Climate, Energy & Conservation
The Great Simplification #232 with Charles Eisenstein
"Most people sense that the planet is in deep trouble and want to do something. Welcome to the climate majority."The postClimate Majority Project: Scientists “Freaking Out”appeared first onWatts Up Wi...
On the banks of the Aguarico River in the Ecuadorian Amazon, a group of Indigenous Siekopai women are combining traditional knowledge and modern technology to help a threatened native turtle recover. ...
by Gordon Tomb Each month, Pennsylvania’s 6 million electricity customers—all facing rising bills—are charged for services of questionable value without knowing how much they are paying and, for most,...
Five companies were picked to build microreactors on Army bases. Which ones have a credible path to commercial success? Are any investable?
Across the U.S., tech companies have courted backlash for using polluting gas generators to power massive new data centers. But energy industry data shows that in addition to building out natural gas,...
A startling incident unfolded in Staten Island, New York, this week when a man was suddenly struck by lightning while walking on a sidewalk.
If cooler heads do not prevail, Carney’s dagger threatens not only the oldest and most intimate trading relationship in North America but also the energy security interests of the entire American hemi...
Nearly 200 people have invaded the Ituna/Itatá Indigenous Land in Brazil’s Pará state since mid‑August, smashing through the Indigenous Affairs Agency (Funai)’s gates, tearing down warning signs and s...
New York City is off to a wet start to September, but Central Park’s yearly rainfall total remains slightly below average as forecasters monitor the potential for more rain this month.
KATHMANDU — Nepal’s long-held policy of harnessing hydroelectricity and using it for economic growth has met new challenges: potential catastrophic floods in the snow-fed rivers amid rising global tem...
OCEARCH’s white shark Breton continues to defy expectations, outliving the expected lifespan of his SPOT tag as he heads farther offshore after spending much of the summer traveling along the East Coa...
The Philippines is moving to accelerate critical-mineral development across millions of hectares of land, raising concerns that expanded mining and faster permitting could put pressure on forests, anc...
REQUENA, Peru — Until a century ago, few Matsés had ever been in contact with a white person before. The Indigenous people lived in a remote area of the Amazon Rainforest, along the border of Peru and...
In July, following relentless bursts of rainfall, flash floods covered pockets of Lagos, disrupting commerce and traffic in Nigeria’s commercial capital. Experts have found that the city now faces inc...
Corals share a close bond with the fish dwelling among them and the algae living within them. According to a new study, that relationship could be even stronger than previously known, with fish aiding...
Earthquakes happen all over the world every single day, with some never felt at all and others destroying entire cities. But what does that measurement actually mean?
An average Atlantic hurricane season produces 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes. While the season officially wraps up on November 30, we are tracking a very quiet year due to hostil...
What's left of Tropical Storm Edouard is drenching East Texas. The storms winds have decreased, so Edouard is now classified as a tropical depression. On the radar, you can see that it still has an im...
The first fall storms of the season are set to drench the Pacific Northwest, just as meteorological fall gets underway, and could provide beneficial rain that would ease wildfires amid a record-settin...