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A Home Buyer’s Guide to Green Homes

The Environmental Blog

Three popular options include solar panels, wind turbines, and geothermal heating and cooling. One example is effective insulation and windows which can help to lock in heat during the winter, and cool air during the summer, requiring less usage of HVAC systems.

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This grass has toxic effects on US livestock, and it’s spreading

Grist

Cattle in Elk Creek, Missouri, submerge themselves in a pasture pond to cool off in between grazing on non-native fescue grass, which can raise a cow’s temperature and give them a constant fever, one of the symptoms of fescue toxicity. Cool-season grasses do the opposite, putting their evolutionary resources into frost-tolerance.

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A vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought

Grist

The group’s latest assessment, released last year , found the collapse of the group of Atlantic Ocean currents to be unlikely given the group only acknowledges weakening of the AMOC starting in 2004. But high-quality observations of this system of currents was only established in 2004, which provides a much smaller time-period to draw from.

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Study predicts growth in UK wine production due to climate change

Envirotec Magazine

Lead UEA researcher Prof Steve Dorling, of the School of Environmental Sciences and forecasting company Weatherquest Ltd, said: “We’ve seen viticulture in the UK expand nearly 400 per cent from 761 to 3800 hectares between 2004 and 2021.

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Oxis Energy’s ultralight Li-sulfur batteries are aimed at aviation

Charged

Oxfordshire-based Oxis Energy has been working on lithium-sulfur battery technology since 2004 ( Charged has reported on the company several times over the years). Whereas liquid cooling is the preferred technology for cars, in aviation, air cooling is preferred because it adds less weight.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Proper insulation regulates indoor temperature more effectively, minimizing drastic fluctuations thus helping you conserve energy and lower your heating and cooling bills. All Forbo products are made from safe and 100% traceable raw materials and from 2004-2021, Forbo reduced the average carbon emission per square meter of product by 70%.

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Mosquitos are moving to higher elevations — and so is malaria

Grist

Researchers have documented the insects making their homes in higher places that are typically too cool for them, from the tropical highlands of South America to the mountainous but populous regions of eastern Africa. A recent Georgetown University study found them moving upward in sub-Saharan Africa at the rate of 21 feet per year.