MORE BAD ANTARCTIC NEWS
Partial photo: ray laskey It seems that the Antarctic ice sheet came close to collapse in the past. In a[…]
Read more
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.
FORD’S FIRST ELECTRIC TRUCK
Ford’s F-150 Lightning is a relatively inexpensive electric version of America’s most popular vehicle. The more expensive version’s extended battery[…]
Read more
FORTHCOMING HURRICANE SEASON
Looks like we’re in for it again. Federal scientists forecast that 2021 could see in the range of 13 to[…]
Read more
LITHIUM BATTERY
Partial photo: Sophie Jonas Today’s lithium-ion batteries are too heavy, too expensive and take too long to charge. A new[…]
Read more
IMPENDING DISASTERS
Partial photo: Egor Vikhrey The federal government spends about $46 billion per year on recovery from disasters–seven times the level[…]
Read more
PROMISING PLANT USAGE
Partial photo:Roberto Carlos Roman Don Leftover crops release carbon back into the atmosphere, mostly through decomposition, but turning agricultural waste[…]
Read more
GROWING GRIEF
Sunflower photo: Nataly Alhimova Wildfires are bigger (starting earlier in the year); heat waves are more frequent; seas are warmer;[…]
Read more
CREATING CLOTHING FROM ALGAE
Partial photo: Junko Nakase 3D printing can be used to make a tough, sustainable material from algae that could be[…]
Read more
MORE FREQUENT FLOODING
Partial photo: Willian Justen de Vasconcellos The “Third Pole” of the Earth,the high mountain ranges of Asia,bears the largest number[…]
Read more
DIRECT AIR CAPTURE OF CO2
Use of zeolites (minerals containing mainly aluminum and silicon oxides) could help diminish the CO2 problem. Scientists have designed an[…]
Read more