The idea of storing heat in sand to warm homes through winter may, on the face of it, seem too simple to work. Key points: The world's first commercial "sand battery" stores heat at 500 degrees Celsius for months at a time It can be used to heat homes and offices and provide high-temperature heat... Continue Reading →
Last week, two influential environmental groups warned the Greens not to stymie progress on Australia’s climate policy. In an unusual intervention, Greenpeace and the Australian Conservation Foundation urged the Greens to “play a constructive role” with Labor or risk being blamed for holding climate policy back. The groups want the Greens to back Labor’s policy... Continue Reading →
3 lessons from Australia’s ‘climate wars’ and how we can finally achieve better climate policy
What Will the Planet Look Like in 2050 if We Don’t Stop Climate Change?
If there's a silver lining to the climate crisis, it's visible in the skies above China. The dramatic slowdown in manufacturing and driving has caused a reduction in carbon emissions and an improvement in China's air quality. Someone who has dedicated her life to climate change policy is Christiana Figueres, architect of the 2015 Paris... Continue Reading →
Joe should declare one now; Hillary would have in 2017 Jeff Stein of the Washington Post had a genuine scoop yesterday—President Biden, stung by Joe Manchin’s brushoff of climate legislation, was weighing whether to declare a “climate emergency.” He should, of course—it’s hard to think of what else to call it when the UK, with... Continue Reading →
The Curious Backstory of the ‘Climate Emergency’ | Bill McKibben
(Re-post) As the impacts of the climate emergency continue to be felt around the globe, white men overwhelmingly dominate the airwaves on climate coverage. We speak with co-editors of the new book “All We Can Save,” an anthology of essays by 60 women at the forefront of the climate justice movement. “We are simply not... Continue Reading →
“All We Can Save”: As Climate Disasters Wreck Our Planet, Women Leaders Are Key to Solving the Crisis
Heatwaves make daily life uncomfortable, but also pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. Here is our guide to getting through one. The oppressive temperatures of a heatwave can have far-reaching impacts, from risks to human health to destroying crops and increasing the risk of wildfires. In 2019, extreme heat is estimated... Continue Reading →
Scientific tips for staying cool in a heatwave
How we survived 120 degrees WITHOUT air-conditioning | Tips for staying COOL in the summer!
Knowing how to keep your house cool in the summertime without using electricity is a good skill to have. A few weeks back, the temperature topped out at 120 degrees in our area and stayed hot for three days straight. In a house without air conditioning, we had to pull out all the stops to... Continue Reading →
For much of the past four decades, climate activists have been warning us that we’re approaching tipping points that will alter how Americans live - now we’re there CO2 levels for the past 800,000 years from NOAA - the human race appeared about 300,000 years ago There’s a new study out about climate change —... Continue Reading →
The Climate Emergency We Worried About is Here – Our “Normal” Climate is Dead
Humanity faces ‘collective suicide’ over climate crisis, warns UN chief
António Guterres issued a dire warning that the global warming limit of 1.5C agreed in the 2015 Paris climate accord was slipping further out of reach as more people around the world are hit by extreme floods, droughts, storms and wildfires. Video Source
‘Our world is on fire’: Prince Harry UN Speech IN FULL | Nelson Mandela Day
Prince Harry honored the late South African leader Nelson Mandela and called on leaders to take action to address climate change in his keynote speech at the U.N. General Assembly's annual celebration of Nelson Mandela International Day on Monday. “As we sit here today, our world is on fire again,” Harry said. “These historic weather... Continue Reading →
Better to read at source as links are enclosed there, they did not port over for some reason. Senator Joe Manchin reportedly told Democratic leaders Thursday evening that he won’t support an economic package that contains new spending on climate change. It’s a major blow to the climate — and to the Biden administration’s campaign... Continue Reading →
