Scientists have transformed data captured during the most energetic series of extreme storms on record into a musical piece, “Song of the Sea,” demonstrating the effects of climate change. The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is currently underway in Glasgow, Scotland, and researchers at the University of Plymouth in England have […]
Right now, a lot of the methane created or extracted during other activities goes to waste. (credit: Lawrence Berkeley Lab ) The EPA announced new rules today that would slash methane leaks from the oil and gas sector, a significant source of carbon emissions that represents 30 percent of methane pollution in the US. Nearly […]
It’s hard to believe Michael Jackson‘s baby boy could really be this grown up but, well, here we are! Bigi Jackson — born Prince Michael Jackson II and was more famously formerly known to the world as Blanket — just made an incredibly rare television appearance on Monday! The 19-year-old (it’s crazy to think that he’s 19!) went […]
Enlarge (credit: iStock) New York took an aggressive stance toward fossil fuels this week, effectively killing the development of new fossil fuel power plants in the state. The Department of Environmental Conservation denied permits for two proposed natural gas power plants, saying they were incompatible with the state’s climate law, which calls for an end […]
Enlarge / At some point, this must stop. A recent congressional hearing left us no closer to figuring out when that point will be reached. (credit: Getty Images ) Thursday, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held hearings on the role of oil companies in fostering our present climate crisis. The companies led by […]
Enlarge / Polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) standing upright on fjord ice at Sabinebukta Bay at Irminger Point on a summer morning. (credit: Paul Souders / Getty Images ) The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the world. Because of that warming, some organisms are adapting by shifting their natural […]
Enlarge / Smoke billows from one of many chemical plants near Baton Rouge, La. ‘Cancer Alley’ is one of the most polluted areas of the US and lies along the once pristine Mississippi River that stretches some 80 miles from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, where a dense concentration of oil refineries, petrochemical plants, and […]
Prince William doesn’t see the point in rushing into space when we have bigger issues to deal with on our home planet! The future king sat down for an interview on BBC’s Newscast podcast this week and slammed the space tourism frenzy, explaining that the billionaires who are spending planet-sized sums in the next space […]
Enlarge / A container ship sails off the coast of Thailand. (credit: iStock ) Finding sources of pollution across vast supply chains may be one of the largest barriers to eliminating carbon pollution. For some sources like electricity or transportation, it’s relatively easy. But for others like agriculture or consumer electronics, tracing and quantifying greenhouse […]
Enlarge / A fire engine drives into air thick with smoke along Juniper Hills Road as the Bobcat Fire advances North into the Antelope Valley in 2020. (credit: Robert Gauthier | Getty Images) Late Thursday, Google announced that it is demonetizing content that makes misleading or false claims about climate change. As a result, content […]