How One Utah Community Fought the Fracking Industry — and Won
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Students propose plans for a carbon-neutral campus
While so many faculty and researchers at MIT are developing technologies to reduce carbon emissions…
The kids’ climate lawsuit just got thrown out
The kids just got some bad news. Twenty-one children, adolescents, and young adults — all between the ages of 11 and 23 (as of June 2019) — sued the federal government in an unprecedented climate lawsuit in 2015. The youth argued that the U.S., by supporting an energy system that emits potent heat-trapping greenhouse gases…
Microsoft to Go ‘Carbon Negative’ by 2030 to Combat Climate Change
Microsoft is tackling global warming by pledging to remove more carbon out of the air than it generates by 2030. The ambitious plan to go “carbon negative” will entail Microsoft moving the company’s infrastructure to run on renewable energies and electric vehicles, planting entire forests, and investing $1 billion to fund carbon capture technologies. “If…
Students propose plans for a carbon neutral campus
While so many faculty and researchers at MIT are developing technologies to reduce carbon emissions…
The Davos effect – Climate Weekly
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Australia’s climate change polarisation hampers long-term bushfire fixes
‘We need to re-invent and re-think the management of our landscape,’ say bushfire experts, warning…
Germany agrees pay-out to states and companies in coal phase-out deal
The federal government has struck a deal with the country’s coal-producing regions to phase out…
Volcanic gas bursts probably didn’t kill off the dinosaurs
Massive gas bursts emitted by volcanoes about 66 million years ago probably couldn’t have caused…
Scientists embrace a cathedral’s rebirth
The day that Notre Dame burned, we here at Science News watched the live coverage…
Toronto under extreme cold weather alert ahead of big temperature drop, possible snowstorm
Toronto is under an extreme cold weather alert ahead of a big drop in temperature Thursday night, while a possible snowstorm is also in the forecast for Saturday.Toronto’s medical officer of health issued the alert as the city’s expected to experience a wind chill of -20 overnight.“The coldest air so far this month and since…
What can I do about climate change?
Image copyright Getty Images “The moment of crisis has come” in efforts to tackle climate change, Sir David Attenborough has warned. He spoke as BBC News launched a year of special coverage on global warming.Here are our answers to a range of readers’ questions.What are the most important things people can do? – Maureen Watt,…
