WEYMOUTH UPDATE
The compressor station has permission to operate despite protests. But FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) has taken an unprecedented step,[…]
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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.
RECYCLING PROCESS FOR CARBON FIBERS
Partial photo: Krzysztof Hepner An improved recycling process for carbon fibers has been developed that retains properties of fibers at[…]
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SEAGRASS SAD LOSS
Partial photo: Matt Briney Seagrass Is a vital weapon against climate change, but human activities such as dredging, scarring from[…]
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ELECTRONICS USING LESS POWER
Partial photo: Vandan Patel As silicon-electronics-based information technology becomes increasingly throttled by heating and energy consumption, nonlinear optics is under[…]
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GULF STREAM WEAKENING
Partial photo: Jason Zeis Never before in over 1000 years the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), also known as Gulf[…]
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FLYING SMARTER
Partial photo: Nick Morales By better coasting on the jet streams that circle the globe, airplanes could easily cut fuel[…]
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FINANCING COAL
Partial photo: Jason Blackeye Coal is the number-one single source for increasing global temperatures, with coal-fired electricity generation accounting for[…]
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CONCRETE CO2 STORAGE
Partial photo: uve sanchez Manufacturing cement, which requires heating limestone to scorching high temperatures, produces an estimated 8 percent of[…]
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COVID AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Partial photo: Georgy Trofimov There’s a way that climate change could have a direct role in the emergence of SARS-CoV-2,[…]
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REPURPOSING FOOD WASTE
Partial photo: Sri Lanka Researchers have rescued food waste destined for the landfill and turned it into an elixir for[…]
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