A dual American citizen, a man from Arizona, and an Ontario law professor walk into a bar — well, actually, a casino conference room in Red Deer. It sounds like the setup to a bad joke, but the punchline is this: they came to stage a separatist intervention in Alberta.Continue Reading
Zia Yusuf has withdrawn from frontline politics almost as soon as he entered it. Over the past year, Reform’s former chair emerged from obscurity to become the right-hand-man of Nigel Farage – the odds-on favourite to be the next prime minister. Yesterday, he announced his shock resignation following a seriesContinue Reading
Frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians are not just battling habitat loss and pollution they’re now also contending with increasingly brutal heat waves and droughts. A sweeping 40-year study shows a direct link between the rise in extreme weather events and the growing number of species landing on the endangered list.Continue Reading
Nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian health support, the UN warned on Tuesday, as aid deliveries continue amid escalating needs, deadly explosive hazards and a severe funding shortfall.Continue Reading
City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and prosper in an uncertain future. Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Energy rescinded $3.7 billion in clean energy grants last week, saying the projects selected would not generate a positive return on investment. By Dennis Pillion BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Two iron pipe manufacturers in Alabama learned last week they lost a combined $150 million in promised federal funding thatContinue Reading
When the International Maritime Organization enacted a mandatory cap on the sulfur content of marine fuels in 2020, with an eye toward reducing harmful environmental and health impacts, it left shipping companies with three main options. They could burn low-sulfur fossil fuels, like marine gas oil, or install cleaning systemsContinue Reading
LEGOs are no stranger to many members of the MIT community. Faculty, staff, and students, alike, have developed a love of building and mechanics while playing with the familiar plastic bricks. In just a few hours, a heap of bricks can become a house, a ship, an airplane, or aContinue Reading
Researchers asked patients, some of whom had experienced lower back pain for up to 40 years, if being in nature helped them coped better with their lower back pain. They found that people able to spend time in their own gardens saw some health and wellbeing benefits. However, those ableContinue Reading
More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it. (Image credit: Mark Vancleave)Continue Reading
The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and widespread pollution are contributing to a catastrophic decline in biodiversity: over half of marine species are at risk of extinction this century.Continue Reading
As world leaders gear up for the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, one policy expert is making waves with an ancient marine organism he believes could help feed the planet, clean the air, and transform coastal economies. Continue Reading
The administration is leaning into fossil fuel solutions for growing power demand, with support from grid operators. By Marianne Lavelle, Carrie Klein The newest player on the U.S. coal scene, Core Natural Resources, had good news and bad news for investors when it announced its results for the start ofContinue Reading