Volunteer Judi Van Der Spoole at the First Church community garden. Photo by Carolyn Fortuna, CleanTechnica
He wears a straw floppy hat, gray tee shirt, black shorts, and topsiders. His round face and easy smile belie his tenacity and vision. Bernie McBee has led an incredible mission to create a sustainable community garden in an economically disadvantaged area of Fort Pierce, Florida. With the support of … [continued]
Pelagic fish are both coastal and oceanic fish, below and above the continental shelf. Ranging from forage fish — think anchovies and sardines — all the way to predatory fish like swordfish, tuna, mackerel, and sharks, pelagic fish are in trouble from microplastics (MPs). The pelagic uptake of MPs is … [continued]
With festivities scheduled in many communities to heighten awareness about the important role that the seas play in our lives, I had several choices for ways I could participate in World Ocean Day. One event stood out, though: I attended the 2026 International Ocean Film Festival at the Harbor Branch … [continued]
Photo of vegetarian polenta cakes, wild mushroom ragu, goat cheese, and balsamic reduction at Urban Tapas, Fort Pierce, FL by Carolyn Fortuna/ CleanTechnica
My mother cooked for our family with a post-World War II mindset. Bacon and eggs for breakfast. Wonder Bread sandwiches with one slice of American cheese and another slice of ham. Supper typically would be Shake-n-Bake chicken, mashed potatoes, and a canned vegetable, or hamburger and reheated frozen french fries. … [continued]
Is Gen Z attentive to climate issues and motivated to do their part to have a net zero future? Yes, definitely. In fact, climate concern is widespread among youth, but their climate experience is defined by anxiety, not intensity. They are increasingly cautious and less self-assured in their ability to … [continued]
Energy, retail, transportation, food, and other corporate sectors are backing away from their original sustainability goals. For example, US automakers have announced tens of billions of dollars in losses attributable to their EV investments, but many of them had lobbied vigorously for rolling back vehicle emissions regulations. The refusal to … [continued]
Earlier this month US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum testified with very little background knowledge about solar systems — yet that didn’t stop him from denigrating them. “All of these projects you’re describing in Nevada have one thing in common,” Burgum sneered. “When the sun goes down, they produce … [continued]
ChatGPT generated image of a pile of fossil generated sulfur essential for fertilizer with the Strait of Hormuz behind it
When people think about the Strait of Hormuz, they think about oil tankers, LNG carriers, naval escorts, insurance premiums, and the price of gasoline. They generally do not think about yellow piles of sulfur beside gas plants, phosphate fertilizer complexes, or the acid circuits that keep copper and nickel processing … [continued]
CEE Bankwatch’s May 2026 report, Hydrogen buses in Poland: Where did it all go wrong?, is useful because it moves the hydrogen bus debate out of the brochure and into the depot. It is not another model of what hydrogen might cost in 2035. It is a record of what … [continued]
Caption: Chatgpt generated panoramic image of failed hydrogen trucks in a scrapyard as electric freight dominates the road outside
The debate over whether hydrogen or batteries will dominate freight trucking has been settled by the market, not by opinion. The BloombergNEF 2025 Factbook on zero emission commercial vehicles released September 18th provides another clear set of signals that the argument for hydrogen in road freight is collapsing. Almost 90,000 … [continued]
