SUPERIOR SOLAR
The next generation cells surpass the limits of today’s cells and will accelerate rollout of cheaper, more efficient solar power.[…]
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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.
PERMAFROST POLLUTANTS
A previously underestimated risk lurks in the Arctic’s frozen soil. When permafrost thaws and becomes unstable it can lead to[…]
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PROMISING CARBON CAPTURE
New technology could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from all types of emissions. The system can directly remove[…]
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SEA LEVELS SOARING
Even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, ocean levels will continue to rise and keep rising for centuries[…]
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PREVENTING FOOD WASTE
Food spoilage is a huge driver of food waste, also accelerating the spread of disease through microbes that cause food[…]
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SAVING THE GRID
Virtual power plants may save the Grid. Networks of thousands of home-based batteries could mean a cleaner, more reliable electricity[…]
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TREACHEROUS TIPPING POINTS
Ecological collapse is likely to start sooner than previously believed with tipping points amplifying and accelerating one another. In some[…]
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WASTE SOLUTION
Most of the 1.4 billion tons of food thrown away each year worldwide goes to landfills. Rotting, it pollutes water[…]
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SOIL SEQUESTRATION
Carbon stocks buried deep underground are vulnerable to climate change with implications for mitigating global warming through the natural carbon[…]
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