SOLAR POWER FROM STREETWEAR
A new material works like a luminescent solar concentrator and can be applied to textile fibers. Thus jackets, T-shirts. etc.[…]
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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.
NOXIOUS NITROGEN
Growing use of nitrogen fertilizers in the production of food worldwide is increasing atmospheric concentrations of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse[…]
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WONDERFUL WIND
The US could double or even quadruple the installed wind power capacity with little change to system-wide efficiency, and the[…]
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MELTING ARCTIC ICE
stock image Sag River emptying into Prudhoe Bay, Beaufort Sea Increased heat from Arctic rivers is melting sea ice in[…]
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WONDERFUL WOOD
Image: UBC Media Relations via Flickr Buildings are currently the source of about one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Wooden[…]
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MORE HARMFUL HURRICANES
Climate change may be causing hurricanes to weaken more slowly and remain destructive for longer. One study showed that 50[…]
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SMART WINDOWS
Photo: Dennis Schroeder, NREL Transparent glass panes using special thermochromic materials coated on glass or sandwiched between glass panels can[…]
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WARMING WATERS
Increased heat from Arctic rivers is melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and warming the atmosphere. River heat is[…]
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GREEN STEEL
Steel production contributes 7-9% of the world’s direct emissions from fossil fuels. Demand is projected to increase with growing global[…]
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OCEAN BLESSING
Seawater air-conditioning [SWAC] involves pumping cold water from oceans at depths of below 700 meters and temperatures of 3 to[…]
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