CAPTURED CARBON IN SOIL
Forests store roughly 40% of the Earth’s soil carbon. Northern forests soils are key reservoirs that help keep the carbon[…]
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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.
COASTAL PROTECTION FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
Nearly 26% of the Earth’s beaches will wash away by this century’s end. Fortunately, a mild zap of electricity can[…]
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FUTURE FLOODING
With the best-case lower carbon emissions scenario, the average worldwide flood hazard level could rise by 9% between 2020 and[…]
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SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
A new method known as flash-within-flash Joule heating (FWF) could transform the synthesis of high-quality solid-state materials, offering a cleaner,[…]
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U.S. COAST’S POTENTIAL CALAMITY
Charleston and other cities along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf Coasts are experiencing some of the world’s highest rates of[…]
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BLESSED FIREBRICKS
Thermal properties making “firebricks” suitable for energy storage could speed up the world’s transition to renewable energy. The technology involves[…]
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CLIMATE CHANGE LABELS
The terms “climate change” and “global warming” are not only more familiar to people than some of their most common[…]
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LAWNS—A LARGE METHANE SOURCE
In upland Fairbanks, Alaska landscapes have been releasing some of the highest methane emissions yet documented among northern terrestrial ecosystems.[…]
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GRABBING CO2 WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
An inexpensive novel membrane driven by a difference in humidity, grabs carbon dioxide out of air. It’s the first synthetic[…]
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GREENLAND POTENTIAL CATASTROPHE
Seeds, twigs, and insect parts found under two miles of ice confirm Greenland’s ice sheet melted in the recent past,[…]
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