Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A broken record: 2014 hottest year
13 of the hottest 15 years on record have occurred since 2000 and the odds of that happening randomly without the boost of global warming is 1 in 27 million.
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Algae.Tec signs agreement for entry into Greater China
Deal will allow the two companies to join forces to explore commercial scale opportunities for Algae.Tec’s technology across Greater China.
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Comparing wind turbine power consumption to coal and gas
There’s a set of persistent myths that seem to imply turbines don’t generate a lot of power. It’s rubbish, of course.
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Queensland businesses turn to solar to offset soaring bills
The move by businesses in Queensland to adopt rooftop solar appears to be accelerating.
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How it took just one generation to stuff the planet
In just a single life-time, unchecked human activity has put life on Earth in peril, according to two new research papers. Four of nine critical planetary processes have been crossed since the detonation of the first atomic bomb signalled the start of the Anthropocene, when human activity took over from natural variability.
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Solar and utilities can co-exist, says Elon Musk
Elon Musk tells audience at Detroit auto show that the future for utilities is pretty good when viewed in collaboration with solar and electric mobility.
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2015 predictions: Is this the year we wake up?
2015 is the year of the Great Wooden Sheep. Will it also be the year we wake up to issues around climate, and the potential of renewable and storage technologies.
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Final 2014 green bond total is $36.6bn – 3x more than last year
Biggest year ever for green bonds; growth driven by corporate and municipal bonds.
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NSW solar uptake doubles after Solar Bonus scheme dumped
The amount of household solar has doubled in NSW since solar bonus tariff dumped. And it is tipped to rise 5 fold over next 20 years.
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Australian households installed rooftop solar system every 2.8 minutes in 2014
Australian households installed more than 185,000 rooftop solar systems in 2014 – one every 2.8 minutes – as installations totalled 814MW.
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Masdar to begin delivery of 4 new solar projects in Pacific Island nations
A further four UAE funded solar projects in the Pacific Islands will help avoid 4,450 tons of CO2 each year.
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Graph of the Day: Myth of cheap shale gas and cheap energy
The shale boom has seen gas prices fall by nearly 90% in the US, but electricity rises have risen all the same. Hence the interest in solar.
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