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
04/05/2021
‘This isn’t just luck’: why fewer people are dying as a result of natural disasters
Rewilding projects and tech fixes are reducing death rates from natural disasters, despite weather extremes becoming more common
03/23/2021
The biggest animal welfare success of the past 6 years, in one chart
Factory farming is spreading, but some of its worst practices are on their way out.
03/23/2021
Building on George Shultz’s Vision of a World Without Nukes
Most Americans are too young to remember the fear and dread of an atom bomb or nuclear crisis.
04/01/2021
The Nuclear Threat That Wasn’t
We don't notice a lot of incremental progress or hear about disasters that didn't happen. Like quietly denuclearizing post-Soviet states.
03/31/2021
Maybe We’re Not F*cked: Moving the Climate Conversation Forward
Is the narrative of climate catastrophism accurate, and is it doing us any good? Three experts balance the struggle ahead with what they're optimistic about.
03/16/2021
School’s solar panel savings give every teacher up to $15,000 raises
Renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar are generating more power in the U.S. than coal. Ben Tracy visits a rural Arkansas school district using the sun's rays in an unusual way.
03/23/2021
Why Biden’s climate agenda might be very, very ‘quiet’
The best clean energy bill could be the one you'll never hear about.
UK Is Now Halfway Toward Meeting Its Zero-Carbon Goal by 2050
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom have plunged by 51 percent since 1990 and the country is halfway toward slashing its CO2 emissions to zero by 2050, according to the Web site Carbon Brief.
03/25/2021
US report: Bald eagle populations soar in lower 48 states
The number of American bald eagles has quadrupled since 2009, with more than 300,000 birds soaring over the lower 48 states, government scientists said in a report Wednesday.
03/23/2021
World Energy Transitions Outlook
Host Jason Bordoff is joined by Francesco La Camera to discuss the recent World Energy Transitions Outlook preview, and what the world needs to do to stabilize the rise of global temperatures,
03/20/2021
How stalling growth hurts the planet
Some environmentalists and economists are pushing for "degrowth" — stabilizing or even shrinking the economy — to avert environmental catastrophe.
03/18/2021