NEW TACK: Climate change ‘could disrupt wi-fi, hit power supply’

Already the transport sector is preparing for temperatures above 104F (40C) this summer, which could lead to breakdowns on the railways.

Speaking at Blackfriars Station in London, which Network Rail is currently fitting with solar panels and rainwater harvesting systems in order to be more resilient against power cuts, Ms Spelman said the UK is already investing £200 billion [...]

In The Head Of Energy Secretary Chu

by Fred Banks of OilPrice.com

In The Head Of Energy Secretary Chu
As most readers of this short paper probably know, Dr Steven Chu is the energy secretary of the United States, a physicist, and a Nobel Laureate. Discovery Magazine, in its latest issue (2011), selected what it called  the “100 top stories of 2010″, one of which was authored by an editor of Discovery, and whose [...]