WILDFIRES AND COVID-19
Northern California may face COVID-19 while dealing with dangerous wildfires. There have been more so far in 2020 than by[…]
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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.
GREAT SOURCE OF HEATING AND COOLING
Rendering of the Towerside Innovation District planned for Minneapolis. Courtesy of Ever-Green Energy Minneapolis will be constructing a system that[…]
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POLLUTE AT WILL
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced relaxation of environmental rules in response to the coronavirus pandemic, allowing power plants, factories[…]
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SCIENTISTS PUSH BACK
The current administration has made rolling back environmental regulations a priority. But scientists and lawyers inside the federal government have[…]
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DOOMED DENMAN GLACIER?
East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier has retreated 5 kilometers, nearly 3 miles, in the past 22 years. The shape of the[…]
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PHENOMENAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Researchers are getting closer to being able to use photosynthesis (the sunlight-driven chemical reaction green plants and algae use to[…]
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DAMAGING DAMS
Lower-than-forecast water levels in a dam reservoir have created an unforeseen structural problem in addition to longstanding environmental, social and[…]
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DAMAGED DAM
Lower-than-forecast water levels in a dam reservoir have created an unforeseen structural problem in addition to longstanding environmental, social and[…]
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LOW TEMPERATURE GEOTHERMAL
The Lightning Dock geothermal power plant in New Mexico Geothermal capacity in the U. S. could almost double by 2050. […]
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HEAT STRESS
Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity is expected to annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by[…]
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