At CarbonPositive ’19, Archite...
At the instigation of architect Ed Mazria, last week’s conference traced how carbon becomes operationalized in the built environment.
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Practitioners have finally begun taking a more nuanced approach to the carbon emitted by new buildings. Are they too late?
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The energy already embodied in the built environment is a precious unnatural resource. It’s time to start treating it like one.
read moreClimate change activism lifted...
Greta previously did not eat or talk to people because of her depression, her father reveals in a new interview
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The country’s east coast was dotted with apocalyptic scenes on the last day of the warmest decade on record in Australia.
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And 6 other disturbing numbers that show just how bad the climate change crisis has gotten.
read moreA Call to Action as PlanetR...
Nearly 1,100 scientists, practitioners and experts in groundwater and related fields from 92 countries have called on the governments and non-governmental organizations to “act now” to ensure global groundwater sustainability.
read moreMy 10 favorite green products ...
These are the items I’d buy again because they’re well made and make our world a better, cleaner place.
read moreWhat’s Behind Big Oil’s Promis...
Here’s what the major fossil fuel companies are committing to do on climate change, and how that falls far short of what’s needed.
read moreBirth strike, flygskam, Pyroce...
It was another year in which natural disasters occurred with unnatural force and frequency: Mozambique was submerged by two deadly cyclones, some of its worst storms of record; Japan, Australia, and the southern U.S. sizzled in heat waves; and even the Arctic was on fire.
read moreOur Cherished Rivers Are Under...
Permanent protections for free-flowing rivers need to be a centerpiece of every country’s national climate action plan. Chile can lead the way.
read moreHere’s How Lebanese Environmen...
The galvanizing force of garbage piling up in the streets.
read moreHas the Climate Crisis in Afgh...
It has been two years since severe drought forced twenty nine-year old Amena and her four children to leave their village Petaw Qol in Waras. Now, they reside in Bamyan city.
read moreHow Oil Companies Avoided Envi...
Louisiana still hasn’t finished investigating 540 oil spills after Hurricane Katrina. The state is likely leaving millions of dollars in remediation fines on the table — money that environmental groups say they need as storms get stronger.
read moreThe Growing Climate Risks Scie...
A decade of ice, ocean and atmospheric studies found systems nearing dangerous tipping points. As the evidence mounted, countries worldwide began to see the risk.
read moreThe Key to Solving the Climate...
The Green New Deal resolution that was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives in February hit a wall in the Senate, where it was called unrealistic and unaffordable.
read moreAfter a Rough Year, Farmers an...
The Midwest floods revealed another benefit of sustainable agriculture: fields that had been farmed with conservation practices recovered faster.
read moreGarbage Café Gives Free Food f...
The Garbage Café in India is tackling the country’s plastic crisis while also giving a hearty meal to the poor and the homeless.
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GERM OF AN IDEA
Collecting bacteria from whales is about as complicated as you would think.
Federal Toxmap Shutters, Raisi...
The loss of the federal pollution tracker, supporters say, will inhibit public access to data on environmental hazards.
read moreGreenland’s Nearing a Climate ...
Past meltdowns occurred with temperatures only slightly higher than today’s, suggesting the world is overestimating the ice sheet’s stability, scientists say.
read moreThe Ganges Brims With Dangerou...
This sacred river offers clues to the spread of one of the world’s most daunting health problems: germs impervious to common medicines.
read moreTrump’s environmental record s...
The Sierra Club has come out in support of the impeachment and removal of President Trump from office. We have never before called for the impeachment or removal of a sitting President, but Trump’s abuse of power and disregard for the law has undermined our democracy.
read moreWhile Talking up Climate Actio...
Even as international climate negotiators tried to make progress at the UN climate summit in Madrid in early December, fossil fuel production and consumption has continued to rise, and major oil companies have been seeking new horizons to exploit.
read moreAs Coal Declined, This Valley ...
Many proposed drilling areas are right next to organic farms or ranches. Farmers worry that could put crops, water supplies and wildlife at risk.
read moreA Methane Leak, Seen From Spac...
The first satellite designed to continuously monitor the planet for methane leaks made a startling discovery last year: A little known gas-well accident at an Ohio fracking site was in fact one of the largest methane leaks ever recorded in the United States.
read moreEarth’s Hottest Decade o...
As global warming intensified, people and ecosystems felt the climate changing, from the hurricane-ravaged coasts to the fast-warming Arctic.
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