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Astronomers believe they have caught a planet in the act of forming, something that has never before been witnessed. Planets form out of the leftover gas and dust once a star has ignited, and it’s believed that the forming planet or planets create a disk around the host star. While astronomers have seen this …
Read More »Rise of solar power ushers planet toward ‘age of electricity,’ energy agency says
Renewable energy production is expanding at an unprecedented pace, led by the rapid rise of solar power, says a new report from the International Energy Agency. At the same time, the world’s insatiable demand for more energy contributed to an increase in the production of fossil fuels, pushing energy-related carbon emissions …
Read More »Climate change could cost Ontario billions as planet heats up: watchdog
Ontario’s financial watchdog is repeating warnings that the province’s roads, hospitals and other infrastructure are vulnerable to the high costs of climate change if significant changes are not made. The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) released a report Wednesday outlining how the province could need to spend billions of …
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