Damages From US Disasters Totaled $306 Billion In 2017
NOAA estimates losses from natural disasters totaled $306 billion in 2017. The influence of climate change on the severity of those disasters is getting harder and harder to ignore.
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Water-Based Air Conditioning Slashes Energy Usage & Uses No Refrigerants
Researchers in Singapore have invented a new air conditioning system that uses no compressor or chemical refrigerants. It is 40% more energy efficient than conventional air conditioners and creates drinking water in the process. Can you say “game changer,” boys and girls?
How Much Longer Does South Florida Have Until The Real Estate Apocalypse Begins?
How much longer does southern Florida have until real-estate values in the region collapse on the back of flagging demand? At some point the reality that the region is not long for this world will have to sink in, and when it does demand for homes in the region will crater to a degree that not many living there now probably fully comprehend … so, when will that be?
Tech Industry To Support Net Neutrality In Legal Slugfest
The FCC has dumped net neutrality in the trash. What does that mean for civil discourse about such things as climate change and carbon emissions policies? More than you may realize.
Join the Fossil Free Fast Climate Resistance Movement On January 31
On January 31, the Action Network will live stream an event called Fossil Free Fast: The Climate Resistance as a counterweight to the fossil fuel friendly agenda that is sure to be a feature of the annual State of the Union address. Here’s how you can participate.
2017 Second Hottest Year On Record, After Only 2016
2017 was the second hottest year on record with regard to global average temperatures — after only 2016 — according to a new report from the Europe-based Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Madagascar Is The Face Of Things To Come
While the Christmas season is now over, an article published recently by CleanTechnica author Steve Hanley referencing the Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol In Prose, Being A Ghost Story Of Christmas” got me thinking.
Huge China Reforestation Campaign Kicks Into High Gear
China plans to plant enough trees in 2018 to cover an area as large as Ireland. It’s all part of its campaign to reduce carbon dioxide levels in accordance with its commitment to the environment.
NY Clean Energy Agenda to Make “Significant Investments in Renewable Energy”
Cuomo dedicates 2018 to clean energy for New York state.
Unless We Significantly Contain Average Global Temps, 25% Of The Earth Will Turn To Desert
We need to step up and accept the most aggressive global average temperature goals if we are going to save entire areas of the planet from aridification — becoming deserts.
