CRAZY CLIMATE ENGINEERING
Massachusetts researchers plan to dump 6,600 gallons of sodium hydroxide into ocean waters south of Martha’s Vineyard in August. Next[…]
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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.
WASTEWATER FERTILIZER
Creating fertilizers from organic waste can help reduce fossil fuel consumption and promote sustainable production. Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), converts biomass[…]
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GULF STREAM AGAIN
As part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the Gulf Stream, which is wind-powered, could weaken from climate change.[…]
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MORE PROMISING SOLAR MATERIALS
A promising material for solar energy gets its boost from entropy, the outstanding performance partly achieved by a new class[…]
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TROUBLE WITH TREES
Forest carbon storage has declined across much of the Western U.S., likely due to drought, fire and climate change. Many[…]
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IMPROVED SOLAR PANELS
A new type of solar power technology based on a material called perovskites promises more efficient, cheaper, easier to make,[…]
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BIG OIL BOOST
Big Oil is failing to fulfill Paris Agreement climate targets. Their increase in fossil fuel production is inflaming global military[…]
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MORE ON BETTER BATTERIES
A new anode-free sodium solid-state battery brings the reality of inexpensive, fast-charging, high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage[…]
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SLUSH AND SEA LEVEL RISE
Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought. Slush–water-soaked snow–makes up over half of all meltwater on[…]
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COOLING FABRIC
A new three-layer fabric has a wool bottom layer that wicks heat from the skin to the middle layer made[…]
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