China powers ahead as it seizes the green energy crown from Europe.
| CARPC holds off on city’s request for expansion. Verona’s request to expand into an area southwest of the city will have to wait at least until next month because it is considered a highly sensitive ecological area. |
| The ESA: Again at the Center of the Blame Game By Ann HaydenAnn Hayden is a Senior Water Resource Analyst at EDF.It seems like not a day goes by when we dont hear about another attempt to undermine endangered species protections in the Bay-Delta. The latest attack comes from the Pacific Legal Foundation. PLF is planning to hold a press conference this week to call for convening [.] |
| Climate change could swamp Venice’s flood defence. Rarely was a city so aptly named. By the end of the century, Venice EUR Italy’s City of Water EUR could face daily floods, and according to a new study, the costly and controversial flood barriers now being built might not be able to protect it. |
| Grease? New Coating Comes Clean With Water A new coating developed by researchers at Purdue University promises that grease stains can be wiped away with plain old water. |
| Surprise, Sea Temperatures in July Hottest on Record! The Earth’s oceans were the warmest ever this July, according to a study released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration yesterday. The planet’s ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for July, breaking the previous high mark established in 1998 according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The combined average global land and ocean surface temperature for July 2009 ranked fifth-warmest since world-wide records began in 1880. |
| China powers ahead as it seizes the green energy crown from Europe. Suntech Power in Wuxi has just broken the world record for capturing photovoltaic solar energy, achieving a 15.6pc conversion rate with a commercial-grade module. |