Headline News:
- “Is Fungus The Answer To Climate Change? Student Who Grew A Mushroom Canoe Says Yes” • Catch a glimpse of Katy Ayers paddling her canoe on a Nebraska lake this summer and you might do a double take. Her 8-foot canoe seems much like any other until you look closely. Then you may see it is different; it is made out of mushrooms. [NBC News]
Katy Ayers in her canoe (Courtesy Katy Ayers)
- “The World’s Energy Order Is Changing – And China Is Set To Reap The Strategic Benefits” • The production cap agreed on by OPEC+, the instability of the markets, the economic fall due to the coronavirus pandemic, and ongoing technological changes are playing out in a power shift. And it looks like China is set to be the main beneficiary. [ABC Science Online]
- “Designing An End To A Toxic American Obsession: The Lawn” • Lawns cover 2% of the US. Maintaining them produces more greenhouse gases than they absorb. They are biodiversity deserts that have contributed to vanishing insect populations. They require more irrigation than any agricultural crop grown in the country. But there are alternatives. [CNN]
- “120-MW Floating Solar Project Completed In China” • Phase 2 of a 320-MW floating solar project in China’s Zhejiang province has been completed, according to a PV Magazine report. Its 120 MW of new capacity complements the 200 MW installed in 2017. The panels are in Cixi, floating on the surface of the Changhe and Zhouxiang reservoirs. [CleanTechnica]
- “Sea Turtles Are Thriving As Coronavirus Lockdown Empties Florida Beaches” • With the beaches in Florida closed in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, researchers are seeing less plastic and waste, fewer people and vehicles on the beach, and less disorientation for emerging hatchlings from artificial lights, the Sea Turtle Conservancy said. [CNN]
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April 19 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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