CLIMATE CHANGE FRIENDLY CLOTHING
In 2018 alone, we in the U.S. added more than 11 million tons of textiles to landfills. A DIY machine[…]
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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.
CLIMATE COST OF UKRAINE WAR
The climate cost of the first two years of the war on Ukraine was greater than the annual greenhouse gas[…]
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SUPERIOR STORAGE AND CHARGING SPEED
Researchers have discovered how tiny charged particles (ions) move within a complex network of minuscule pores. The breakthrough could lead[…]
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COURT CORRUPTION?
Recently a paid army of right-wing commentators has been engaging in an unusually public, concerted effort to get the Supreme[…]
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ENERGY EFFICIENT CARBON CAPTURE
Researchers have employed a method similar to charging a battery to instead charge activated charcoal, often used in household water[…]
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GAZA WAR AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
In the first four months of the war, with some 156,000 to 200,000 buildings destroyed or damaged in the Gaza[…]
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CREATING ZER0-EMISSION CONCRETE
Linking the recycling of two carbon-intensive materials—cement and steel—could dramatically cut the climate impact of both, yielding a billion metric[…]
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND MENTAL HEALTH
Climate change threatens mental health. yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/05/climate-change-is-affecting-mental-health-literally-everywhere/?utm_source=Weekly+News+from+Yale+Climate+Connections&utm_campaign=dff9d4371d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_05_16_02_41&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-dff9d4371d-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D
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INNOVATIVE MATERIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
A new polymer-based material allows sunlight to enter, maintains a more comfortable indoor climate without additional energy, and cleans itself[…]
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FRACTURED ICE SHELVES
When air temperatures in Antarctica rise and glacier ice melts, water can pool on the surface of floating ice shelves,[…]
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