Climate, Energy & Conservation
This essay is adapted from the Frankly episode posted on August 7th, 2026, titled “Unordinary Interventions: How to Plant Seeds for a Better Future.”
Imposing high bonding requirements across the board does little to protect taxpayers or the environment and ties up capital in unproductive ways. In fact, as some states have ratcheted up financial as...
Togo is cosponsoring a proposal to review commercial whaling quotas, drawing criticism from whale conservation groups. The draft resolution was submitted for discussion at the upcoming 70th meeting of...
by Angela Wheeler For years, the CO2 Coalition and independent scientists have warned that the U.S Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) rested on a foundation of sand. Its dramatic projections of ...
Two people were found dead Sunday in San Rafael, California, after going missing during a canoeing trip. Casey Flynn Melia, 36, and another individual whose identity has not yet been released, were ca...
The extraordinary flaws behind the 97% climate consensus claim.The postThe Climate Consensus Myth: The Climate Skeptic Podcast | Episode 59appeared first onWatts Up With That?.
Since the launch of global restoration initiatives such as the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), large-scale tree planting has become the hallmark of many restoration projects. Ambitio...
A new threat is lurking along California’s coast — and officials are warning residents to keep their distance. A high number of sea lions are washing ashore appearing disoriented and erratic, with man...
Data centers are facilitating the very technology that can help modernize the grid, enhance our energy security, and ensure that the U.S. – not China – is the world leader in the technology that will ...
A new award has been created in honor of late conservation icon Jane Goodall by the board of the Starmus Festival, an international gathering of scientists and artists to be held from Oct. 17-22 in Te...
This summer continues to bring scorching temperatures with little relief at times, but residents in Miami are in luck as a shift in weather is on the way.
This is the second article in Mongabay’s three-part investigation of spekboom-led ecosystem restoration in South Africa. It is part of an award-winning collaboration between independent science writer...
The seven people from Tekoa Kalipety were traveling between Guarani communities with seeds. They had spent the week checking in on relatives, praying at Porto Lindo, and sharing traditional seeds harv...
Burning biomass fuels like dry wood and rice husk for cooking can produce air pollution and contribute to toxic heavy metals buildup inside rural kitchens in Bangladesh, a new study finds. Md. Badiuzz...
ARBOREK, Southwest Papua, Indonesia — For generations, Raja Ampat’s Indigenous communities have governed different forests, reefs and islands according to their customary systems. Those communities ha...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Drone pilot Manish Maharjan has helped rescue teams in Nepal find people missing after last week’s catastrophic floods, sometimes using speakers mounted on the devices to call ...
A 1% increase in illegal mining led to a 24% spike in malaria cases among the Yanomami, prompting a new data-driven defense.
What began as a peaceful swim in Lake Tahoe quickly turned into a frightening encounter with a wild otter, leaving one woman injured and afraid to return to the water she calls her "peace and sanctuar...
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook part of South Texas Tuesday morning, with an epicenter about 45 miles north-northwest of San Antonio, according to the USGS.
Tropical trouble in the Pacific continues to build with Tropical Storm Marie forming early Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the main focus remains on Category 4 Hurricane Karina and Tropical Storm Lowell, ...