CALLOUS COAL MINES COVERAGE
Global insurance giants continue to be problematic. Sixteen insurance companies underwrite the top 25 U.S. coal producing mines, which account[…]
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Month: September 2023
IMPROVING IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION
Iron and steel production contributes about 7% to total global carbon emissions. By retrofitting the world’s existing iron and steel[…]
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LAMENTABLE LA NINA
La Nina increases the number of hurricanes and allows stronger ones to form. Chances for the continental U.S. and Caribbean[…]
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GENERATING EFFICIENT GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
A new technique may help prevent “short-circuits” that can halt geothermal power plant production, potentially improving its efficiency. Enhanced geothermal[…]
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RAVAGED RIVERS
Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans. Of nearly 800 rivers studied, warming occurred in 87% and oxygen[…]
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SUPERIOR FOOD SYSTEM
The world’s food system network generates between 21% and 37% of our greenhouse gas emissions yearly. A population approaching 10[…]
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FUTURE FLOODING
Most coastal communities will encounter ‘100-year floods’ annually by the end of the century, even under a moderate scenario where[…]
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TABLE SALT SOLUTION
Nearly 90% of U.S plastic waste ends up in landfills. But there’s a potential solution. Table salt outperforms other expensive[…]
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FUNDING FARMERS AND RANCHERS
Climate change could stoke the cost of insuring the nation’s farmers and ranchers to unsustainable levels. Farmers took in a[…]
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TERRIFIC TEXTILES
The fashion industry is responsible for about 10% of annual global GHG emissions. Projections show that will increase over 50%[…]
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