By Olivia Gieger, Inside Climate News Tidal power and solar would fuel a community microgrid protecting the island of Eastport, Maine, from outages. A pine tree lays on power lines after it was knocked over due to Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee on Sept. 16, 2023 in Eastport, Maine. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty …
Inside the ‘anti-COP’: A summit for climate activists who are fed up
Fast Company Activists rallied around a shared feeling of exclusion from the formal COP process and concerns that the solutions that come out of it are harming their communities. Pedestrian walk in front of the venue for COP 29 Summit in Baku on November 10, 2024, on the eve of …
6 Trends That Bode Well for a Resilient Business Future
Sustainable Brands In a time of ever-growing volatility, 6 themes that emerged from business leaders and innovators at SB’24 San Diego show glimmers of a resilient future for business and society. Right around this time eight years ago, heads of major corporations from the US and around the world banded together and showed that, …
Scientists just discovered a sea creature as large as two basketball courts. Here’s what it looks like.
By Benji Jones, Vox It’s the biggest known animal of its kind. A view from above of the newly discovered “mega” coral in the Solomon Islands. Steve Spence/National Geographic Pristine Seas In the warm blue waters of the Solomon Islands, an island chain in the South Pacific, lies one of the …
3 things Biden should do for the environment before he leaves office
By Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company With Donald Trump expected to turn back climate progress, here’s what Biden should focus on for the remainder of his presidential term. Over four years, President Joe Biden turned a bold climate platform into a strong climate legacy, the cornerstone of which is the Inflation Reduction …
‘People do not want to believe it is true’: the photographer capturing the vanishing of glaciers
By Helena Horton, The Guardian Christian Åslund was shocked at the difference between what he saw in 2002 and what confronted him this summer. Standing in blinding sunlight on an archipelago above the Arctic Circle, the photographer Christian Åslund looked in shock at a glacier he had last visited in …
White House plan would provide huge boost for nuclear power
By Andrew Freedman, Axios The U.S. announced a plan to dramatically expand nuclear power during the next few decades, as electricity demands escalate. Why it matters: The U.S. faces an increasing electricity demand amid the expansion of data centers used for artificial intelligence, growing use of electric vehicles, building of new manufacturing …
Voluntary carbon markets are flooded with cheap offsets that aren’t effective, data says
Carbon offsets have become big business as more companies make promises to protect the climate but can’t meet the goals on their own. When a company buys carbon offsets, it pays a project elsewhere to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on its behalf—by planting trees, for example, or generating renewable energy. The …
Low-cost method removes micro- and nanoplastics from water
Phys.Org Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have developed a novel nanotechnology-based solution for the removal of micro- and nanoplastics from water. Their research is published in the journal Micron. Tiny plastic particles are ubiquitous in the world today and may currently be one of the most important environmental …
How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day
By Jules Bernstein, Phys.Org On May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Mount St. Helens. The bulge and surrounding area slid away in a gigantic rockslide and debris avalanche, releasing pressure, and triggering a major pumice and ash eruption of the volcano. Thirteen-hundred …