There’s an old joke about a man who goes to his physician and says, “Doctor, it hurts when I do this.” To which the doctor offers this sage advice. “Don’t do that.” California, Oregon, and Washington are experiencing a rash of forest fires whose flames light up the night sky … [continued]
Andrew McAfee, the author of More from Less, argues that we need a new kind of capitalism.
The foundation of McAfee’s premise is that capitalism and tech progress actually don’t solve all of our environmental problems.
California is on fire. Those living near the affected areas have seen drastic color changes in the skies as well as ash falling on everything.
Charleston, S.C. – As Charleston approaches Friday’s third anniversary of Hurricane Irma’s extreme surge and flooding that devastated the city, officials today filed a lawsuit in South Carolina state court to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the costs of adapting to the harmful impacts of climate change.
Hurricane Laura became the deadly storm it was due to the extremely warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Before Hurricane Marco fell apart, it was expected that Laura would be no larger than a Category 2 hurricane at the most.
Uber will provide 50% of its rides in emissions-free vehicles across seven European capitals by 2025 and will aim for 100%, it announced today after an 11-month campaign by Transport & Environment and seven NGO partners. The world’s largest mobility platform pledged to clean up its act in Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon, London, Madrid and Paris …
It took 4 years for JUST Egg to find the right ingredients. It turns out the secret was in the mung bean.
Dr. James Hansen has a new study on his recommended reading list, a paper that explains the Earth’s energy imbalance.
To make fundamental breakthroughs in addressing the causes of climate change, we need to dramatically shift the way we think and act on climate. To date, the world has primarily — and understandably — tackled the issue as a project of nations, leaving countries to formulate their action plans in silos, sometimes even in secrecy. But business doesn’t stop at the border, and neither do emissions.
President Trump is a threat not just to America, but to the planet. I’m not talking about his radicalization of the extreme far-right, but his actions regarding the environment.
