FOREWARNED
The heat index—which combines temperature with humidity—-soared above 100 degrees Fahrenheit across much of Puerto Rico on June 5th, with[…]
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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.
FANTASTIC FARM-TO-BUILDING ECO ARCHITECTURE
The atelier is the latest addition to Luma Arles, a contemporary art campus in southern France. In the former industrial[…]
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ANOTHER ARCTIC ALARM
Even if greenhouse gas emissions are sharply reduced, the Arctic will be ice-free in September in coming decades, causing an[…]
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A NEW SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY
Any material can be turned into a device that continuously harvests electricity from humidity in the air when it’s peppered[…]
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MICROBIAL MISERY
Rising temperatures could push ocean plankton and other single-celled creatures toward a carbon tipping point, fueling more warming. Most of[…]
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FABULOUS ROCK FLOUR
Rock “flour” produced by the grinding under Greenland’s glaciers can trap CO2 when spread on farm fields. Natural chemical reactions[…]
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MASS MOVEMENT–MORE ON DEADLY HEAT
The world is currently on track for 2.7C of heating, meaning that 2 billion people will experience average annual temperatures[…]
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USEFUL DISPOSABLE DIAPERS
Used disposable diapers are mostly landfilled or burned, but up to 8% of the volume of concrete and mortar to[…]
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DEADLY HEAT
One in five people could live in dangerously hot conditions by the end of the century if global warming continues[…]
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FIXING THE FERTILIZER PROBLEM
Globally, fertilizers are responsible for more than 2.6 gigatons of carbon emissions annually, more than global shipping and aviation combined.[…]
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