Headline News:
- “Watching Nature Collapse” • I remember walking out the door of my grandmother’s house in New Hampshire in 1959. Three stretches of telephone lines across the street were covered by resting barn swallows, sitting about five inches apart. When I moved out of that house in 2004, there were no barn swallows left. [CleanTechnica]
Covered bridge over the Ashuelot River (Photo: John Phelan, Wikimedia Commons)
- “Why Going Green is Big Business” • Bankers, insurers, and others whose job it is to assess and manage risk are increasingly aware of the threat that climate change may pose to assets. Indeed, big companies without environmental, social, and governance may find themselves liable for lack of “fiduciary responsibility.” [PlanetSave.com]
- “Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster In Space … Because It’s Fun” • After last month’s jaw-dropping spectacle from SpaceX, many are asking: What’s the real reason Elon Musk chose to send a Tesla Roadster, set up to blast David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” at top volume from its speakers. into outer space on his almighty Falcon Heavy rocket? [CleanTechnica]
- The first scheduled non-stop flight between Australia and the UK has touched down in London’s Heathrow Airport. Qantas Flight QF9 completed its 14,498-km (9,009-mile) journey from Perth in just over 17 hours. The airline is using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that was adapted for comfort on long flights. It is twice as fuel-efficient as a Boeing 747. [BBC]
- Recently, the study, Cultural Perspectives, Geopolitics & Energy Security of Eurasia: Is the Next Global Conflict Imminent? came to light. It states that a primary driver for US-led interference in Russian politics since the 1990s has been a US desire to dominate the oil and gas reserves of Central Asia. It was prepared by the US Army. [CleanTechnica]
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March 25 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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