Energy and Climate Change

The collapse of large parts of the ice sheet in West Antarctica appears to have begun and is almost certainly unstoppable, with global warming accelerating the pace of the disintegration, two groups of scientists reported Monday.

If their Indiegogo campaign https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-roadways#home , started this past Earth Day, receives $1 million by the end of May, the Brusaw’s company, Solar Roadways, will be able to test its heavy-duty tempered-glass product in parking lots and eventually highways throughout the country.

The resolution means that Stanford will not directly invest in roughly 100 publicly traded companies for which coal extraction is the primary business, and will divest of any current direct holdings in such companies.

Up to $12.3 Million in Grants and $57.8 Million in Loan Guarantees Available In Rural Energy for America Program

"It’s reflected in every study that’s ever done," she adds, "that people who know how much water they’re using actually use less."

"If we’re going to make real progress on climate change and we’re going to reduce the cost of transportation, by the way, the cost of gas to our consumers, then we want to make this technology available."

"My goal is to turn MSU into a living laboratory for sustainability so we can teach our students that there are different ways of doing things," said Kristin Blackler, MSU Sustainability Office Director.

Creating a grid of small energy-production plants that run off biofuels could help rural communities reduce their energy costs and promote economic development, say University of Missouri researchers.

So what can be done to reverse or slow grassland loss?

Legal experts said the decision, written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, signals that the Obama administration’s efforts to use the Clean Air Act to fight global warming could withstand legal challenges.