MANAGING DIFFICULT MATERIALS
Blended materials are difficult to recycle. 99% of the over 113 million tons of textiles produced today ends up burned[…]
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Author: Gail McCormick
Gail McCormick has been a leader in climate change activism for over 40 years. Her relevant award-winning art has been shown in museums, university galleries, and at the landmark UN Rio Conference. As a board member of HealthLink, she helped eradicate antiquated Massachusetts coal power plants and has been chair of Sustainable Arlington, MA. She has a Master’s degree from Columbia University. Follow her on Twitter @GailMcCormick20.
CALCULATING METHANE EMISSIONS
Worldwide companies are underestimating their greenhouse gas footprint due to inconsistent accounting standards for methane emissions. Underreporting is at least[…]
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GREEN GENIE
GREEN GENIE Green Genie is an affordable, effective, fast, and scalable modular “plug and play” unit fitting fit into a[…]
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SEA ICE DEPLETION
Arctic cyclones could be the missing link in sea ice depletion models that have underpredicted sea ice depletion. Interaction of[…]
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PRODUCING AMMONIA
Ammonia is the most widely produced chemical, primarily used as a source for nitrogen fertilizer, and a major source of[…]
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND CHATBOTS
Chatbots are becoming trusted tools for summarizing news and information. Unfortunately, they are amplifying existing societal biases and leaning heavily[…]
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CORAL REEF PROTECTION
A new novel tool protects and conserves coral reefs by providing them with abundant feeding opportunities. The device, dubbed the[…]
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FOSSIL FUEL FUNDING
Fossil fuel companies made up 4.4% of the insurance industry’s investment portfolio in 2023, up from 3.8% nine years earlier.[…]
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FABULOUS NANO FLOWERS
Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ attached to an artificial leaf can produce clean fuels and chemicals without any additional carbon emissions. Combining[…]
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FURTHER ONGOING OCEAN PROBLEMS
A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska’s tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean. The[…]
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