A new study, published in the journal Science, found that the shrinking Himalayan glaciers will have less of an impact on Asia’s freshwater supply than estimated in the last report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The research by scientists in the Netherlands suggests that increased rainfall in some river basins will blunt the effect of the disappearing snow and ice. Source: Clean Skies News
The world’s top scientists and engineers are trying to assess the short and long term environmental impacts of the Gulf oil spill. Clean Skies went to Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where some of the greatest minds in oceanography are studying the disaster to find out what happens when humans blunder in the still mysterious ecosystem of the ocean’s depths. Source: Clean Skies News
ChargePoint America is a program sponsored by Coulomb Technologies to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure to nine selected regions in the United States. The program is made possible by a U.S. Department of Energy grant and a grant from the California Energy Commission. The objective is to accelerate the development and production of electric vehicles to substantially reduce petroleum consumption, reduce greenhouse gas production, and create jobs. ChargePoint America will offer both home and public charging stations to individuals and businesses. Source: Coulomb Technologies
Through World Environment Day (WED), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) gives a human face to environmental issues and enables people to realize not only their responsibility, but also their power to become agents for change. Here UNEP’s Executive Director, Achim Steiner, encourages participation in World Environment Day at a local level and highlights the need to preserve biodiversity for the benefit of us all. Source: UNEP
Industry executives and utilities discuss the challenges in bringing intelligence to meters at The Networked Grid event in Palm Springs. Source: Greentech Media
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