Establishing a “right to repair” could offer a lifeline to independent shops — and save consumers money. On Friday, President Biden issued a sweeping executive order promising action on various fronts — from drug prices to fees charged by airlines — to improve competition within the American economy. Among the most consequential if often-overlooked issues... Continue Reading →
To tackle climate, experts say, environmentalists have to embrace big energy projects. Fast. . For decades, environmentalists have made their mark by stopping things. Petroleum facilities that spew toxic air pollution. Pipelines that cut across Indigenous lands. Drilling for oil and gas. But climate change is about to change everything. To cut U.S. greenhouse gas... Continue Reading →
To fight climate change, environmentalists may have to give up a core belief
Indigenous tribes are leading the effort to bring back the bison — a victory not only for the sake of biodiversity, but for the entire ecosystem they nurture Miles of prairie stretched out across the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southern Oklahoma, acre after acre of brush, grasses and hearty vegetation creeping toward the low-range... Continue Reading →
Once nearly extinct, bison are now climate heroes
White House science office to hold first event on countering climate change denial and delay
Leading climate scientists will meet with officials in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will hold a first-of-its-kind roundtable with some of the nation’s leading scientists on Thursday to discuss the urgent need to combat the climate crisis and to counter arguments for... Continue Reading →
The population of kelp forests, which help clean the air, has fallen dramatically. That has environmentalists worried. ANACAPA ISLAND, Calif. — Frank Hurd gently parted the curtains of giant kelp that reached upward through the cold waters of the North Pacific, looking for signs of life. Kelp forests cover a quarter of the world’s coastlines,... Continue Reading →
The scientists fighting to save the ocean’s most important carbon capture system
The global consensus on how climate change will affect the planet is documented every few years by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an entity within the United Nations that compiles research on the subject with the assistance of thousands of volunteer scientists. The five reports compiled since 1990 have documented both updated estimates... Continue Reading →
You should not be surprised that climate predictions may have been too conservative
SEATTLE — As the Pacific Northwest sweltered through a recent record-breaking heat wave, many residents here in America's least air-conditioned city sought relief under the shade of cedars and maples in city parks. But in some areas of Seattle, that shelter was hard to come by. “If you look at aerial photographs, north Seattle looks... Continue Reading →
A cool idea for low-income urban areas hard hit by warming climate: More trees
Economies worldwide nearly ground to a halt over the 15 months of the coronavirus pandemic, leading to a startling drop in global greenhouse gas emissions. But the idle airplanes, boarded-up stores and quiet highways barely made a dent in the steady accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which scientists from the Scripps Institution of... Continue Reading →
Despite pandemic, carbon dioxide level in atmosphere hits record high
Growing demand for sustainable goods is driving carbon labels into the market The world is littered with labels — markers that tell you how many calories are in a candy bar or if a tomato is organic. Now, companies are creating labels to show consumers the environmental costs of their daily habits. Carbon labels have... Continue Reading →
Companies bet carbon labels can help the climate. Will consumers catch on?
The future looks bright for solar and other renewable energy technology. FirstSolar, Enphase and SunPower are among the renewable energy stocks that are benefiting from a much friendlier administration in the White House, whose agenda includes tackling climate change and bolstering green energy. Their stocks soared last year, far outpacing the wider market’s gains. On... Continue Reading →
Investors see green returns as renewable energy rises
From a dorm room at Stanford University, two business school students designed a system of solar panels for the roof of a boarding school in Nairobi. It worked. The school saved money and replaced the diesel generator it had relied on when the power went off. But students Christopher Hopper and Samuel Adeyemo realized they... Continue Reading →
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