Environment

Climate Realism (Heartland) 7/10 ?

Climate NGOs and Foundations: The Hidden Conflicts of Interest

Guest Post by Stephen Heins, originally posted at The Word Merchant. In the global push for “climate action,” non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and philanthropic foundations position themselves as...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

Scientists discover 149 new deep-sea species at remote Indian Ocean seamounts

The Indian Ocean accounts for about a fifth of global ocean area, with 90% of it reaching deeper than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet). Yet compared to the Pacific and Atlantic, its deep-sea biodiversity is ...

Real Climate Science 6/10 ?

Earth, Wind And Fire

The massive Ross Fire west of Fort Worth, Texas is devouring the Barton Chapel Wind Plant and the Pinnington Solar Farm, as well as an oil field. Ross Fire Map | Palo Pinto, Texas | WildFire Explorer

Fox Weather 6/10 ?

3 American tourists reported missing following devastating flash flood in Nepal

A destructive flash flood has devastated the Rasuwa area in Nepal on Wednesday.

Watts Up With That 7/10 ?

The Future of Climate Science with Roger Pielke, Jr.

This week we cover unemployment data, stadium subsidies, and how Americans feel about the U.S. economy right now. Our interview is with climate scientist and American Enterprise Institute senior fello...

Manhattan Contrarian 6/10 ?

The Democratic Socialists Of America And Dolly Parton

The sad news today is that country music legend Dolly Parton has died. I admit that I’m not particularly a fan of country music. It’s not that I don’t like it; I just devote my time to other things....

Mongabay 7/10 ?

‘They will do it legally or illegally’: Interview with James Giahyue on Liberia’s cocoa boom

In 2024, the price of cacao on world markets spiked dramatically, nearly quintupling from what it had been a year earlier. Prices have since dropped, but along with a land crunch in Côte d’Ivoire, the...

Fox Weather 6/10 ?

Nearly 50 Americans missing after landslide causes devastating flash flood in Nepal, dozens reported dead

Hundreds of people are missing, including nearly 50 American tourists, after a destructive glacial collapse triggered catastrophic flash flooding, which devastated the Rasuwa District in the Himalayan...

Watts Up With That 7/10 ?

California is running out of refineries – and running out of time

California is not proactively supporting the reanimating of the closed Valero Refinery in Benicia or the closed Phillips Refinery in Wilmington. In addition, California government is not making the ne...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

Kenyan investigators arrest 4 people linked to 18 Amboseli elephant deaths

At least four suspects have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 18 elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem in southern Kenya, near the border with Tanzania. Preliminary investigations by a mult...

Fox Weather 6/10 ?

Kilauea puts on fiery show as 54th eruption episode sends lava fountains soaring

Mount Kilauea continues its active streak of eruptions this summer as the 54th episode is underway in Hawaii. The USGS said lava began to fountain at the summit around 10:30 a.m. HST.

Watts Up With That 7/10 ?

Now That’s (Public) Service!

Apparently the public universities supply the credentials, elected officials provide the plaintiff, the plaintiff’s lawyer supplies the money, other elected representatives run cover to protect the li...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

In South Africa, renewable energy latest part of timber industry’s green efforts

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — York Timber Holdings signed a 10-year renewable electricity agreement with electricity trader Discovery Green for power for its Jessievale sawmill in June 2026. Renewables...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

El Niño is disrupting the Pacific’s marine food web from the bottom up

As the 2026 El Niño strengthens in the equatorial Pacific, satellites are capturing the first major signs of disruption to the marine food web. According to by NASA’s Earth Observatory observations, s...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

Indigenous water systems gain ground as climate pressures intensify in Bolivia

SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, Bolivia — When Rolando Ágreda was 16, a severe drought hit his community of Ascensión de Guarayos in the Bolivian Amazon in 2022. Rumors spread that the municipality’s only wa...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

Tracing the origins of tulips: Interview with botanist Brett Wilson

The universally beloved tulips are synonymous with the Netherlands. The low-lying European country dominates the global market, producing nearly 90% of the world’s tulips. Every year, from March to Ma...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

Can big tech stop wildlife crime?

There’s a new, unlikely ally in the fight against illegal wildlife crime: Big tech. Earlier this year, new commitments from household names including Paypal, Meta, eBay and Etsy were announced at the...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

Polluted waterways and water shortages complicate the fight against Ebola in the DRC

In Ndrele, a commercial center in Ituri with nearly 40,000 inhabitants, there is virtually no access to safe drinking water. Children leave home at 5:30 a.m. to fetch water for their families and ofte...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

Ashéninka leader killed while patrolling Indigenous territory in Peru

Ashéninka leader Américo Pascuala Tumisha was shot and killed on Sunday while patrolling the territory of the Onconashari Indigenous community in Peru’s Ucayali region. According to the Regional Organ...

Mongabay 7/10 ?

Can REDD+ deliver for Philippines’ Iraya Mangyan?

PUERTO GALERA, Philippines — Before sunrise, Bernito Pampilo shoulders a backpack carrying a mobile phone, flashlight and enough food — he hopes — for a day’s patrol through the forests of Puerto Gale...

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