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Greenland Ice Sheet Likely Contains High Levels Of Anthropogenic Pollutants
The Greenland ice sheet is likely to be heavily contaminated with various globally emitted pollutants — such as PCBs, mercury, lead, PAHs, etc. — according to new research published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. So, despite its image as…
Wicklow Council Approves Solar Energy Farm on 27 Hectares
Plans for a major solar energy farm on a 27-hectare site in Co Wicklow have been approved by Wicklow County Council. The permission comes as the Government is preparing a new renewable energy support scheme scheduled to be operational by…
THE GULF OF MEXICO: Ocean ‘Dead Zones’ Larger than the United Kingdom
The meat industry is being blamed for the worst ever dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Why do these oxygen-poor stretches of ocean, which can’t support most marine life, continue to expand? Dead zones – areas of water so…
JPMorgan Chase Commits To 100% Renewable Energy By 2020 & Facilitating $200 Billion In Clean Energy Financing By 2025
Multinational banking giant JPMorgan Chase has announced it is committing to sourcing 100% of its energy needs from renewable energy by 2020 and a promise to facilitate $200 billion in clean financing through 2025. For those of us who have…
Australia Plans to Set the Record for Electric Vehicle Highways
Electrical vehicles (EVs) are the next evolution in personal transportation. A large-scale shift toward the technology has the potential to significantly reduce the environmental impact of simply getting around, leaving our reliance on gas powered vehicles behind. However, given that…
IKEA Teams Up with Solarcentury for Solar Battery Storage Range
IKEA and Solarcentury have teamed up to launch a new range of Solar Battery Storage products in the retail giant’s stores, claiming the offering will help cut homeowners’ electricity bills by up to 70 per cent. Designed to work alongside…
University of Northampton Opens £6.5m Biomass Energy Centre
The University of Northampton has officially opened a £6.5m Biomass Energy Centre that will help deliver heat and hot water via a district heating network at its Waterside campus. The project saw the institution work with energy specialists Vital Energi…