A team of astronomers led by Jose Dias do Nascimento (Department of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte [DFTE, UFRN], Brazil) has found the farthest known solar twin in the Milky Way Galaxy— CoRoT Sol 1, which has about the same mass and chemical composition as the Sun
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2013-05-20 06:33:15
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2013-05-20 06:30:44
Fifty-eight solar panels are installed on the roof. The foundation and basement walls are constructed with insulated concrete forms. The geothermal heating system requires no fossil fuels to heat or cool the building. The flooring consists of reclaimed wood products.
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2013-05-20 06:03:01
(Phys.org) —What happened the last time a vegetated Earth shifted from an extremely cold climate to desert-like conditions? And what does it tell us about climate change today?
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2013-05-20 05:33:19
The world hydroelectric industry's decision to meet in a Malaysian state where dams have uprooted rainforests and native peoples is drawing bitter fire from environmental and tribal groups.
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2013-05-20 05:03:15
The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has granted Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, the power parastatal said on Monday.
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2013-05-20 03:53:52
PLANS for a £1.5million hydroelectric power plant at Goring weir could be put forward for approval by the end of the year. The Goring and Streatley Sustainability Group wants to build turbines on the Thames about 500ft upstream from the bridge between the ...
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2013-05-20 03:52:04
Renewable energy company Methes Energies has announced its Canadian subsidiary has signed a purchase and cooperation agreement with Biofuel Aruba (BA). BA will initially buy a biodiesel processor from Methies Energies Canada so, as the only biofuels producer in Aruba, it can expand its biodiesel production capacity before the end of 2013
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2013-05-20 03:34:20
CHIANG MAI - Myanmar President Thein Sein is poised to receive red carpet treatment today during a visit to the White House in Washington, the latest symbolic gesture in a diplomatic warming trend between the two countries.
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2013-05-20 03:32:00
In order to fight global warming, the European Union should withdraw from subsidizing both fossil fuels and renewable energy, Poland's Environment Minister Marcin Korolec said at a conference in Warsaw.
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2013-05-20 03:11:22
A SOLAR farm with up to 30,000 panels has been proposed for green belt land in Eashing, near Godalming.
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2013-05-20 02:56:29
Electricity production at Catalyst Paper Corporation’s Powell River division increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the operation, according to the company’s 2012 sustainability report.
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2013-05-20 02:31:03
If Germany can phase out nuclear power and still thrive, why would other nations pursue a uranium-fuelled future, wonders Jochen Flasbart
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2013-05-20 02:03:57
As The Sacramento Bee has reported, years of staffing shortages and turnover among workers occupying skilled trades and craft positions at state hydroelectric plants have compromised safety and efficiency. In the short run, the solution will be to negotiate ...
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2013-05-20 01:49:14
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