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Climate Change and the Decline of Bumblebees February 19, 2020
You have certainly heard a great deal recently about #climate change and how people are fighting to have their voices heard and demanding a better future for all. But do you know how climate change is impacting #bumblebees? Rainfall changes and temperature shifts are pushing bumblebees beyond their limit (ecologically-speaking). According to authors of a […]
Carissa Hickok
CSU Pueblo is Making Solar Strides February 11, 2020
People and businesses everywhere are making #solar strides. #CSU-Pueblo has now opted to make solar changes. How so? A purchase agreement was recently signed to bring a solar panel power project worth upwards of $17 million to the university. This solar panel project is going to function as the primary generating source for the campus. […]
Carissa Hickok
Climate Change, Warm Water and “Doomsday Glacier” February 3, 2020
It’s a recipe for disaster. A significantly large glacier. #Climate change. Warm water temperatures. But the effects of climate change in one place, as remote as it might seem, could hurt the rest of the world. A Dangerous Trio: Climate Change, Warm Water and #Doomsday Glacier Under one of the fastest melting glaciers in #Antarctica, […]
Carissa Hickok
A City in Massachusetts is Expanding Its Solar Market January 30, 2020
#Melrose, #Massachusetts is a city in the Boston metropolitan area with a population of roughly 27,000 people. Recently, Melrose was the recipient of a #solar award – the 2019 #SolSmart Innovation Award. What is SolSmart? It is a program that is funded by the US Department of #Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. It is given […]
Carissa Hickok
Microsoft Going Solar with Tablet Cover Patent January 24, 2020
A new patent released by Microsoft suggests that they are working on a product that has #solar panels built into it. The patent illustrates a solar-powered ‘type cover,’ which is a combination of a keyboard and tablet cover. Experts are speculating that the prototype sketch might be a mockup cover for the company’s future Surface Pro 8. […]
Kalley Danese