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The Last Time Earth was this Hot was 125,000 Years Ago
Proving once more that climate change is a runaway problem, scientists just revealed that the earth is the hottest it’s been in 125,000 years. The last time global temperatures were this high, sea levels completely covered the land on which…
Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions
Last week ISWA launched its latest publication “Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions”.This new publication is a cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) and GRID-Arendal. The Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions follows on…
WMO Confirms 2016 as Hottest Year on Record, about 1.1°C above Pre-Industrial Era
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) yesterday announced that the year 2016 has been the hottest year on record, surpassing the exceptionally high temperatures of 2015, according to a consolidated analysis. The globally averaged temperature in 2016 was about 1.1°C higher…
Director-General of UNESCO Receives WWF’s Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, last month presented the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 2016 Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award, for her contribution to conservation. The ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace…
U.S. Solar Lobbying Group Names ‘Bridge Builder’ as New Leader
The U.S. solar industry’s top lobbying group named energy policymaker Abigail Ross Hopper as its new chief executive, pledging pragmatism as the sector prepares to work with an incoming president who has expressed doubts about its importance. Hopper joins the…
Norway’s Biggest Oil Company to Build Huge Offshore Wind Farm Off Coast of New York
If everything goes to plan, New York City and Long Island will be harnessing the Atlantic Ocean’s strong and dependable winds as a source of renewable energy. Norway’s biggest oil company will be developing an offshore wind farm outside of…
Statoil the Winner of US Federal Lease Auction for Wind Area Offshore of New York
Statoil said Dec. 16 that it has been declared the provisional winner of the U.S. government’s wind lease sale of 79,350 acres offshore New York. Statoil will now have the opportunity to explore the potential development of an offshore wind…