By Diana Kruzman, Inside Climate News The bogs, logged for centuries and recently burned, sequester far more carbon than forests. Now, thousands of acres are being “rewetted” as part of a restoration strategy. Fred Wurster’s favorite time to walk through the Great Dismal Swamp is at dusk. Pushing through thick …
This startup is making natural gas from sunlight, water, and air
By Kristin Houser, Freethink Terraform wants to stop climate change by replacing fossil fuels with “air fuels.” A California startup is using sunlight, water, and air to create synthetic natural gas — eliminating the need to pull it from the ground and release additional greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Synthetic …
The American Climate Corps is over. What even was it?
By Kate Yoder, Grist Biden’s green jobs program was never what it seemed. Now it’s shutting down before Trump takes office. Grist / Andrew Caballero Reynolds / AFP / Getty Images; AmeriCorps; Getty Images Giorgio Zampaglione loved his two-hour commute from the town of Mount Shasta into the surrounding northern …
The business case for saving coral reefs
By Saqib Rahim, Grist A growing body of research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect $1.8 billion in economic assets each year and should be protected for our sake and their own. Emily Irving / AFP via Getty Images Days after hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through Puerto Rico in …
The Best Climate Resolution This Year? Do Nothing.
By Eric Holthaus, Slate Only by opting out of the Sisyphean “solutions” escalator can we unlock true climate progress. Early January is resolution season, and in climate circles that means rehashing the same old debate: Given the enormity of the problem we’re facing, and the amount of responsibility for it that …
I’m a climate journalist and know I don’t do nearly enough. Here’s what I’m trying to change
By Aimee Rawlins, Fast Company In the era of Trump, it’s time for all of us to take a closer look at our consumption and break some bad habits. When food gets tossed into landfills, it lays there festering, releasing more methane than any other type of trash. And while …
Former EU environment chief warns against backsliding on climate crisis
By Jennifer Rankin, The Guardian Virginijus Sinkevicius, a former environment commissioner, criticises bloc’s decision to delay deforestation law. Firefighters on their way to tackle a wildfire in Ano Loutro, near Xylokastro in Corinthia, Greece, in September 2024. Photograph: Vassilis Psomas/EPA A former EU environment commissioner has warned against backsliding on the …
An Ecosystem Approach Is Key When Designing Urban Forestry
By Paul Johnson, Sustainable Brands Which trees you preserve and plant when you build a new building or expand your corporate footprint has an impact — not only on your property but also on the surrounding community. Most urban forest land is privately owned, but urban forestry is thought of as a …
Cotton-and-squid-bone sponge can soak up 99.9% of microplastics, scientists say
By Tom Perkins, The Guardian Filter performs well in removing plastic pollution from water and Chinese researchers say it appears to be scalable. A sponge made of cotton and squid bone that has absorbed about 99.9% of microplastics in water samples in China could provide an elusive answer to ubiquitous …
30 Game-Changing Climate, Social Solutions Are ‘Bright Spots’ in These Uncertain Times
Sustainable Brands 30 ‘Bright Spots’ highlighted by Forum for the Future — in partnership with Earthshot Prize and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors — reignite hope by demonstrating that transformational change is not only possible, but already happening. A new campaign from Forum for the Future will, over the next 12 months, showcase 30 …