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.
Tag: Environment
04/08/2022
Tesla, Block and Blockstream team up to mine bitcoin off solar power in Texas
Blockstream and Jack Dorsey’s Block, formerly Square, are breaking ground on a solar- and battery-powered bitcoin mine in Texas using solar and storage technology from Tesla.
04/08/2022
Sweden set to be world’s first country to target consumption-based emission cuts
A deal between Sweden’s political parties positions the country to take responsibility for the carbon footprint of imported goods.
04/12/2022
Tiny cars and massive lithium deposits: The unlikely quest to build electric vehicles in Bolivia
Bolivian startup Quantum Motors makes tiny EVs aimed at the Latin American masses. Will they buy it?
03/30/2022
EU wants to force fashion firms to make clothes more durable and recyclable
New design rules would also force firms to reveal how much unsold product they send to landfill.
03/31/2022
Rhino population up by 200 in Kaziranga: How the Assam national park protects the endangered one-horned animal
The recent census carried out in the nature reserve revealed that the rhino population had risen from 2,413 in 2018 to 2,613. Stricter policing against poachers and artificial mud platforms make conservation efforts a true success.
03/17/2022
Breeding success brings new hope for the future of Bridled Nailtail Wallaby in NSW
There’s fresh hope for the future of the beautiful Bridled Nailtail Wallaby, with a small but significant population of the species doubling in size after reintroduction to the Pilliga State Conservation Area in north-western NSW. It’s good news for a species which was once thought to be extinct.
04/03/2022
Climate Optimism
Among the headline-grabbing wildfires, droughts and floods, it is easy to feel disheartened about climate change.
04/06/2022
Boston to replace school buses with electric ones by 2030
Boston plans to replace its entire fleet of more than 700 school buses with electric vehicles by 2030, starting with 20 buses that will be taking kids to school some time during the next school year, Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday.
04/04/2022
World’s largest bee, thought to be extinct, found in Indonesia
In 1859, while exploring the remote island of Bacan in the North Moluccas, Indonesia, the renowned naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace made an astounding discovery: the Megachile pluto — the world’s largest bee.
04/06/2022
This startup designed an electric cargo ship to cross the ocean
Until recently, most experts would have argued that battery-electric ships weren’t feasible for traveling across oceans.
04/08/2022
Largest double-sided solar farm in Europe opens in Greece, supplying power to 75,000 households
The Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, inaugurated a new solar park this Wednesday. It is the biggest system with two-sided, or bifacial, panels in Europe.
04/07/2022
