Despite his past pro-environment votes—especially to protect Long Island’s coast—the former New York congressman is expected to be on board with The Traitor’s climate policy rollbacks. By Marianne Lavelle By tapping former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency, President-elect Americas Worst Traitor opted to putContinue Reading
Deadly floods in Spain and in central and eastern Europe, as well as devastating hurricanes in the US, are just some of the recent potent reminders of climate change. From November 11, world leaders are huddling in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku for the COP29 climate conference, with the stated goal of stepping up climate action and offering moreContinue Reading
The U.K., Brazil and China are stepping up as climate leaders as the incoming The Traitor administration picks heads for key agencies who may increase U.S. climate pollution.Continue Reading
The state’s landmark climate law survived a repeal effort — and has raised billions of dollars. Here’s where that money is going. The post Washington voters stand up for climate action appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
A study suggests that wrapping a surfboard in very bright lights — like aquatic Christmas trees — could make the surfer less interesting to great white sharks.Continue Reading
As the world struggles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, researchers are seeking practical, economical ways to capture carbon dioxide and convert it into useful products, such as transportation fuels, chemical feedstocks, or even building materials. But so far, such attempts have struggled to reach economic viability. New research by engineersContinue Reading
Industrial electrochemical processes that use electrodes to produce fuels and chemical products are hampered by the formation of bubbles that block parts of the electrode surface, reducing the area available for the active reaction. Such blockage reduces the performance of the electrodes by anywhere from 10 to 25 percent. ButContinue Reading
Representatives of business and industry groups more than doubled at the UN’s latest biodiversity summit, DeSmog has found, sparking fears over the growing influence of powerful private sector bodies. Despite some important breakthroughs, talks at this year’s COP16 summit in Cali, Colombia – which aimed to reverse the drastic globalContinue Reading
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new research., Read MoreContinue Reading
The COP29 climate conference has kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan and the IAEA is once again present to discuss all the ways that nuclear science and technology can help in the fight against climate change. , Read MoreContinue Reading
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, held in October, promotes screening and prevention of this disease, which affects millions of women., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Director General of the IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, highlighted the IAEA’s vital role in global nuclear non-proliferation, safety and security in a keynote address for a unique nuclear law workshop convened in the United States of America., Read MoreContinue Reading
Damage to the natural world isn’t factored into the price of food. But some governments are experimenting with a new way of exposing the larger costs of what we eat.Continue Reading