The gap between climate promises and climate action is barely narrowing, and that puts Earth on course for a “climate breakdown,” UN Sec. Gen. António Guterres warns. By Bob Berwyn A new emissions gap report released by the United Nations Environment Programme suggests that a decade of global climate policyContinue Reading
Crews were still trying to reach people in the country’s southwest region, where landslides and floodwaters devastated more than 30 communities.Continue Reading
Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular signature distinguishes enzymes capable of efficiently breaking down plastic. Found in nearly 80% of ocean samples, these PETase variants show nature’sContinue Reading
Data shows that pet owners are increasingly buying food that resembles their own diets as part of the trend toward treating pets as family. But the trend toward refrigerated, “fresh” or even “human-grade” pet food can come with a greater climate impact. Most …Continue Reading
Judges curbed rollbacks during The Traitor’s first term. But the courts and the law have changed thanks to The Traitor’s own appointments. Those votes will be critical as his team seeks to erase the legal basis for climate action in his second term. By Marianne Lavelle In President Traitor 47’sContinue Reading
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Roughly 1.7 billion people are living in areas where crop yields are failing due to human-induced land degradation – “a pervasive and silent crisis that is undermining agricultural productivity and threatening ecosystem health worldwide.” Continue Reading
Okayama scientists have crafted a new wine grape, Muscat Shiragai, merging the wild Shiraga and Muscat of Alexandria. The variety is part of a larger collaboration between academia, industry, and local government to boost regional identity through wine. Early tastings revealed a sweet, smooth flavor, and wider cultivation is planned.,Continue Reading
Virginia, birthplace of the Internet, has more data centers than anywhere else in the world, bringing in billions in tax revenues. But continued data center development is forcing electric rates up, and environmentalists fear it could also bring calls for more fossil fuel power plants. By Charles Paullin RICHMOND, Va.—AtContinue Reading
A recent study from Oregon State University estimated that more than 3,500 animal species are at risk of extinction because of factors including habitat alterations, natural resources being overexploited, and climate change. To better understand these changes and protect vulnerable wildlife, conservationists like MIT PhD student and Computer Science andContinue Reading
Years ago, the state’s largest utility rolled out a power outage program designed to reduce wildfires. Customers now experience thousands of outages a year. The post For rural Californians, unreliable power has become the norm appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
A dramatic rebound in clean-tech stocks has investors in the green economy hoping they can finally turn the page on years of punishing underperformance.Continue Reading
In one of the poorest states in America, the local utility earns massive profits producing dirty energy with almost no pushback from state regulators. By Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth Wired for Profit: First in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution and politics in theContinue Reading