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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate passes Keystone despite veto threat

OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate passes Keystone despite veto threat Or so Republicans said over and over on Thursday after successfully pushing through legislation to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. “Mainly what we had to prove was that we weren’t like the 113th Congress,” said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) on the floor after the … Continue reading OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate passes Keystone despite veto threat →

The Lowest Cost Renewable Energy Comes With a 2000 Percent Environmental Dividend

The Lowest Cost Renewable Energy Comes With a 2000 Percent Environmental Dividend NASA and NOAA have proclaimed 2014 the warmest year ever recorded. It was the year also in which scientists identified heat movement into the ocean depths as the reason an atmospheric warming hiatus has existed for the previous 15 years. Read full article … Continue reading The Lowest Cost Renewable Energy Comes With a 2000 Percent Environmental Dividend →

Denmark Sets World Record For Wind Power Production

Denmark Sets World Record For Wind Power Production Denmark has been long been a pioneer in wind power, having installed its first turbines in the mid-1970s when oil shocks sent the import-dependent nation on a quest for energy security. Thirty-seven years later… Read full article at Think Progress

2014 Breaks Record for Warmest Year, NOAA and NASA Experts Say

A new report names 2014 as the warmest year since records were first kept in 1880. Across all land and ocean surfaces, the average temperature was up 1.24 degrees Fahrenheit over the 20th century average, according to numbers released Friday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Read the full article at NBC News.

Solar storm Risk to the north American electric grid

Solar storm Risk to the north American electric grid The report, which was produced in collaboration with the Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), examines the impact of solar storms on North America’s electric grid. By developing a model, the report quantifies the risk of space weather to North America. Read the full article at Lloyds.com (date … Continue reading Solar storm Risk to the north American electric grid →