Headline News:
- “Climate Change Is Making Allergy Season Worse” • Between 1995 and 2011, fewer freeze-free days meant 11 to 27 days added to pollen season for most of the US, research shows. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, which does an annual survey of allergy seasons, noticed that they have been growing longer each year. [CNN]
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- “Air Pollution Increases ER Visits – Largest US Study On The Topic Confirms It” • A study published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine shows that, as levels of ozone and fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) rise, more patients end up in the emergency room. [CleanTechnica]
- “Rio Tinto Promises Not To Undermine Renewables, And Not To Prop Up Coal” • Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has pledged to support renewable energy and climate action, and to ‘publicly argue against’ government subsidies of coal power, while using its significant clout to urge associated industry groups to do the same thing. [RenewEconomy]
- “The Virtual Energy System Of The Future Is Coming To Life In The Orkney Isles” • Orkney continues to be at the center of the UK’s renewable energy plans, with the Scottish archipelago unveiling the ReFLEX (Responsive Flexibility) Orkney project earlier this week. The project will see a range of technologies implemented. [Forbes]
- “Global Solar Power Funding Rose 10% To $2.8 Billion In Q1 2019” • Total corporate funding – including venture capital funding, public market, and debt financing – into the solar power sector in the first quarter of 2019 stood at $2.8 billion, which is over 10% higher than the $2.5 billion recorded in the same period last year. [ETEnergyworld.com]
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April 15 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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