TED-Ed Innovative Educator, Kim Preshoff, based in Williamsville, NY, has been an environmental teacher for over 30 years. Here, Preshoff shares a list of TED-Ed Lessons and TED Talks to watch and discuss with students. As an environmental educator for more than 30 years, I have had the unique perspective of watching the climate change... Continue Reading →
It seems like nearly every day another hopeful article touts the potential of using hydrogen as a fuel to tackle climate change. What’s known as “green hydrogen” — which relies on renewable power for production — is getting the bulk of that attention. In December, ABC News ran an article with the headline “Why green hydrogen is the renewable energy... Continue Reading →
Reposting | Decoding the Hype Behind the Natural Gas Industry’s Hydrogen Push
What is happening in Germany’s electric vehicle market is a strong indicator of the growth of EVs worldwide. CleanTechnica writes that the German EV market is reaching escape velocity registering a 26.6% market share last December as gas and diesel passenger auto registrations continue to plummet—now down to less that 60%. German EV Market Reaches... Continue Reading →
Electric Vehicles Reaching Escape Velocity
Thousands of Canadians witnessed the first #FossilBanksNoThanks national action day (this past Friday) exposing the ugly truth that Canada’s Big Five banks—RBC, TD, BMO, CIBC, Scotia—are financing the climate crisis. For many, it was a wake-up call. Finding out—for the first time—that the bank which holds your life savings and investments is pumping money into... Continue Reading →
Say NO to Your #FossilBank – It’s Time To Move Your Money
It is the clean energy carrier that is making the transport industry—from automotive and rail to shipping—sit up and take notice: hydrogen. For Airbus VP of Zero-Emission Aircraft Glenn Llewellyn, hydrogen is more than just an industry buzzword: it is potentially the future of aviation. For over 50 years, kerosene has been king in the... Continue Reading →
Why hydrogen is the most promising zero-emission technology
S&P put Chevron, Exxon and others on downgrade watch as green push grows. The ratings agency said the whole industry was now higher risk. BlackRock yesterday urged firms to plan to reach net-zero by 2050. Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. S&P Global Ratings has put some of the biggest... Continue Reading →
S&P warns Exxon, Chevron and other oil firms it may cut their credit ratings thanks to the push to zero-carbon
Legislation would help direct 40% of President Biden’s climate investment toward disproportionately impacted communities Washington (January 28, 2021) -- Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) announced the introduction of the Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Collection Act of 2021, legislation that would take ground-breaking steps toward... Continue Reading →
Senators Markey and Duckworth, Rep. Bush Introduce Legislation to Help Identify Environmental Justice Communities
Joe Biden has pledged to work to end public funding of ‘carbon-intensive’ fossil fuel projects – a wording campaigners fear leaves the door open to methane gas Joe Biden’s administration is working to end funding for “carbon-intensive” fossil fuel projects overseas, potentially cancelling billions of dollars in support for oil and gas projects around the... Continue Reading →
US plans to end fossil fuel finance overseas, threatens billions in support for oil and gas
There's already a long list of reasons to like trees, we know. Warding off depression could be the latest entry on that list, based on a study of 9,751 residents in Leipzig, Germany. For a more consistent measure, researchers used antidepressant prescriptions rather than self-reporting to gauge the mental health of communities, and then cross-referenced... Continue Reading →
There’s a Curious Effect Urban Trees Might Have on Depression, Study Finds
For a landmark moment in the global effort to stave off catastrophic climate change, Joe Biden’s “climate day” at the White House was rather low-key. The US president bumped elbows with his newly appointed climate tsar, John Kerry, who he called his “best buddy”, then gave a short speech before perfunctorily signing a small stack... Continue Reading →
Dizzying pace of Biden’s climate action sounds death knell for era of denialism
NEOM is a bold and audacious dream. It is a vision of what a New Future might look like (in fact, NEOM means, “new future”). It’s an attempt to do something that’s never been done before and it comes at a time when the world needs fresh thinking and new solutions. A Pioneering Community of... Continue Reading →
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