May 13th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
The inevitable collision of wildfires and COVID-19 keeps me up at night. Not in an abstract sense, but more in a requires-allergy-meds-to-sleep type of way. Too many people are suffering already due to COVID-19, and the quickly approaching wildfire season, worsened by climate change, is going to make things so much worse
February 25th, 2020 | by Nexus Media
Forests are critical to slowing climate change because they soak up huge amounts of heat-trapping carbon dioxide. Birds help keep forests healthy by eating insects that spread tree-killing diseases. Birds also scatter seeds that give rise to new trees. If birds leave, the forests could be in trouble
October 28th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Calls for the end of investor-owned utilities are increasing across America as people realize their social cost is just too high.
September 12th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
A new report from NASA highlights the relationship between global warming and an increase in forest fires based on 20 years of research.
January 7th, 2019 | by Erika Clugston
DroneSeed, a Seattle-based startup, is using drones to reforest and maintain areas affected by wildfires
December 30th, 2017 | by Matthew Klippenstein
Episode #43 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers accident liability for self-driving cars, the EV tax credit, and fuel cells’ exponential ramp
October 31st, 2017 | by James Ayre
The record loss of global tree cover in 2016 — totaling around 297,000 square kilometers (114,672 square miles) and representing a rise of 51% on 2015 — was driven partly by increasingly common wildfires driven by rising temperatures and drought, according to the Global Forest Watch (GFW) which utilized data provided by the University of Maryland
June 30th, 2017 | by James Ayre
In keeping with the theme established by the events of recent years, Siberia has once again caught fire. As it stands, this summer's wildfires in Siberia have already burned through around 133,000 acres — mostly in southern Siberia, near Lake Baikal
May 27th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on The Climate Reality Project. When we talk about the many effects of the climate crisis, a few [&hellip
October 15th, 2016 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on Nexus Media. By Laura A Shepard Scenic mountains, fields of flowers and verdant forests are burning more [&hellip
