March 03, 2011
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Monitoring & Testing Newsletter March 03, 2011 |
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75% of world`s coral reefs currently under threat, new analysis finds
A new comprehensive analysis finds that 75 percent of the world`s coral reefs are currently threatened by local and global pressures. For the first time, the analysis includes threats from climate change, including warming seas and rising ocean acidification. The report shows that local pressures - such as overfishing, coastal development and pollution - pose the most immediate and direct risks, threatening more than 60 percent of coral reefs today. "Reefs at Risk Revisited," the most detailed assessment of threats to coral reefs ever undertaken, is being released by the World Resources ... |
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U.S. Department of Energy and Masdar collaborate in testing cutting-edge Solar PV coating technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Masdar, Abu Dhabi`s multifaceted renewable energy initiative, announced that they will collaborate to test the performance of specially coated solar photovoltaic modules designed to avoid the moisture and cementation problems currently faced by PV module producers worldwide and prevent dry dust adhesion. Developed by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - the U.S. federal laboratory dedicated to the research, development, commercialization and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies ¬- the coatings have ... |
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