The image above shows an artist's rendition of the North Sea Power Hub. (TenneT ) In an effort to help reduce Europe’s carbon dioxide emissions, three companies are planning to developa large renewable energy port in the North Sea. The European-based companiesplan is to build the North Sea Wind Power Hub, which will consist of one or more islands called , according to a release from Netherlands-based electricity transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT. Cables willsend energy between the companies, as...

This photo provided by NOAA Corps shows the deploying an Argo float to capture ocean temperature data. (NOAA Corps, Lt. Elizabeth Crapo via AP) At a Glance A new study finds that the world's oceans are storing 13 percent more heat than previously thought.Since 1990, significant amounts ofheathave begun to seep deeper into the ocean layers, the researchers found. The oceans are storing 13 percent more heat than previously thought, a new study says, which may helpexplain an increase in...

Traffic jams up on eastbound 91 freeway near Corona, California, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. This photo was taken just days before California voted on new rules that would require automakers to build cars and trucks by 2025 that emit about three-quarters less smog-producing pollutants and also mandate that one of every seven new cars sold in the states be a zero-emission or plug-in hybrid vehicle. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Bruce Chambers) The Trump administration is reportedly about to relax restrictions...