As the supervisor of dune plantings at our coastal Florida community, I was keenly aware of the rare February 2026 freeze. Plants that generally resist drought, wind, and salt were burnt by the 26°F temperatures. Luckily, most of our east coast plants survived and have returned to robust health after … [continued]
Hyundai Motor Group opens HTWO ENERGY Cheongju, its first Group-operated waste-to-hydrogen (W2H) production and refueling facility HTWO ENERGY Cheongju supports localized hydrogen production and use, reducing transportation costs and enhancing regional energy self-sufficiency Equipped with biogas upgrading, hydrogen production and compression systems, the facility produces approximately 500 kilograms of hydrogen … [continued]
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]
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]
In my travels in Vermont this week, I stopped at Ben and Jerry’s factory in Waterbury. Wherever a visitor meanders on the campus, it’s evident that the company loves making ice cream. It’s also clear that they’re applying a particular business model in their beliefs that they can make the … [continued]
While researchers tackle the thorny problem of microplastic pollution accumulating in the human brain, Chris Hemsworth teams up with neuroscientists to demonstrate that the human brain is still alive and kicking in in “Brain Power,” one of three episodes in the new National Geographic series Limitless: Live Better Now.
While visiting family and friends in Rhode Island, my guy and I are staying at a local low-budget hotel. I admit that I originally thought the affordable price point would mean few amenities, like no pool or hot tub or restaurant on site. What we got, instead, was streetlights blazing … [continued]
ChatGPT generated this high-resolution image of stacked steel beams and rebar at a construction site, illustrating steel’s foundational role in traditional building
My recent online conversation with Scott Norris, a structural steel expert and Director of Engineering Solutions at Steelcon, prompted me to reexamine some assumptions I had previously made about global steel demand projections. Scott, whose practical experience within the steel industry grants him clear insights into current operational constraints and … [continued]
ChatGPT generated a thermal infrared drone image showing methane leaking from an abandoned well as a vivid red-orange plume against a dark purple terrain
Methane, long overshadowed by carbon dioxide in global climate discussions, is finally receiving the attention it deserves. Recent research, including a just published critical global inventory, A global inventory of methane emissions from abandoned oiland gas wells and possible mitigation pathways by Lei et al., highlights methane emissions from the … [continued]
The Dallas area has grown by about three million people over the past two decades, and Ross Perot, Jr. predicted in the New York Times that greater Dallas would continue to push outward for many decades more. It will start at a point 40 miles from downtown, he says, then … [continued]
