SOLAR POWERED DESALINATION
A new energy-efficient device produces drinking water from seawater using an evaporation process, continuously desalinating water without needing major maintenance.[…]
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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.
MEGA EL NINOS
Mega ocean warming El Niño events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on the Earth some 252[…]
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MORE ON BETTER BATTERIES
Most rechargeable batteries powering portable devices (toys, handheld vacuums, etc.) use lithium-ion technology, but can have short lifetimes and, damaged,[…]
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SHARING ELECTRICITY
Heat waves, droughts, and fires place growing stress on the West’s electric grid. More integrated management of electricity resources across[…]
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LINGERING LAWSUITS
Big oil faces a soaring number of climate-focused lawsuits filed by cities, states, other government organizations, environmental groups, Indigenous tribes[…]
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METHANE MADNESS
Concentrations of methane are rising at an unprecedented pace, having increased by 20 % over the past two decades. In[…]
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LITHIUM EXTRACTION ADVANCE
A new method to extract lithium from salty brines is more efficient and sustainable in its use of water, chemicals,[…]
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SAFER HURRICANE HUNTING
The ALTIUS (Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated, Unmanned System) is a drone able to hunt hurricanes. Independent sensors allow it to process hundreds[…]
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AMOC RUNNING AMOK
Were the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) to collapse, sea levels along the U.S. East coast could rise by up[…]
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MARKET MAGIC
Until now, little has been known about the interactions between clean energy investments and traditional stock markets. Past studies have[…]
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