Climate, Energy & Conservation
The Great Simplification #232 with Charles Eisenstein
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,...
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...
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...
The New York Times (NYT) ran a story claiming climate change is threatening the survival of the world’s coral reefs. This is false. New coral colonies, adapted to warmer waters are being found with re...
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...
The Ark-La-Tex lithium industry is in its infancy but has potential to revitalize rural and small-town economies – and that dovetails with the goals both of President Trump’s 2018 Rural Prosperity Tas...
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...
As several disturbances ride along the northern edge of a heat dome anchored over the Central Mississippi Valley, a stormy stretch has taken shape across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Great Lakes, ...
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...
TENGJHIH HAMLET, Taiwan – Nestled high on a mountain slope in southern Taiwan, Tengjhih was a key settlement of the Bunun Indigenous people. Today, however, little remains but memories of the hamlet. ...
Tropical Depression Edouard is swamping Southeast Texas with heavy rain and flash flooding and has left more than 70,000 customers without power as it slowly makes its way inland.
In the forests of the Philippines’ Mindoro Island, an urgent effort is underway to record the vanishing ecological knowledge of the Indigenous Iraya Mangyan community. As elders age and fewer young pe...
Many of Southeast Asia’s native oak species are under high stress from human pressures and lack protection, according to a recent report, reports contributor Sean Mowbray for Mongabay. Of the 430 know...
“They are clearing the forest for the reservoir,” said Phan, a resident of O’Soam commune in Cambodia’s western province of Pursat. “These days, every few days, there is only one timber truck because ...
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...
A woman suffered non-life-threatening leg injuries in a suspected shark encounter off Martha’s Vineyard, prompting a temporary swimming suspension.
According to NASA and Katalyst, LINK will not proceed with the original mission due to recent setbacks and has shifted to demonstrating “rendezvous technologies for in-space servicing."
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...
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...