After Lahaina fire, Hawaii residents focus on becoming ‘Firewise’
2025-03-26
Since the 2023 Maui fires that destroyed Lahaina, communities across Hawaii have sought ways to protect themselves from more destructive fires.Continue Reading
Can renewable energy survive climate change?
2025-03-26
As droughts reduce hydropower and clouds dim solar output around the world, experts say meteorology and climate science must be at the heart of the energy transition.Continue Reading
‘Renewables are renewing economies’, UN chief tells top climate forum
2025-03-26
Ministers from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to discuss progress in renewable energy generation and the rising toll of inaction over rising temperatures. Continue Reading
Localities, Rural Lawmakers Win in Halting Solar Siting Reform in Virginia
2025-03-26
Advocates sought change to reach clean energy goals amid an uptick in local permit denials. By Charles Paullin RICHMOND, Va.—Last month, a couple of weeks before the end of the regular legislative session, Virginia lawmakers killed a bill to reform the state’s process approving utility-scale solar projects despite achieving someContinue Reading
Why These Islanders Hunt Dolphins
2025-03-26
The residents of Fanalei Island, in the Solomon Islands, say the lucrative hunts will help them buy land elsewhere and move off their sinking home.Continue Reading
Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily
2025-03-26
One community near Phoenix is taking a “completely different” approach to development.Continue Reading
Why some Los Angeles homes are being built to resist wildfires — and some aren’t
2025-03-26
The wildfires in LA were so large, they burned areas that weren’t considered at risk. That means as residents start the process of rebuilding, thousands of them won’t be required to use fire-resistant building materials. Experts say those materials dramatically reduce the chance a house will burn. But now, LosContinue Reading
NOAA issues critical drought warnings during cuts to agency
2025-03-26
The embattled agency continues to disseminate crucial updates in a hostile political environment. The post NOAA issues critical drought warnings during cuts to agency appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The Traitor administration cuts to NOAA threaten efforts to save sea lions from toxic plankton
2025-03-26
Domoic acid outbreak killing and sickening marine mammals and birds along Southern California coast.Continue Reading
Poilievre Mapped: His Inner Circle of Lobbyists and Right-wing Activists
2025-03-26
Koch Industries, Elon Musk’s X Corp., Loblaws, Enbridge, Pathways Alliance, the Canadian Gas Association, Rumble Canada, Rebel News, Canada Proud, and Facebook. These are just a handful of the corporate interests and right-wing communications platforms linked to the inner circle of Pierre Poilievre and his federal Conservatives as Canada headsContinue Reading
EXCLUSIVE: Global Ad Giant WPP Shutters Sustainability-Focused Agency
2025-03-26
Global ad giant WPP has closed AKQA Bloom, a Miami-based communications agency specialising in sustainability campaigns, according to an email to staff obtained by DeSmog, and merged its operations with parent agency AKQA. Founded in 2022, AKQA Bloom positioned itself as a forward-thinking advertising agency dedicated to environmental sustainability and social impact.Continue Reading
Former BC Environment Minister Doubts EV Viability, Leads Cenovus-Backed Campaign
2025-03-26
In a recent policy forum, former environment minister Barry Penner expressed doubts that British Columbia would meet its targets for electric vehicle (EV) adoption. The province had suggested ambitious targets of 26 percent EV use by 2026 and 90 percent adoption by 2030. Nationally, Canada has mandated that 20 percent of allContinue Reading
MIT Maritime Consortium sets sail
2025-03-26
Around 11 billion tons of goods, or about 1.5 tons per person worldwide, are transported by sea each year, representing about 90 percent of global trade by volume. Internationally, the merchant shipping fleet numbers around 110,000 vessels. These ships, and the ports that service them, are significant contributors to theContinue Reading