Got flight shame? Would you pa...
Flight shame — that guilty feeling for traveling by air because of its large impact on the climate — is making some customers think twice before flying.
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I believed the combination — shame and the well-honed D.C. survival instinct — could be enough to collect 20 Republican votes to remove this demonstrable menace of a president. I believed it was possible.
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It turns out you can still be a high-performing athlete on a plant-based diet.
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If you read only one book this year, it should be Roger Hallam’s “Common Sense for the 21st Century: Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown and Social Collapse.”
read moreOxford Names ‘Climate Emergenc...
In a break from precedent, the dictionary company released an all-environmental shortlist including “climate action,” “climate denial” and “eco-anxiety.”
read moreCan solar power help prevent C...
Most reports on climate change are filled with dire warnings for our future. The consensus is that the earth is getting progressively warmer, and our energy-consumption habits have had a direct impact on that.
read more60% of Toxic Superfund Sites T...
Hundreds of polluted sites face an increased risk of inundation from sea level rise, flooding exacerbated by global warming, or wildfires, Congress’s watchdog warns.
read moreIntensified US Sanctions Bolst...
On November 14, 1979, 10 days after Iranian students overran the U.S. embassy in Tehran to demand the return of Iran’s deposed Shah, the U.S. first imposed sanctions on Iran. In the four decades since, Iran has been almost continuously under U.S. sanctions.
read moreIt’s not just Venice. Climate ...
Saltwater rushed into St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice last week, submerging marble tombs, intricate mosaics, and centuries-old columns. A man was spotted swimming across St. Mark’s Square, normally bustling with tourists, as the highest tide in 50 years swept through.
read moreAs Climate Risk Grows, Cities ...
Glimpsed from a kayak on West Neck Creek, this swampy piece of land, a pocket of red maple and loblolly pine tucked behind growing subdivisions, doesn’t look like the stuff of existential debate.
read moreNew Criteria for Affordable Ho...
An update to the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria certification, available to property owners of low- and moderate-income housing, integrates key aspects of WELL 2.0.
read moreThis Pipeline Cuts Across a Re...
They could face fines of $10,000 and up to six years in jail.
read moreGiant Floating Solar Farms Cou...
Millions of solar panels clustered together to form an island could convert carbon dioxide in seawater into methanol, which can fuel airplanes and trucks, according to new research from Norway and Switzerland and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, PNAS, as NBC News reported.
read moreIndonesia’s food supply ...
An eye-opening report reveals how low-grade plastics are burned as fuel, poisoning the surrounding soil and air.
read moreDwindling tropical rainforests...
Growing up in Tanzania, I knew that fruit trees were useful. Climbing a mango tree to pick a fruit was a common thing to do when I was hungry, even though at times there were unintended consequences.
read moreWhy We Need to Fight for Recyc...
This America Recycles Day, take the #BeRecycled pledge and help keep our ocean – and our planet – healthy
read moreCap and Trade Is Supposed to S...
Countries have called California’s cap-and-trade program the answer to climate change. But it is just as vulnerable to lobbying as any other legislation. The result: The state’s biggest oil and gas companies have actually polluted more since it started.
read moreEven States With Green Activis...
“Inslee and Brown are doing everything politically feasible.”
read moreThe Growing Threat of Water Wa...
In 2015, United Nations member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, which include an imperative to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.” Yet, in the last four years, matters have deteriorated significantly.
read moreThe post-antibiotic era is her...
In the US, one person dies every 15 minutes because of drug resistance.
read moreClimate change fueled the rise...
Ancient Mesopotamia, the fabled land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, was the command and control center of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
read moreCan we build concrete thatR...
Concrete is an old material—8,000 years old. The Romans built with concrete from 300 BC to 476 AD.
read more‘Racism dictates who gets dump...
Five luminaries explain the concept of ‘environmental justice’ and reveal why, alongside the climate crisis, it is one of the most pressing issues of our time
read moreDavid Orr: Is There a Future f...
[Translate] This keynote talk was delivered at the 2019 Bioneers Conference. We are living through the most dangerous challenge to...
read morePlastic from fish guts. ItR...
A student from England’s University of Sussex has won about $40,000 for the invention of a translucent and biodegradable plastic made entirely from fish leftovers.
read moreCities Worldwide Are Reimagini...
At a time when most of humanity lives in cities, where do cars belong — especially the old, polluting ones that make city air foul for people to breathe?
read more‘Blather and hysteria’: Conser...
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Rep. Devin Nunes of California and other House Republicans were clearly trying to rally the Trumpian base on Wednesday, when the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump offered its first public testimony.
read moreThe world’s energy report card...
The world just got its energy report card … and at best, its grades are mixed.
read moreClimate change will affect “ev...
A baby born today will face higher risks of disease and undernutrition because of climate change, according to a new report in The Lancet.
read moreThe businesses that are — and ...
When president Trump announced his plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement in 2017, businesses spoke out en masse in opposition to this plan — conveying that long-term, global competitiveness demands climate action.
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