Vulnerable countries pledge to go all-renewables, with help
You have successfully emailed the post.>> view originalDiplomats Confront New Threat to Paris Climate Pact: Donald Trump
The tax would be calculated based on the amount of carbon pollution associated with the manufacturing of each product. That would impose a painful cost on the heaviest industrial polluters, particularly on exporters of products containing steel and cement. “The Paris Agreement is meant to get everyone on board in one structure where you can address climate change together,” said Dirk Forrister, the president and chief executive of the International Emissions Trading Organization, a nonprofit or..>> view originalScientists Observe, Narrow Down Source Of Brightest Fast Radio Burst To Date
Mysterious, flashy radio waves originating from deep space known as fast radio burst or FRB have been a mystery and their sources have eluded astronomers. However, the brightest FRB recorded so far, precisely the 18th, known as FRB 150807 has been viewed by scientists led by Caltech scholar Vikram Ravi. Their findings are going to be a breakthrough for scientists in many respects. The research paper was published in the journal Science on Nov. 17. The discovery is a milestone in exploring the d..>> view originalOn its way out, Obama administration moves to slam the door shut on Arctic drilling
The Royal Dutch Shell oil drilling rig Polar Pioneer is towed toward a dock in Elliott Bay in Seattle in May 2015. Royal Dutch Shell walked away from exploratory drilling in U.S. Arctic waters, and the Obama administration has taken steps to keep drill rigs out of Alaska’s northern ocean for years to come. (AP/Elaine Thompson) The Obama administration on Friday banned offshore drilling in the Arctic, setting a likely collision course with President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to “unlea..>> view originalWhy Trump might send humans back to the moon
To President Obama, the " Journey to Mars" is the way to inspire Americans about the possibilities of space. The incoming administration, however, may have goals for the space program that are a little closer to home.Specifically, a renewed focus on the moon. James Bridenstine and Scott Pace, two potential choices for the post of NASA administrator, have called for a return to the moon. Former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, reportedly a key advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, is al..>> view originalNASA-backed study finds giant 'great valley' on shrinking planet Mercury
Qarla Diokno November 19, 2016 Scientists have found a ‘great valley’ on Mercury that makes the Grand Canyon ‘look tiny.’ Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System (because Pluto is no longer considered a planet). It is also shrinking fast according to a NASA-backed study published in 2014. But the word small doesn’t fit the new discovery made by scientists from the University of Maryland, the Smithsonian Institution, Moscow State University, and the German Institute of Pla..>> view originalEscorting whale, police rescue man after bridge jump
Officers aboard Westchester's Marine 2 patrol boat, which was used to escort a humpback whale out of the Hudson River Friday, spotted a man who jumped from the George Washington Bridge.(Photo: Westchester County Police Department)Westchester County police, while escorting a humpback whale out of the Hudson River Friday evening, rescued a man who had jumped from the George Washington Bridge.The county's Marine 2 patrol boat was monitoring the movement of a whale near the Bronx-Westchester border ..>> view original
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