A sign asking PG&E to turn on power again will be seen on the side of the road during a statewide blackout in Calistoga, California, on October 10, 2019 Photo: Josh Edelson (Getty Images) Last week, millions of Californians lost power rolling blackouts in response to a penalties of heat …
Read More »Google launches new features to keep wildfires safe
A firefighter runs for a flame.Photo: Josh Edelson (Getty Images) While the news cycle may feel the things as we get caught up in an ever-growing dumpster fire, for certain states in the country, those flames are anything but metaphorical. This week 15 different states were hit with dozens of …
Read More »Florida has plans to solve muscle problem with 750 million mosquitoes
Mosquito Control in the Florida Keys.Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) Hundreds of millions of mosquitoes will soon be released in Florida. On purpose. The mosquitoes are released as a form of pest control, but they could wreak havoc on local ecosystems. And honestly, just the thought of it makes my …
Read More »Renewable energy is not to blame for the blackouts of California
Installers of solar in San FranciscoPhoto: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) On Friday and Saturday, hundreds of thousands of Californians had cut their power for a sprint that evening. And more of this could be in store in the coming days than record-breaking heat slaughter on the state en wildfires burned …
Read More »Tinted solar panels can help farms generate energy and grow food
Here are some cannabis vegetables near Santa Barbara, California on August 6, 2019. Imagine a future where all your weeds are grown in tandem with generation of solar energy.Photo: David McNew (Getty Images) In a future world, love vegetables may not are grown in rows grown below the sun. Instead, …
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