Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps
By contrast, a heat pump works by circulating refrigerants and changing their pressure, and thus their temperature, both to grab thermal energy from outdoor air and then do the reverse …
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Shipping Companies Are Wasting Fuel In The Stupidest Way Possible
Photo: alvarez (Getty Images) Researchers at the Blue Visby Consortium developed a simple solution that will significantly cut the carbon emissions produced by international maritime shipping with expensive refits of …
Oriental fruit fly crop quarantine lifted after successful eradication of invasive pest
The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced this week that a local crop quarantine implemented across Santa Clara County last year due to the Oriental fruit fly has been …
Denmark’s Orsted wins $680 million JPMorgan backing for solar projects
Aerial view of Eleven Mile Solar in Coolidge, Az. Photo: Van Applegate Danish renewable energy developer Orsted won a $680 million investment from JPMorgan in two U.S. projects as incentives from …
The invisible power of ‘nudging’ is leading diners to cut back on meat – The Mercury News
Agnieszka de Sousa | (TNS) Bloomberg News Placing plant-based lasagna in the most popular part of the canteen. Serving veggie stir fry so diners have to ask for meat. Renaming …
Judge rules Exxon can sue activist shareholder over climate proposal
A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday said Exxon Mobil can sue to bar a climate change proposal from an activist investor, in a case that has raised concerns about …
They’re getting sick because of the cross-border sewage crisis. This committee aims to prove it. – The Mercury News
Tammy Murga | The San Diego Union-Tribune Cassandra Sutcliffe has been using her inhaler more often to treat her chronic bronchitis. She lives on an oceanfront property in Imperial Beach, one of …
World’s First Traffic Lights Were Exploding Gas-Powered Lamps That Killed People
In almost every country in the world, you’ll find traffic lights when you’re driving around. These towers of red, green and orange lights tell you when to go, when to …
18-Wheeler Carrying 15 Million Bees Crashes In Maine, Releases Unknown Number Of Flying Monsters
I hate insects, especially the ones that fly, so you can imagine my displeasure at learning an 18-wheeler carrying about 15 million honey bees crashed and overturned on I-95 in …
Brutal heat wave is killing howler monkeys in Mexico
By Mark Stevenson | Associated Press MEXICO CITY — It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees. At least 83 of the midsize primates, …