” near Reno are still murky, and little light was shed by Elon Musk in Tesla’s Q2 results.
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State of the Climate 2015: global warming and El Niño sent records tumbling

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2016-08-05 12:41
Besides record heat, the world saw many other unwanted records tumble in 2015, providing ever more evidence for the effect humans are having on climate.
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Tesla and SolarCity: Do they fit together?

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2016-08-05 12:29
There are synergies between EVs and solar, so the basic concept of merging Tesla and SolarCity seems sound. The biggest risk is that somebody else might execute it better.
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Saving ARENA could be only upside of scary new Senate

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2016-08-05 12:20
As the Senate shapes up to be heavy on Hansonites and climate skepticism, and light on support for renewable energy, retaining a fully-funded ARENA could be the best the industry can hope for.
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Linking Adani coalmine to social uplift in India ridiculous, says conservationist

The Guardian - Fri, 2016-08-05 10:33

Activist Debi Goenka says Indian coal market, which has swung dramatically against the viability of imported coal for power, will seal Carmichael mine’s fate

Continued attempts by Australian politicians to link Adani’s Carmichael coalmine to the social uplift of the poor in India are “completely ridiculous”, a veteran Indian conservationist says.

Debi Goenka, the Mumbai activist who challenged Adani’s environmental licence for its mine in the Queensland land court in 2014, said Australian government figures continued to rely on arguments about imported coal lifting Indians out of poverty, which were “all bunkum”.

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Suncorp – It’s time to act on climate change

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2016-08-05 09:56
For the first time in its history, Suncorp has listed climate change as a specific business risk. But it's still not convinced by the science.
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Badgers may not spread TB to cattle through direct contact

BBC - Fri, 2016-08-05 09:11
New research suggests that badgers do not transmit TB to cattle by direct contact.
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Flight of the bumblebee: survey finds individual personalities

The Guardian - Fri, 2016-08-05 08:31

Queen Mary University of London tracked four bumblebees for whole life, and found disparities in how they found food

A study has revealed that bumblebees have distinct personalities.

Some bees play it safe by returning to the same flowers again and again while others search for new sources of nectar, scientists found.

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Artificial leaf turns CO2 emissions Into fuel

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2016-08-05 08:14
What if humans could invent a leaf-like solar cell that could turn carbon dioxide pollution from the atmosphere into fuel for electric power plants? Researchers led by University of Illinois-Chicago might have developed just that.
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The financial case for net zero energy districts

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2016-08-05 08:13
Net zero energy buildings have been gaining momentum around the world. However, there still remains an industry-wide perception that net zero energy is too expensive, or comes at a much higher incremental cost over business as usual.
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Tree-saving campaign focuses eyes on the white-letter hairstreak

The Guardian - Fri, 2016-08-05 06:30

Patrick Barkham on how a colony of rare butterflies living in a healthy elm has become a key element for citizens resisting Sheffield council tree felling

We tend to picture butterflies feeding on flowers, but five British species spend most of their lives in the tops of trees. These insects are often overlooked during their unobtrusive lives. But the white-letter hairstreak finds itself in the spotlight this month as local people fight to save a fine mature elm in Sheffield.

Related: Rare UK butterfly under threat as elms disappear

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Rocks tell story of China's great flood

BBC - Fri, 2016-08-05 04:01
Geologists have found evidence for an ancient megaflood which they say could be the mythical flood at the dawn of the first Chinese dynasty.
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Men may have evolved better 'making up' skills

BBC - Fri, 2016-08-05 03:18
An analysis of sports events suggests men may be better at reconciliation after conflicts which could give them advantages in the workplace.
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Your pictures of the newly enlarged Yorkshire Dales and Lake District

The Guardian - Fri, 2016-08-05 02:00

After boundaries were re-drawn on 1 August, we asked you to share your best pictures of the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District national parks – including the newly incorporated areas now on many walkers’ bucket lists

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Hidden Degas portrait revealed

BBC - Thu, 2016-08-04 23:09
A hidden portrait by the French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas has been revealed using powerful x-rays, scientists report.
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Electric vehicle charge points to outnumber petrol stations by 2020, say Nissan

The Guardian - Thu, 2016-08-04 21:33

Analysis by the car manufacturer marks end of the decade as a potential tipping point for the mass take up of electric vehicles, reports Business Green

Public electric vehicle (EV) charge points will outnumber petrol stations in the UK by the end of the decade, marking a potential tipping point in the adoption of zero emission vehicles.

That is the conclusion of a new analysis by auto giant and EV manufacturer Nissan, which argues that based on current trends EV charge points will overtake traditional petrol stations by August 2020.

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Surviving on wild seeds after failed harvests in Chad – in pictures

The Guardian - Thu, 2016-08-04 19:27

In drought-prone Chad, 4.3 million people – more than a third of the population – are food insecure, and 176,000 children have severe acute malnutrition, after erratic rains led to ruined crops

Photographs: Peter Caton/Tearfund

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Environment minister accused of conflict of interest over farm subsidies

The Guardian - Thu, 2016-08-04 18:47

Lord Gardiner, who will be involved in reforming EU farming support post-Brexit, receives £49,000 a year in payments, it has been revealed

One of Theresa May’s new environment ministers has been accused by campaigners of a conflict of interest over tens of thousands of pounds he receives annually in EU farming subsidies.

Lord Gardiner is parliamentary under secretary of state and the House of Lords spokesperson for the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which will be heavily involved in plans for replacing EU farming support.

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Survive the (English) winter with the Premier League

The Guardian - Thu, 2016-08-04 16:23

Like the annual music concert at your child’s primary school, the English Premier League’s offseason can seem endless. But despair not, it does end, and its end is nigh. As Jurgen Klopp would say: “Boom!” So how will you take in the coming Premier League season? Whether you’re a solo spectator, in a group, or out on the town, what steps should you consider taking in order to appreciate all that the world’s most exciting football league has to offer? We’re glad you asked!

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