News Roundup
‘Tesla has used its solar panels and batteries to restore reliable electricity at San Juan’s Hospital del Niño (Children’s Hospital), in what company founder Elon Musk calls “the first of many solar+battery Tesla projects going live in Puerto Rico.”‘
Source: Tesla Turns Power Back On At Children’s Hospital In Puerto Rico : The Two-Way : NPR
‘The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has canceled a scheduled speaking appearance at a Rhode Island conference on Monday in which three agency scientists had been lined up to talk about climate change.’
Source: EPA cancels climate-change talk to be delivered by agency scientists | TheHill
‘SANTA ROSA, Calif. — As wildfires engulf nearly 170,000 acres of Northern California wine country, questions are swirling about the role of climate change in causing damage of historic proportions.’
Source: ScientificAmerican.com
‘Scientists have developed the first low-cost system for splitting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and oxygen – a process that’s crucial if we’re going to ramp up renewable energy use in the future.’
‘The former Federal Emergency Management Agency chief has some advice for the Trump administration after back-to-back hurricanes in the past month: You have to look at climate change science if you want smarter disaster relief.’
Source: Ex-FEMA Director: Rebuilding Puerto Rico Requires Acknowledging Climate Change – Mother Jones
‘…Essentially, there’s no environmentally-friendly way for humans to eat meat unless we’re eating less of it.’
Source: Your grass-fed burger is making climate change worse | New York Post
‘Massachusetts would get 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2035 under a plan heard by lawmakers Tuesday. The bills would also require the state to renewably power all of its heating and transportation by 2050.’
Source: Bill Would Commit Massachusetts To 100 Percent Renewable Energy | WGBH News
‘Australia has the capacity to store up to 1,000 times more renewable energy than it could ever conceivably need, according to an analysis by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU).’
‘The study is one of several to address the “carbon budget”, which – among other things – determines how much CO2 the planet can emit and still reach a given limit for global warming.’
‘…Speaking at a climate change conference held by former Secretary of State John Kerry at Yale University, the South Carolina Republican called for a “price on carbon,” saying he would take the idea to the White House for consideration.’
Source: Lindsay Graham Calls for Action on Climate Change | Time.com