ICE SHEET RETREAT
Studying a former ice sheet that retreated at the end of the last Ice Age, about 20,000 years ago, scientists[…]
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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.
WONDERFUL WILDERNESS
Restoring populations of land and marine animals in targeted “rewilding” zones would speed up biological carbon pumps that remove carbon[…]
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CRUCIAL OCEAN CIRCULATION SYSTEMS COLLAPSE
The current rate of greenhouse gas emissions and resulting rapid melting of Antarctic glaciers is leading a vital deep ocean[…]
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LET’S EXPAND E-BIKE PURCHASES
LET’S EXPAND E-BIKE PURCHASES The Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment (E-BIKE) Act has been reintroduced in Congress. It[…]
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MORE FOOD WASTE FACTS
Food waste contributes half of the annual carbon released by the entire global food system—9.3 gigatons–double previous estimate. That’s around[…]
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MORE SUPPORT FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
Daylight savings time proponents argue that electricity is saved because of longer days, meaning less artificial light is needed. It[…]
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BELEAGUERED BOREAL FORESTS
Carbon emissions from wildfires in boreal forests, the earth’s largest land biome and a significant carbon sink, spiked higher in[…]
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SOLAR PANEL SOURCES
Domestic production of solar panels (mostly now made in Asia) can speed up U.S. decarbonization and reduce climate change faster.[…]
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GLACIERS GOING, GOING, GONE
The bulk of a large coastal glacier in Alaska sits below sea level and is undercut by channels, making it[…]
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MORE TROUBLE WITH TICKS
Lyme isn’t the only worrisome tick disease in the Northeast. Babesiosis, which can cause flulike symptoms or worse, and could[…]
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