TREACHEROUS SALTWATER
Saltwater is migrating into South Florida’s aquifer system. As sea levels rise, it moves through the porous limestone into wells[…]
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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.
AMAZING ARTIFICIAL LEAF
MIT researchers have developed a solar cell that can harness the sun, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. The so-called[…]
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The Group of 7 leaders last week ended their summit without a firm and clear commitment on how they’re going[…]
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ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS
The process of turning sunlight directly into usable energy (photosynthesis) may become something we can mimic to harness the sun’s[…]
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LOSING LAKE MEAD
Our nation’s largest reservoir has registered its lowest level on record since being filled in the 1930s from the Colorado[…]
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GREEN AMMONIA
Photo: phosphonium salts Each metric ton of ammonia produced today contributes to roughly 1.9 metric tons of greenhouse emissions and[…]
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RECYCLING CARBON
Photo: Jose Lebron LanzaTech, a Chicago-based company, produces next-generation climate friendly fuels by recycling waste industrial gases like those produced[…]
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UP, UP, AND RISING
The amount of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere set a record in May, again reaching the highest levels in human[…]
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CO2 TURNED INTO PRODUCTS
A new, low-pH system recycles more carbon into valuable products. The electrochemical reactor converts up to 70% of CO2 into[…]
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