WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following research: * * * California's rising heat and soaring utility bills make vital cooling unaffordable for many Rooftop and balcony solar systems can help provide immediate relief Overview * California's total number of hot days ranging from "moderate" to "extreme" heat has risen 12.9% over the past 20 years * Depending on the region, the state now experiences 2 to 42 days a year of dangerous "major" or "extreme" heat   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Thunderquakes: A new way to image the Earth's subsurface * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Seismic waves produced by thunderstorms, called thunderquakes, can be used as a novel source for seismic imaging, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. Using existing fiber-optic telecommunication cables buried just a few feet below the ground under Penn State's University Park campus, t  more

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 21 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * U of T expands solar capacity with major installation at OISE * The University of Toronto is installing 299 high-efficiency solar panels on the roof of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), expanding on-site renewable energy generation on the St. George campus. Covering almost the entire roof area, the new additions will increase the number of solar panels on the St. George campus to mo  more