Oil Majors Double Down On Fossil Fuels While Climate Scientists Go To Prison
ExxonMobil and Chevron both increased their stake in fossil fuels this month as they continue their destruction of the environment.
ExxonMobil and Chevron both increased their stake in fossil fuels this month as they continue their destruction of the environment.
When we as consumers buy products such as water or soda in plastic bottles, and processed foods in microwaveable containers or take-out foods in plastic containers, and use plastic bags at grocery stores or big box retailers, we might take for granted that plastics are pretty much everywhere. They’re cheap, … [continued]
DOE Announces $18.5 Billion In Energy Savings and Celebrates First Year Results of Better Climate Challenge
In partnership with GreenBiz and Resilient Cities Network, the Verizon Climate Resilience Prize empowers companies that are using advanced technology and have demonstrated results of their climate resilience solutions with funding and business support so they can scale and reach more in-need communities. Based in Berkeley, California, the Perimeter Platform … [continued]
During Climate Week in New York a few weeks ago, a dazzling sustainability education drone show directed by Louis Psihoyos (director of The Cove, The Game Changers, and Projecting Change) lit up the night sky. Images of the sustainable development goals, along with wildlife and clean energy iconography, served to … [continued]
Volvo Cars, Ford, Renault Group, Ikea and others call upon new climate Commissioner to deliver on his promise to electrify corporate fleets by 2030
Current food production practices — including business-as-usual breeding scenarios — do not suffice to meet future food demands. Researchers are scrambling to accelerate what are usually very long plant breeding times in order to compensate for climate pollution and resulting weather disasters.
Now in its second year, the Verizon Climate Resilience Prize is part of the company’s overall commitment to using its technology and other resources to help mitigate the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities. Based in Jackson, MI, Sesame Solar is one of four winners of this year’s prize, … [continued]
Young people need practical knowledge to understand the nuances of the current political world in order to implement climate action.
To better understand important dynamics at play in flood-prone coastal areas, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists working on simulations of Earth’s carbon and nutrient cycles paid a visit to experimentalists gathering data in a Texas wetland. There, the return of a key mangrove species holds important clues to current and … [continued]