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
09/16/2021
What Could Go Right? The next pandemic
Climate activists celebrate several wins, the possibilities of mRNA combination vaccines, free birth control, and more
09/06/2021
Northern hairy-nosed wombats are back from the brink after dropping to just 35 in the 1980s
They may look nothing like a Tasmanian tiger, but the northern hairy-nosed wombat very nearly shared something in common — extinction.
09/10/2021
New Deal nostalgia plants the seeds of a new ‘climate corps’
The black-and-white images of the Civilian Conservation Corps are nothing less than iconic: lines of young men at work in national forests and state parks, constructing trails, building roads and planting some 3 billion trees.
09/10/2021
These super crops can save us from climate disaster
Tonnes of rotting apples and ugly spuds never even make it to supermarket shelves. Tweaking their genes can change that.
09/13/2021
Report: To close the park access gap, open up schoolyards
Opening up schoolyards to the public would give 20 million more Americans access to a park.
09/14/2021
Chinese city in Yunnan builds ‘food court’ for future migrating Asian elephants
Officials in southwest China launched last Tuesday a “food court” for migrating elephants after a trekking herd captured the country’s and the world’s imagination and caused headaches for towns and cities along their route this summer.
09/03/2021
Grannies for Future: Youth have ‘no chance’ without old people
When the scale of the climate crisis was brought home to Cordula Weimann, she decided to make some changes. She used to drive a sports car and take flights on vacation. Then she launched the Grannies for Future movement.
09/10/2021
Study: Indigenous resistance has staved off 25% of U.S. and Canada’s annual emissions
That's the pollution equivalent of approximately 400 new coal-fired power plants.
09/07/2021
‘Threatened species fortress’: Zero extinction goal for national parks
The NSW government has declared a goal of zero extinctions within national parks and raised the protection status of almost 100 species from brush-tailed rock-wallabies and koalas to the rare nightcap oak to the level of the world-famous Wollemi pine.
09/08/2021
New York Bans Sale of Gasoline-Powered Cars Starting in 2035
The sale of new gas-powered cars and trucks will be banned in New York State in 14 years, under legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday.
09/09/2021
Global windfarm installations expected to surge after Covid drop, says report
Windfarm installations are expected to double to record global levels this year, after a short-lived Covid-19 slowdown, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
09/09/2021