Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
08/06/2021
For a Clean Ocean, Just Add Oysters
From picturesque Mediterranean isles to New York’s bustling harbor, strategically placed oyster colonies are depolluting the sea with ease.
08/08/2021
Apps are helping people avoid air pollution amid record wildfires, rising temperatures
Air pollution in the U.S. and Europe improved over the last decade thanks to stricter regulations, but more frequent and intense wildfires are having a big impact on air quality.
08/09/2021
Biden’s reconciliation bill would be a big fucking deal
Democrats’ massive spending plan, explained.
08/08/2021
$6M in NBA grants go to Black-owned businesses and youth-focused groups
A decision by the Milwaukee Bucks to sit out a playoff game last year inspired the league to turn to social-justice-driven philanthropy.
08/06/2021
China says it will provide 2 billion vaccine doses to the world
The pledge, which included a $100 million donation to Covax, intensifies competition with the U.S. over leadership in ending the pandemic.
08/04/2021
Wildcats return to Netherlands after centuries’ absence
Rewilding of forests and ‘saturated’ habitats in Germany and Belgium behind growing population.
08/02/2021
‘Green Bitcoin Mining’: The Big Profits In Clean Crypto
Bitcoin is infamous for wasting enough electricity to add 40 million tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere a year—but now, a growing cadre of U.S. miners are developing green, and lucrative, new strategies worth a fortune all their own.
08/06/2021
How to fight climate despair
We’re not powerless, even if it feels that way.
08/09/2021
Explainer: The U.N. climate report’s five futures – decoded
The U.N. climate panel report released Monday on the physical science of climate change uses five possible scenarios for the future.
08/05/2021
Decades-old sea otter translocations prove successful
Sea otters translocated to new parts of the Pacific half a century ago have mostly burgeoned into healthy, sustaining populations despite having a nearly 90% death rate in some areas at the time they were reintroduced.
08/05/2021
Apocalypse When?
System change is required to avert potential catastrophes such as climate change-induced weather events, declining agricultural productivity, and future pandemics. But it is difficult to get people to tackle such threats in concert when most perceive only a slow deterioration.
08/08/2021