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
01/19/2023
Human waste could help tackle a global shortage of fertilizer
Tests on cabbage plants suggest fertilizers derived from human urine and feces are safe and could help bring down food prices.
01/09/2023
Rare rhinos dodge poachers in world’s top reserve for first time since 1977
No rhinos were poached last year in the world's largest reserve for the endangered great one-horned rhinoceros, India's Assam state, in what authorities said was the first time since 1977.
01/12/2023
What Could Go Right? The ozone layer bounces back
Full recovery predicted as early as 2035 for some parts of the world
01/04/2023
US government approves use of world’s first vaccine for honeybees
Hopes of a new weapon against diseases that routinely ravage colonies that are relied upon for food pollination.
01/02/2023
‘Fuah!’ sure: the vegan foie gras selling out across Spain
The plant-based pate has exceeded the Spanish startup’s expectations as orders fly in.
12/29/2022
Release of 10 quolls boosts ‘insurance’ population of endangered marsupial
In a “globally significant moment” which gives a near-extinct species a second lease at survival, 10 eastern quolls have been released into a New South Wales nature reserve.
12/15/2022
U.S. Energy Department to spend $3.7 billion on carbon removal
The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday agreed to commit $3.7 billion to finance projects to remove planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere and meet the nation's goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
12/22/2022
What Could Go Right? 99 good news stories
2022’s human rights victories, environmental wins, and health and development milestones
12/16/2022
99 Good News Stories You Probably Didn’t Hear About in 2022
It was a year defined by a lingering pandemic, rampant inflation, unstable economies, multiple humanitarian crises, a summer of climate hell in many parts of Asia, Europe and North America, and more than anything else, the outbreak of a devastating war in Ukraine. Wherever you turned, it was hard to escape the sense that things were falling apart.
12/16/2022
Virgin to fly ‘net-zero’ transatlantic Boeing 787
Virgin Atlantic plans to operate a Boeing 787 from London to New York, powered solely by waste oils and fats, a move hailed as a step toward reducing aviation's significant environmental impact.
12/15/2022
What Could Go Right? Nuclear fusion breakthrough!
Why the fusion news is significant, although far from an immediate climate fix.
11/30/2022