CRITICAL PLANT CARBON UPTAKE
The carbon stored globally by plants is shorter-lived and more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. Existing climate models[…]
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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.
REDUCING NITROGEN EMISSIONS
Adding nitrogen to concrete could significantly reduce global levels of potentially harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx) created by the construction industry[…]
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HEAT AND SPEECH CONNECTION
Heat has long been associated with a range of negative health outcomes, including increased risk of decreased productivity and cognitive[…]
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CLIMATE CHANGE FRIENDLY CLOTHING
In 2018 alone, we in the U.S. added more than 11 million tons of textiles to landfills. A DIY machine[…]
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CLIMATE COST OF UKRAINE WAR
The climate cost of the first two years of the war on Ukraine was greater than the annual greenhouse gas[…]
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SUPERIOR STORAGE AND CHARGING SPEED
Researchers have discovered how tiny charged particles (ions) move within a complex network of minuscule pores. The breakthrough could lead[…]
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COURT CORRUPTION?
Recently a paid army of right-wing commentators has been engaging in an unusually public, concerted effort to get the Supreme[…]
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ENERGY EFFICIENT CARBON CAPTURE
Researchers have employed a method similar to charging a battery to instead charge activated charcoal, often used in household water[…]
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GAZA WAR AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
In the first four months of the war, with some 156,000 to 200,000 buildings destroyed or damaged in the Gaza[…]
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CREATING ZER0-EMISSION CONCRETE
Linking the recycling of two carbon-intensive materials—cement and steel—could dramatically cut the climate impact of both, yielding a billion metric[…]
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