CUTTING SOLAR COSTS
Conn Center researchers at the University of Louisville have created the CuBert™ paste which replaces expensive silver with affordable and[…]
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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.
EXTINCTION REBELLION ACTION
Last November, in a landslide referendum, Bostonians vehemently cast (non-binding) votes against placing Eversource’s substation in East Boston neighborhoods. They[…]
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TROUBLESOME TEMPERATURE RECORDS
Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record with the past eight[…]
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FRUITFUL USE OF FUNGUS
There’s a new way to produce the critical proteins in egg whites—essential in myriad food and pharmaceutical products. A common[…]
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FERC’S FOLLY
Hard to believe that yesterday FERC decided to allow the Weymouth compressor station to continue to operate despite recognition of[…]
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SOLIDIFYING SOLAR CELLS
A perovskite solar cell (a crystal structure designed to harvest higher energy photons) has been layered on top of a[…]
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ADDITIONAL WEYMOUTH UPDATE
You’ll see water from the last storm where it shouldn’t be. I’d guess it won’t take much more sea level[…]
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WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR STATION UPDATE
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will hear the FRRACS (Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station) briefing on Thursday,[…]
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EVOLVING OCEAN EDDIES
Photograph: EKE The increasing energy in ocean eddies could affect the ability of the Southern Ocean, one of the world’s[…]
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MARINE MICROALGAE MERIT
Marine microalgae-based cellular agriculture is a promising new way to sustainably produce plant-based ‘meat’ and healthy ‘superfoods’. These single-cell photosynthetic[…]
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