INSPIRATION FROM SQUID AND KRILL
Over a quarter of a building’s energy is lost through today’s glass-pane windows. Inspired by the color-changing skins of squids[…]
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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.
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BREATHE EASIER
Electric vehicles will not only mitigate climate change, but they reduce air pollution and improve health. A study in California[…]
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UNACHIEVABLE CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS
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FAVORING THE FARMING OF SEAWEED
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NEED FOR MORE ELEPHANTS
In the jungles of equatorial Africa elephants plant the forest with high carbon-density trees and get rid of the weeds.[…]
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SELF-DRIVING CARS AS A DRIVER OF CARBON EMISSIONS
If self-driving cars are widely adopted, their emissions will rival those generated by all the data centers in the world[…]
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SALVAGING SOLAR PANELS
It’s estimated that 170,000 to 280,000 tons of solar panels will be disposed of annually in 2036. Shintora Kosan Company’s[…]
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OPEN WATER, BARE GROUND
Photo: Spy Pond The 99 acre glacial lake in Massachusetts that I face has no ice on it currently despite[…]
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CONSIDERATIONS PRIMARILY FOR COOLING
By 2050, hydrofluorocarbon emissions might account for up to 20% of CO2 equivalent emissions due to the world’s rapidly growing[…]
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