Climate change is driving both the loss of biodiversity and the need for clean, renewable energy. It is also shifting where species are expected to live in the future. Yet these realities are rarely considered together. Where can clean energy projects be built without impacting the future habitat ranges of threatened and endangered species?
The population of Atlantic right whales is declining. NOAA is seeking to protect them from being struck by boats. Is that wrong?
The lobster industry in Maine got a present from Congress in the latest funding bill that Congress is expected to pass this week.
Leilani Münter has shared with teachers and those of us who know teachers that Racing Extinction is now available to students for a virtual screening free of charge — along with lesson plans for all K-12 teachers worldwide.
This post offers some wonderful short films embedded in the tweets regarding biodiversity. These could even be helpful for homeschool discussions. One is never too young to grasp biodiversity. It is time to educate your children about the importance, the critical, wonderful, importance of biodiversity.
At a time when COVID-19 cases are topping a million globally and thousands of Americans have died from the pandemic, the Trump Administration is planning a celebration — of sorts.
Borrego Solar Systems and sPower worked with the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom this year to manifest the first theme park on the West Coast powered by solar energy. In this case, the solar will account for 80% of the park’s energy usage. One difference in this theme park’s solar installation from other similar installations is that it will be powered by one of the most substantial solar carport installations in the country.
The last time I visited Walt Disney World was decades ago. I am more of a candidate for hiking the Appalachian trail than going to a theme park. However, one thing that would have me jump to go is another chance to view and photograph a large solar installation.
The new season of the Formula E all-electric racing series is nearly here … with just a day or so left until the races of the last series (before a major overhaul of the vehicles and protocols used begins).
The eradication of the world’s remaining wildlife seems to be continuing at pace, going by the most recent IUCN Endangered Species List — with numerous species that were until recently common now “disappearing faster than they can be counted.”
