Returning the Amazon Rainforest to Its True Caretakers
In 2025, a small, indigenous nation that calls itself the “people of many colors” will go home for the first time in 80 years. Their return will drive a movement …
Environment
Climate change challenges cranberry growers, scientists turn to AI
Cranberries are a Thanksgiving staple in many U.S. households — and scientists hope AI can help keep it that way. Americans typically consume 80 million pounds of the bright red …
How the World Can Cope Better With Extreme Rainfall and Flooding
According to Bodoque, we need to improve flood-risk mapping too. There is a need to characterize vulnerability holistically, which implies considering the social, economic, physical, institutional, and cultural dimensions of …
Maersk unveils latest ‘dual-fuel methanol vessel’
The container ship Gunde Maersk docked at the Port of Oakland on June 24, 2024, in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Denmark-based shipping and logistics giant …
Alberta government takes aim at GHG emissions cap, proposes rules on trespass and data gathering
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is eyeing a number of steps to challenge the proposed federal greenhouse gas emissions cap. Announcing an upcoming motion under her Alberta Sovereignty …
This startup makes thrifting furniture far easier, even for big retailers like Pottery Barn
Furniture waste is a growing concern as consumers and companies seek to reduce carbon emissions. In the U.S. alone, we throw out roughly 12 million tons of furniture every year, …
Tesla Factory In California Pollutes So Much It Is Second Only To An Oil Refining Company
For years, Elon Musk’s defenders pointed to his mission to save the planet with electric vehicles as a reason to dismiss all criticism. Even if Musk messed up, it was …
NASA Found An Abandoned Military Base Hidden Under Greenland’s Ice
Photo: NASA Back in 1959, the Army Corp of Engineers carved its own Echo Base into the Greenland ice as a testbed for launching nuclear missiles from Arctic locations. The …
Russia Says Don’t Mind The Toxic Odor And Biohazard Suits, Everything’s Fine On The ISS
Image: NASA We’ve all had a problem roommate at some point in our lives, but probably not in low Earth orbit. Roscosmos received an unmanned Progress resupply spacecraft on the …
The Fossil Fuels Conversation Needs a Hard Reset
In 2025, we will see a fundamental transformation in the language of climate politics. We’re going to hear a lot less about “reducing emissions” from scientists and policymakers and a …