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.
10/31/2022
Renewable energy contributes record 68.7% of power to Australia’s main grid for brief period
Renewable energy generation hit a new record on Friday, briefly contributing more than two-thirds of the power in Australia’s main grid.
10/27/2022
100 UK universities pledge to divest from fossil fuels
This equates to 65% of the country’s higher education sector refusing to make at least some investments in fossil fuel companies, and endowments worth more than £17.6bn now out of reach for the corporations.
11/01/2022
How a rare butterfly returned
From the top of Pigeon Butte in western Oregon’s William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, the full width of the Willamette Valley fits into a gaze.
11/01/2022
Op-ed: We need better rules around working in extreme heat
As we move into a climate-uncertain future, we should be considering policies that specify heat-related working conditions.
10/25/2022
Opinion: We badly need better alternatives to conventional meat
The case for big investments in plant-based and lab-grown alternative proteins.
10/21/2022
Wild baby bison born in the UK for first time in thousands of years after surprise pregnancy
A baby bison has been born in the UK for the first time in millennia as part of a groundbreaking rewilding project.
10/20/2022
What Could Go Right? At least it’s not October 2020 anymore
Not too long ago, we were still languishing in lockdowns. We take a look back on how far we have come in the past two years.
10/04/2022
Renewables met 100% of the rise in global electricity demand in the first half of 2022
Renewables met all of the rise in global electricity demand in the first half of 2022, preventing any growth in coal and gas generation, according to a new report published by London-based energy think tank Ember.
10/05/2022
Where will we live in the future?: How climate change is remapping humanity
Parag Khanna, author of "Move: Where People are Going for a Better Future," argues that movement is a key part of human history, adding that climate change is already driving mass migration.
09/27/2022
Spain makes history by giving personhood status to salt-water lagoon, thanks to 600,000 citizens
Spain has granted personhood status to Europe's largest salt-water lagoon in a first for the continent.
09/29/2022
EPA doubles money for electric school buses as demand soars
Responding to “overwhelming demand,” the Environmental Protection Agency is nearly doubling the money available to states to buy electric models of the familiar yellow school buses that millions of children ride every school day.
09/29/2022