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Catholic groups oppose EU vote to designate gas and nuclear energy as 'green'
… the move would slow the shift to renewables and divert needed investment dollars away from solar and wind energy projects. It also argued that few European countries stand to benefit …
Jul 11, 2022
As long as fossil fuels flow, dictators like Putin possess power
… and the means to enact a just transition to a safer future for all right now. Wind and solar remain the cheapest sources of electricity in most of the world. Investments in renewable …
Jun 30, 2022
Dartmouth touts progress on emissions, but critics see lack of urgency on climate
… has a natural ventilation system that relies on the glass facade in front to act as a "solar chimney," drawing heated air up and out of rooftop exhausts. Radiant heating and cooling … helping to insulate the spacious central atrium just inside. The roof supports 90 kilowatts of solar panels. "It's not anything super new or different," said James Pike, senior project … studying and testing low-carbon ways to heat the water, such as ground-source heat exchange or solar thermal. "Dartmouth is kind of a microcosm of anywhere — our infrastructure is as much as …
Jun 11, 2022
How Jesuit spirituality inspires, gives rise to great scientists
… data sent daily by telegraph; it also included a storm-forecasting service. He studied how solar activity impacts magnetic fields on Earth. Intense geomagnetic storms can wreak havoc on power grids, which is why NASA is tracking solar activity and memorialized the Jesuit with its technology, he said. SECCHI, an acronym for … Investigation, is the name of a series of instruments used on the two spacecraft observing solar storms. — U.S. Jesuit Fr. James Macelwane was a pioneering seismologist in the 20th …
May 31, 2022
9 million people die annually from 'overlooked' threat of pollution, says new health study
… address biodiversity loss and climate change, suggesting that a rapid transition to wind and solar energy will not only lower temperatures but pollution levels, too. "Pollution control is …
May 18, 2022
Links: Abortion extremism; culture war primary; new solar farm
… about the closure of a golf driving range in the town of Enfield. It is being converted into a solar farm. I wish this was a whole golf course, and not just a driving range, but still, we can …
May 17, 2022
We must choose leaders who take all threats to life seriously, including climate change
… to lead the Federal Reserve and President Joe Biden's climate plans , and reducing solar incentives or blocking involvement in emissions reductions programs at in Florida, …
May 5, 2022
Church workers: Catholics must stand with victims in mining conflicts
… 27. And both the war in Ukraine and the demand for minerals for new energy technologies, like solar and wind, are likely to increase pressure for mining in the future, leading to greater …
May 4, 2022
The climate crisis is increasingly a refugee crisis, faith resettlement groups say
… people can do and reasons to hope, he said. McKibben said he is encouraged by solutions like solar and wind power and by the growing movement to address climate change, led especially by …
Apr 30, 2022
What is good for the planet is good for national security and economy
… sources of green energy. Fast-track research and development of green technology. Wind, solar, and thermal and perhaps nuclear energy need to replace our dependence on fossil fuels. A …
Apr 26, 2022
At Earth Day checkpoint, Vatican's bold Laudato Si' initiative plants seeds of sustainability in the church
… with a slew of initiatives that will feed into the platform's goals, including installing solar panels and hosting a discussion next week on the connections between the crisis in Ukraine …
Apr 22, 2022