Partial repost from Yahoo! News Miami (AFP) – In another ominous sign of human-caused climate change, US government scientists said Wednesday that global carbon dioxide concentrations have reached a new monthly record of 400 parts per million. Carbon dioxide is a potent greenhouse gas, and is a harmful by-product of…

By 2020, Tesla believes its Gigafactory will produce more lithium-ion batteries in one year than were produced worldwide in 2013 Reposted from Computerworld Tesla Motors next week will announce two battery lines, one for households and another for utilities, that will store power from renewable sources, such as solar and…

Reposted from Reuters (4/23/15) Beverly Hills, the southern California city renowned for Hollywood-tinged glamour and luxury, approved stricter water restrictions on Tuesday, including bans on filling new swimming pools and $1,000 fines for water violations. Faced with an order from the governor to cut water use dramatically as the state…

Reposted from Yahoo! News (4/21/15) London (AFP) – A group of top international experts on Wednesday urged governments to stick to their promises to combat climate change and said the aim should be to create a “zero-carbon society” by 2050.  To coincide with Earth Day, research institute The Earth League…