Lung Association report suggests zero-emission vehicles could save 110,000 US lives | Engadget

The American Lung Association has released a report on the benefits of zero-emission vehicles..

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Replaceable Batteries Are Coming Back To Phones If The EU Gets Its Way

Back in the day, just about everything that used a battery had a hatch or a hutch that you could open to pull it out and replace it if need be. Whether it was a radio, a cordless phone, or a cellphone, it was a cinch to swap out a battery.

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Step towards 'proper' plastic recycling as researchers recover 92% of plastic

A team of researchers at ETH Zurich have broken down plastic into its molecular building blocks, recovering 90% of them - and it could lead to a new way of using plastic.

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Canada releases plan for a 40 per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2030

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault today released the government's plan to dramatically curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next eight years to meet ambitious 2030 reduction targets. It's a plan that leans heavily on deep cuts in the electricity, oil and gas and transportation sectors.

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14 Million Tons Of Coffee Waste Were Used By Rens Original To Make Sneakers

Climate change solutions for consumers typically are held to be home solar power systems, energy storage systems, electric vehicles or hybrid gas-electric vehicles, energy-efficient appliances, better home insulation, net-zero construction, and so forth. Broadly speaking, food waste is not at the top of such lists.

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Here's how food waste can generate clean energy

Technologies like biomass gasification can help tackle the growing global problem of food waste.

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Misinformation is derailing renewable energy projects across the United States

On a winter night in early 2016, Jeremy Kitson gathered in his buddy's large shed with some neighbors to plan their fight against a proposed wind farm in rural Van Wert County, Ohio. The project would be about a mile from his home.

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Solar starts strong, growing 40% year over year in January

Solar PV reached new heights through 2021, with top line estimates pegging total global deployment at the inspiring milestone of 1TW of installed active capacity on the planet. In January 2022, the United States made its latest contribution by bringing 22 projects to commercial operation, adding 952MW of capacity.

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Volcano near Philippines capital erupts, spewing plume of steam and ash

Thousands of residents are being urged to evacuate, as the Philippines volcanology institute raises the alarm at the Taal volcano to the third level in a five-step warning system.

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US poised to release 2.4bn genetically modified male mosquitoes to battle deadly diseases

Genetically modified male mosquitoes may soon be buzzing across areas of California, in an experiment to stop the spread of invasive species in a warming climate.

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Dogs Can Tell the Difference Between Human Languages

Canines in the study could differentiate between Spanish, Hungarian and nonsense words

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East Antarctica ice shelf size of New York City collapses amid accelerated melt

Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in East Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable.

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Vanilla-Scented Beaver Butt Secretions Are Used In Food And Perfume

For 80 years, foods and perfumes have contained castoreum, an anal secretion beavers use to mark their territories, which smells like vanilla.

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Pollution breakthrough as new enzyme helps ‘eat’ plastic used in drinks bottles

A new breakthrough could offer hope in the battle against plastic pollution - an enzyme which ‘eats’ plastic and could help to break down single-use drinks bottles. More than 400 million tons of plastic waste are produced each year, the overwhelming majority of which ends up in landfills, the University of Portsmouth researchers say.

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45 Vet Clinic Signs That Help Make Any Pet Owner's Visit More "Paws-itive"

Taking your pet to the vet can be a dreadful experience for many pet owners. Pets, much like humans, are terrified of doctors, but unfortunately, they don’t express their disapproval with words. However, one vet clinic in Westminster, Maryland, USA, found a way to make this experience more enjoyable, at least for the humans involved. 

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Microplastics found in human blood for first time

Microplastic pollution has been detected in human blood for the first time, with scientists finding the tiny particles in almost 80% of the people tested. The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs. The impact on health is as yet unknown. But researchers are concerned as microplastics cause damage to human cells in the laboratory and air pollution particles are already known to enter the body and cause millions of early deaths a year.

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2021 emissions surge leaves less than 10 years to avoid 1.5 degree warming: study

Although carbon emissions dropped sharply in 2020 amid the COVID pandemic, a subsequent surge wiped out any time the decrease may have bought, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. The first year of the pandemic saw emissions decline 11 percent as a number of activities ground to a halt. However, in 2021, as restrictions lifted, they surged 4.8 percent compared to 2020. Greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions, are the primary cause of climate change.

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Cone snail venom is incredibly toxic — it might also be a surprising treatment for human pain

In a new study, researchers discovered one clade of cone snail uses a venom that contains a peptide resembling somatostatin, which could treat cancer and other human ailments.

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Global air pollution levels spiked in 2021 after a drop during 2020 lockdowns, report says

The Amazon rainforest is emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, according to a new pollution report—the opposite of what is supposed to happen.

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Great Barrier Reef hit by sixth mass bleaching event, leading coral scientist says

Prof Terry Hughes says he believes bleaching is under way as the Australian government conducts monitoring flights over 2,300km reef

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Universities must reject fossil fuel cash for climate research, say academics

Open letter from 500 academics likens fossil-energy funding of climate solutions to tobacco industry disinformation

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Los Angeles suing Monsanto for chemicals in waterways

Chemical company Monsanto found itself in the horns of yet another lawsuit Monday, as Los Angeles sued the firm for allegedly knowingly polluting waterways in one of the biggest cities in the United States.

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Amazon invests $1bn in climate and social sustainability

Amazon has raised $1bn (£707m, €821m) to put towards its first sustainability bond, which the retail giant will invest in renewable energy and clean transport. The bond will also help various construction initiatives to produce greener buildings and affordable housing.

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Coal's a 'stupid investment' and we're 'sleepwalking to climate catastrophe,' says UN chief Guterres

The U.N. Secretary General issued a stark warning Monday, saying the planet had emerged from last year’s COP26 summit in Glasgow with “a certain naïve optimism” and was “sleepwalking to climate catastrophe.” In remarks delivered to The Economist’s Sustainability Week via video link, Antonio Guterres sketched out a picture of where he felt the world stood when it came to tackling global warming.

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Deep-Sea Octopuses Are Making Shelters Out Of Human Trash

One man’s trash is an octopus’ treasure. A group of researchers from Italy and Brazil wanted to take a closer at how deep-sea octopuses interact with trash that makes its way to the ocean after being discarded by humans.

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Solar Vs. Wind Power: Which Energy Is Best?

We compare and contrast the histories, benefits and future of using wind power versus solar power. Click to see our industry analysis.

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There are now enough solar panels on Earth to power the whole of Europe

There are now enough solar panels installed throughout the world to generate 1 terawatt (TW) of electricity from the sun, according to the latest estimates, marking a major milestone for renewable energy adoption.

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'Not a good sign': The temperature was 70 degrees above average near South Pole, a troubling record

It was 70 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than average in Antarctica, while areas of the Arctic are more than 50 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the average.

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US officials reverse course on pesticide's harm to wildlife

U.S. wildlife officials have reversed their previous finding that a widely used and highly toxic pesticide could jeopardize dozens of plants and animals with extinction

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Recycled plastic bottles leach more chemicals into drinks, review finds

More chemicals being released by reused plastic could indicate need for ‘super clean’ recycling process

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Why is China appointing judges to combat climate change?

Why is China appointing thousands of judges to environmental courts and training prosecutors to bring cases to them, even if it means suing the government? Eco-lawyer James Thornton takes us inside the country's growing effort to use the power of the courts to address environmental problems -- a little-known story that indicates China could become a champion of legal action on climate.

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The ozone layer was damaged by Australia’s Black Summer megafires

Australia’s record-breaking wildfires of 2019 and 2020 blasted smoke so high that even the ozone layer in the stratosphere was damaged, a new analysis shows. The Black Summer bushfires, which raged along Australia’s east coast from November 2019 to January 2020, caused unprecedented destruction.

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Somalia's worst drought in four decades means millions need aid

It has not rained on Habiba Maow Iman's farm in southern Somalia for two years. Her animals are dead; her crops failed.

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A New Study Has Identified a Dominant Force Driving Evolution on Earth Today

Mounting evidence suggests humans are now a major driving force of evolution on Earth. From selective breeding to environmental modifications, we're altering so much of our world that we're not only now driving the climate, but the direction of life

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Drought in U.S. Is Expected to Persist, and Spread, Through the Spring

Winter precipitation amounts were not enough to significantly improve conditions in much of the country, government scientists said.

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Federal Court Rejects Exxon's Attempt to Halt Climate Change Investigations

On Tuesday, a federal appeals court denied ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop the attorneys general of New York and Massachusetts from investigating whether the company lied about its knowledge of climate change. The decision was handed down by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, which said Exxon couldn’t sue Massachusetts’ Attorney General Maura Healey because it was already doing so in the state court system, as reported by Reuters.

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These 50 metre-high rope bridges are helping sloths in Costa Rica survive deforestation

Zoologist Rebecca Cliffe knows some people see sloths as "boring, lazy animals," but she believes there's something special about their slow pace.

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Cloud seeding might not be as promising as drought-troubled states hope

On mountain peaks scattered across Colorado, machines are set up to fire chemicals into the clouds in attempts to generate snow. The process is called cloud seeding, and as global temperatures rise, more countries and drought-troubled states are using it in sometimes desperate efforts to modify the weather.

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Koch brothers launch new misinformation campaign against electric cars

The Koch brothers, who are deeply embedded in the fossil fuel industry, have long been financing offensives against electric vehicles through multimillion-dollar lobbying campaigns. They are at it again with a fresh new effort to delegitimize electric cars and promote fossil fuels.

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The Case for Declaring a National Climate Emergency

Earlier this week, President Biden banned all oil and energy imports from Russia, punishing Vladimir Putin for his brutal war against Ukraine and building upon an earlier package of historic economic sanctions. Biden’s actions are a steely acknowledgment that our reliance on Russian fossil fuels threatens both national and global security. They are also tangible evidence that Biden can act quickly and boldly to confront national emergencies when he chooses to.

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Browning Recon Force Extreme Trail Camera Pickup

Wildlife in Florida,very nice.

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Cash for grass: Colorado bill would pay to abandon lawns

DENVER (AP) — Facing a historic megadrought all across the American West with no end in sight, Colorado lawmakers, looking for easy and effective ways to conserve water, set their sights on Kentucky Blue Grass.

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Green Businesses Are Incredibly Difficult to Make Profitable. Try It Anyway

Making a business successful is a challenge in itself, but making a green business profitable is an even harder journey. For society's sake, entrepreneurs must be prepared to make that journey, says Geoffrey Jones.

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The cheapest climate solution? Return half of the planet to nature, this scientist says.

In September, the United Nations released a report indicting world leaders for failing to halt biodiversity collapse. Despite setting ambitious targets in 2010 to protect endangered ecosystems, we’ve lost a gut-wrenching 68 percent of species since 1970.

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Huge spiders to colonize US East Coast, but maybe it's a good thing

Big and scary-looking Joro spiders have spread from Asia to the southern United States and are now poised to colonize the country's cooler climes—but they're nothing to fear and might end up actually helping local ecosystems. That's according to scientists who have been studying the arachnid invaders since they first arrived in Georgia around 2013.

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The Fukushima region invests in a renewable future after the nuclear disaster

The Fukushima region invests in a renewable future after the nuclear disaster. Solar fields along tsunami-ravaged beaches, green energy "micro-grids," and the experimental creation of non-polluting hydrogen: the Fukushima region is investing in a renewable future 11 years after its nuclear disaster.

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Construction begins on the US' first-ever offshore wind farm service operations vessel

Meet the "Eco Edison," which will be the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind farm service operations vessel in the US.  

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So You Want to Bury A Body: Grave Digging for Writers

There comes a time in most people’s lives, certainly in most writers lives, when they’ll need to start thinking about how to bury a body. A dead body that is. It can’t be that hard, can it? After all, we’ve seen them do it on TV. A brief shot of a spade (or is it a shovel?) in action, a brief cut in the film, and the body is next to the grave ready to be disposed of. The sides of the grave are always nice and neat and self-supporting as well, so how hard can it be?

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Affection from a dog really is medicinal, according to a new study

Dogs may also be a doctor's best friend. For patients suffering from pain in the emergency room, just 10 minutes with a four-legged friend may help reduce pain, according to a study published Wednesday. The results support what dog lovers everywhere have long suspected -- canine affection cures all ills -- as well as provides a bit of optimism for patients and health care providers frequently grappling with strapped hospital resources in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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By 2500 earth could be alien to humans

There are many reports based on scientific research that talk about the long-term impacts of climate change — such as rising levels of greenhouse gases, temperatures and sea levels — by the year 2100. The Paris Agreement, for example, requires us to limit warming to under 2.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century.

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