How To Offset Carbon Emissions From Flights, Driving, Energy Use, Etc.
How do you go about actually offsetting carbon emissions? Is it expensive? Is it difficult? No, and no. See how to offset carbon emissions from flights, driving, energy use, etc.
Agriculture
“Reasonable To Suggest That Most Species On Earth Have Been Impacted By Climate Change” —…
Three recent studies provide a chilling insight into the impact global warming is already having on multiple species around the world. Seeing the changes that 1° have already produced, one researcher says his assessment of the future has gone from catastrophic to apocalyptic.
Global Concerns Over China’s “Manufacturing 2025” Initiative Highlighted In New EU Report
A new Financial Times article reveals that the core technologies that China wants to lead the world in as part of its overarching Manufacturing 2025 initiative are coming under fire from other nations.
Plant Evolution & Pollinator Type Much More Intimately Associated Than Supposed
This is way out there, in relation to what we typically cover here at CleanTechnica, but is something that I decided to cover anyway because of the links to industrial agriculture and food production and the rapid decline of most bee species seen over the last few decades.
Lawsuit: Monsanto Ghostwrote Papers On Roundup Cancer Risk, EPA Used Them, … & EPA Official…
Newly unsealed documents relating to a lawsuit against Monsanto have revealed that the US EPA official who was in charge of evaluating the cancer risk of Monsanto’s Roundup product stated in a conversation with a company exec that he would try to get an investigation started by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) “killed.”
And … that he “should get a medal” for doing so.
Danish Proposal Calls For Tax On Meat To Fight Climate Change
The Danish Council on Ethics has voted to recommend a tax on beef to help limit global warming. Cattle are responsible for up to 10% of all global emissions, the group found.
IKEA Growroom Is A DIY Sustainable Garden For City Dwellers
The IKEA Growroom is designed to grow enough local, sustainable food to feed an entire neighborhood. All it takes is some plywood, some nails and a few friends to put it together.
Building A Cleantech Startup Cohort At Energy Excelerator
The Energy Excelerator approach is to think in systems. This means we look for ways to connect the right people, companies, and solutions to accelerate our path to 100% clean energy, not just in Hawaii, but across the world.
Appalachia Can’t Shift From Coal To Clean Easily
There will be some jobs in the region due to wind, solar and geothermal energy. It’s probable that they could provide tens of thousands of jobs for workers in the region. But there are never going to be close to the 785,000 coal jobs of 1910.
Carbon Farming (Video)
Some people farm corn. Some farm wheat. Some, like Connor Stedman, farm carbon.
