If the latest projections prove to be accurate, we need to plan for about a 10% increase in the needed supply of food, drinking water, and energy, and in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, as compared to the projections for the same year from 2002. Population growth is […]
In June, the Trump administration tossed out a rule on marine protection for whales and sea turtles caught in fishing nets off the West Coast. The rule change was made despite the fishing industry’s having proposed the measures in the first place, according to the Associated Press. The […]
With recently published footage of underwater camera’s in Nunavut, Canada, a research team captured 258 hours of footage and uniquely identified 142 Greenland sharks. This is the largest fish species in the Arctic ocean and can grow up to 7 meter or 21 ft in length! Here is […]
Proper lighting at night is required for safety along road and pathways. Many need electricity to run at night. Although many places have transitioned to LED lighting, the most energy efficient lighting currently available, to cut down on the energy use of street lamps, but a renewable energy […]
The Earth is running out of wilderness, as farmland and city landscapes are increasing. Humans use about 40% of the land on Earth for farmland. Land on Earth in this case includes Antarctica and the far north. In fact, most of the land that hasn’t been farmed is […]
Conservationists on Canada’s West Coast are raising a red flag. A diver and BC government captured video and took various samples of what some fish farms release into the ocean. The video footage caught the attention of government scientists who confirmed the presence of the highly-contagious piscine reovirus […]
Neonicotinoids, the world’s most widely used insecticides, will be banned for use in fields within six months. A near total ban on pesticides linked to a decline in bees will come into force in the EU by the end of the year. Members states have backed the ban […]
Apple has built a massive solar farm in North Carolina USA, and as early as 2013 was powering most of its facilities through renewables. The company has now finally announced that it is fully, 100% renewable at all retail stores, offices, data centers and co-located facilities in 43 countries around the world. […]
The hype around cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple, fuels speculation and a potential bubble that might burst around these decentralized digital currencies. One of the biggest issues might not be a future crash, but the very real and immediate problem of how much electricity it takes to produce new […]
New NASA study offers first direct proof that the ozone hole is recovering thanks to the Montreal Protocol treaty and the international ban on CFCs. In the 1980s, the discovery of the “ozone hole” was all over the news and represented the first real global climate change challenge. […]
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