Thursday, June 28, 2012

Dan Kammen's race against climate change | AAAS MemberCentral

To avoid the most drastic effects of climate change, scientists generally agree that the world has only a few decades to stabilize atmospheric carbon-dioxide concentrations at 450 parts-per-million.

World Bank Announces Winners in “Apps for Climate” Competition

Twitter / RyanMaue: Want to escape the heat an

Want to escape the heat and humidity? How about Florida in July! Record lows for weekend, 60s at night in Orlando?

Twitter / drgrist:

Ponder this nonsensical word salad on climate from the head of Exxon, who may be one of the most powerful men alive:

Power your laptop with your butt | Grist

How long can your butt heat and your fidgeting keep your computer running? Tornberg doesn’t say.

Abound Solar to Suspend Operations, Will Seek Bankruptcy - Businessweek

Abound Solar Inc., a U.S. solar manufacturer that was awarded a $400 million U.S. loan guarantee, will suspend operations and file for bankruptcy
because its panels were too expensive to compete.

Abound borrowed about $70 million against the guarantee, the Loveland, Colorado-based company said today in a statement.

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