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[…]
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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.
GLACIERS: GOING, GOING, GONE
Partial photo: Chirag Saini Almost all the world’s glaciers (around 220,000 in total) are becoming thinner and losing mass, and[…]
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RADIANT COOLING
Image: Based on a photo by Preconscious Eye via Flickr A new radiant cooling system, consisting of tubes embedded in[…]
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FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY INFLUENCE
Emails show that fossil fuel trade groups in Louisiana and New Mexico rallied Democratic governors in opposition to Biden’s executive[…]
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CUTTING EDGE TRANSFORMATION OF ABANDONED OIL WELLS
The U.S, has roughly 3 million abandoned oil and gas wells. One plan is to convert them into conduits for[…]
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INACTIVE OIL WELLS ACTIVATING METHANE
Annual methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas (AOG) wells in Canada and the US have been greatly underestimated –[…]
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ELECTRIC PLANES
H55, the Swiss battery venture, is partnering with Vancouver, B.C.-based Harbour Air Seaplanes and Everett, Wash.-based magniX on their project[…]
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CALIFORNIA’S BURNING
Partial photo: Benjamin Lizardo California’s annual burn season has lengthened in the past two decades, and the yearly peak has[…]
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BOUNTIFUL BEER
Partial photo: Adam Wilson Brewing beer produces a lot of leftover grain, sometimes turned into bread, crackers and dog biscuits[…]
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WMO’S WOEFUL REPORT
Partial photo: Grant Durr The 2020 World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Global Climate said it was one of the[…]
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