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Summer may still be a month away, but electric system operators are already feeling the heat. With above-average temperatures forecast for much of the US in the coming months, system …
Electricity operators must wake up to climate change – or brace for summer outages Read MoreAustralia ranks as the world worst polluter from the use of coal, with per capita emissions from coal fired generation four times larger than the global average, new analysis shows. …
Australia ranks as world worst for pollution from coal fired power stations Read MoreI was one of four majority witnesses invited to testify before a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing Feb. 15, 2022, on HR 1755, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act. NREPA …
Carole King: ‘America’s forests are a key climate solution’ Read MoreRapid deforestation outweighs carbon capture by remaining trees Thef rainforests were Earth’s respiratory system, the Amazon would be a full lung. The region holds half of the tropics’ undisturbed forests. …
The Brazilian Amazon has been a net carbon emitter since 2016 Read MoreA few months ago, I published an assessment of long-distance shipping of green hydrogen from Namibia to Europe, finding that the shipping cost per unit of delivered energy would be …
North Africa Should Keep Green Hydrogen For Itself, Share Renewable Electricity Read MoreThe dates of the world-famous cherry blossom in Kyoto have been shifted forward by climate change and urban development. New attribution research has shown how a combination of human-induced climate …
Kyoto cherry blossom dates shifted by human influence Read MoreWalking the countryside is restful and recuperative. It revives the body and the soul. Getting away from our screens and under the forest canopy and the sky illuminates in ways …
The quiet of a country walk is nature’s silent scream Read Moreundefined A new study by a leading medical journal finds that deaths from pollution have increased to 9 million people each year – roughly one of six annual deaths worldwide. …
Pollution kills 9 million people per year, study says Read MoreCNN – The US Department of Energy is announcing a massive investment in direct air carbon removal projects, in hopes of kickstarting an industry that energy experts say is critical …
DOE announces carbon capture funding to kickstart climate industry Read MoreSometimes the best lessons that students learn in school are the ones they can take out of the classroom. That’s what motivated Mira Loma High School science teacher Colleen Kelly …
Sacramento students to launch environmental conservation projects after writing competition Read More