Original Article on Cooler Planet
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MIT researcher Andreas Mershin has a vision that within a few years, people in remote villages in the developing world may be able to make their own solar panels, at low cost, using otherwise worthless agricultural waste as their raw material.
Coastal Urban Environmental Research Group (CUERG)
CUERG is a part of the NOAA-Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (NOAA-CREST) at the City College of New York.
CUERG has studied Impacts of Land Cover/Land Use Changes in Coastal Tropical Regions under a Changing Environment in northeast Puerto Rico
Research papers from the group can be found here.
Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation
By Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico
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This important book—the only complete, one-stop manual on microirrigation worldwide—offers knowledge and techniques necessary to develop and manage a drip/trickle or micro irrigation system. The simplicity of the contents facilitates a technician to develop an effective micro irrigation system. Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation includes the basic considerations relating to soil-water-plant interactions, with topics such as methods for soil moisture measurement; evapotranspiration; irrigation systems; tensiometer use and installation; principles of drip/ micro/trickle irrigation; filtration systems; automation; chloration; service and maintenance; design of drip irrigation and lateral lines; the evaluation of uniformity of application; and an economical analysis for selecting irrigation technology.
New Start up in Puerto Rico: Fides HIGH TECH
Fides High Tech is a start-up company based in Puerto Rico dedicated to provide technology solutions to a wide range of markets. Founded by ten professionals in the engineering and technology fields, Fides High Tech has the advantage to be able to provide expertise in a wide range of industries and different type of technologies. Our vision is to become leaders and pioneers who empower markets and communities towards technology that was previously unattainable, promoting the advancement and progress of Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and the world.
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Explaining climate change science & rebutting global warming misinformation
Do the arguments of the global warming skeptics hold water scientifically? The above website evaluates the validity of many of the common arguments made by global warming skeptics based on the scientific literature.
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