SOLAR DESALINATION
A new solar desalination system turns seawater into drinking water without creating environmentally damaging brine. Special laser-textured metal panels use[…]
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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.
ALARMING ARCTIC OCEAN SHIFT
An irreversible shift in the chemical make-up of the Arctic Ocean is being driven by climate change. Rapid sea ice[…]
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EVALUATING ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Many fully electric vehicles carry “zero emissions” badges, but this isn’t quite true. Battery-electric cars don’t emit greenhouse gases from[…]
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THE “DOOMSDAY” GLACIER
Thwaites in Antarctica, one of the world’s largest glaciers, is about to splinter apart. The size of Britain, its collapse[…]
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LITHIUM PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT
Demand for lithium soars as electric vehicle production ramps up and energy companies build larger battery systems to support wind[…]
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A GLACIER GOING, GOING, GONE
A glacier on Antarctica’s Eastern Peninsula experienced the fastest retreat recorded in modern history—in just two months, nearly 50% of[…]
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MORE PROTEIN, LESS POLLUTION
Seaweed and fish, grown together, can deliver far more protein and far less pollution. Agardh reduced levels of polluting ammonia[…]
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ONGOING OXYGEN LOSS IN RIVERS
Driven by climate change, 80% of worldwide rivers have been steadily losing dissolved oxygen over the past four decades, threatening[…]
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CAPTURING SOLAR ENERGY
A new material stores sunlight inside tiny molecules and releases it later as heat–even after the sun goes down. The[…]
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ONGOING OCEAN SYSTEM WEAKENING
A major Atlantic Ocean current system tied to global climate has been weakening across a vast region of the North[…]
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