Headline News:
- “How Humans Are Altering The Tides Of The Oceans” • Over the course of decades, engineers have dredged parts of the Ems River, on the Dutch-German border, so ships could navigate it from a shipyard upriver. Now, the tidal range has quintupled from what it was in 1900. Changing tidal patterns add complexity to the problems of rising sea levels. [BBC]
Thames Barrier protecting London from tides (John Sparshatt | Night-time on the Thames | CC BY-SA 2.0)
- “Could Paying Farmers To Store Carbon Help The Climate And Save Farms?” • Scientists estimate the earth’s soil holds two to three times more carbon than the atmosphere. If farmers could coax their fields to suck up more CO₂ and deposit it as organic carbon underground, it could go a long way toward mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. [Mother Jones]
- “China’s Mega-Dams Are Giving Way To Cheaper Renewable Energy” • China Three Gorges Corp turned on the first set of generators at the massive Wudongde hydropower plant. And Baihetan, the last of the massive hydro projects, is scheduled to go into operation next year. But with low-cost renewable energy, no more are coming. [Aljazeera.com]
- “Berkshire Hathaway Will Buy Natural Gas Assets From Dominion Energy In $10 Billion Deal” • Berkshire Hathaway is purchasing certain natural gas assets from Dominion Energy in a deal worth nearly $10 billion. Dominion is moving away from the gas transmission business to become a “pure-play” regulated clean energy utility company. [CNN]
- “US Energy Companies End Atlantic Coast Pipeline Project” • Dominion Energy and Duke Energy announced that they have canceled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which had faced opposition from landowners, activists and environmental advocates. The pipeline was meant to run from West Virginia to Virginia and North Carolina. [Voice of America]
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