Tag: Environment
Micron Has to Resolve a Bat Problem Before Building Syracuse Chip Fab
Source: Micron Has to Resolve a Bat Problem Before Building Syracuse Chip…
The Designer Who’s Trying to Transform Your City Into a Sponge
Kongjian Yu pioneered China’s “sponge city” concept—less concrete and more green spaces…
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find
First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range…
We Are Witnessing the First Stages of Civilization’s Collapse
Will our own elites perform any better than the rulers of Chaco…
Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in a Landmark Climate Case
The court found that young people have a constitutional right to a…
15-Minute City Blog
The 15-Minute City Project is an information resource designed to help access-focused…
What Are “15-Minute Cities” and Why Are Conspiracy Theorists Worried About Them?
Imagine if the essentials of daily life were all within a 15-minute…
Half of Phoenix, Arizona, would end up in the ER if the city has a blackout during a heat wave, study finds
The study’s lead author says a blackout in Phoenix could kill 13,000…
‘This is the future of a clean grid’: Ontario ramps up battery — and natural gas — capacity
Assessing both moves announced Tuesday left some clean-energy advocates struggling to separate…
These scientists bonded over toilet tech. Now they’re working on carbon-free cement
Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Silicon Valley venture capital firm DCVC invest $55…
Life After the Ohio Train Derailment: Trouble Breathing, Dying Animals, and Saying Goodbye
After a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, leaked noxious chemicals, residents…
In a First, Rich Countries Agree to Pay for Climate Damages in Poor Nations – The New York Times
After 30 years of deadlock, a new U.N. climate agreement aims to…
In a surprise, global greenhouse gas emissions seem to be on the decline
Renewables have taken up some of the slack in the energy crisis…
California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars
WASHINGTON — California on Thursday is expected to put into effect its…
Brazil’s Supreme Court Rules Paris Agreement Is a Human Rights Treaty – EcoWatch
The supreme court of Brazil has ruled that the Paris Agreement is…
A satellite finds massive methane leaks from gas pipelines
A satellite has detected massive leaks of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas,…
Insect ranchers pour $5 million into world’s first large-scale genetic breeding facility
Genetically engineered mealworms could provide fertilizer—and food—for millions Source: Insect ranchers pour…
Next-gen USPS mail trucks are only capable of 8.6 mpg, EPA says
It’s claimed the USPS did not consider environmental impacts as required by…
Manchin’s Coal Corruption Is So Much Worse Than You Knew
Sen. Joe Manchin is bought and paid for by Big Coal. The…
Study Confirms Southern Ocean Is Absorbing Carbon – Important Buffer for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
January 3 – August 15, 2012 The waters circling Antarctica absorb more…
68% of Americans Wouldn’t Pay $10 a Month in Higher Electric Bills to Combat Climate Change | Cato at Liberty Blog
Although Americans say they are worried about climate change, most clearly aren’t…
Aquamation: The green alternative to cremation chosen by Desmond Tutu – CNN
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, long a champion of environmental causes, asked to be…
Mine shafts set to become energy storage hubs thanks to British invention
UK firm Gravitricity says its experimental energy storage project in Edinburgh is…
The train goes up, the train goes down: a simple new way to store energy
A new company stores energy using high-tech solutions, namely rocks and gravity….
The industry creating a third of the world’s waste
Extracting materials is wreaking havoc on the planet. Could the world’s growing…
Elon Musk tweets that SpaceX will start program to pull carbon dioxide in atmosphere and use it as rocket fuel
The billionaire SpaceX founder says in a separate tweet that the new…
Biden order would make US government carbon neutral by 2050 | AP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order…
China and India will have to explain themselves on coal, COP26 president says
“China and India are going to have to explain themselves to the…
Denmark Spends $150K to Clean Beach Seaweed and Plastic, Then Dumps It Back in the Sea
Experts have described the practice as ‘completely idiotic’ and harmful for the…
China and the US announce plan to work together on cutting emissions
In a surprise press conference, the two superpowers promised to cooperate more…
Earth has 11 years to cut emissions to avoid dire climate scenarios, a report says
Carbon dioxide emissions are rebounding after a dip in 2020, and researchers…
World on track for 2.4C warming despite 2030 pledges: Analysis
The Climate Action Tracker group says despite COP26 pledges, global warming would…
Few willing to change lifestyle to save the planet, climate survey finds
Exclusive: poll of 10 countries including US, UK, France and Germany finds…
Carbon emissions of richest 1% set to be 30 times the 1.5°C limit in 2030 | Oxfam International
Source: Carbon emissions of richest 1% set to be 30 times the…
Floating Wind Farms Are About to Transform the Oceans
One way or another, life just off the coast of California is…
We can tackle climate change by eating less meat, says Government’s chief scientific adviser | Daily Mail Online
Sir Patrick said he wants green choices to be the ‘easy choice’…
Jeff Bezos gives £732m to reforestation after chat with Prince Charles
At a Cop26 event alongside the Prince of Wales, the Amazon founder…
More than 63,000 pounds of trash removed from one of the biggest accumulations of ocean plastic in the world
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is one of several areas in the…
Bill Gates says climate tech will produce 8 to 10 Teslas, a Google, an Amazon and a Microsoft
Bill Gates expects climate investing to produce big returns for those who…
Biden Administration Plans Wind Farms Along Nearly the Entire U.S. Coastline
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced that her agency will formally begin the…
France to ban plastic packaging for most fruit and vegetables from January 2022
France will ban plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables from…
California Bans Gas Powered Lawn Mowers, Chain Saws, and Leaf Blowers
California has effectively banned small gasoline engines, impacting everything from lawn mowers…
World-first artificial synthesis of starch from CO2 outperforms nature
Starch is an essential material for everything from bread-baking to paper-making, and…
Scientists created the world’s whitest paint. It could eliminate the need for air conditioning.
The world’s whitest paint has been created in a lab at Purdue,…
Fuck Lawns
Bare, green grass serves no purpose whatsoever and should be abolished. Source:…
In World First, Top Beef Supplier Approves Methane-Busting Feed Additive That Reduces Gas by 55%
Bovaer was approved as a feed additive for dairy and beef cows,…
Jeff Bezos pledges $1 bln to biodiversity, conservation efforts
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledged on Monday to give away $1 billion…
China Takes The Air Out of Excessive Packaging
On August 10, 2021, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and…
Vessels return to Victoria after collecting 8 tonnes of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A crew of sailors has returned to Victoria from the Great Pacific…
