HELPFUL – Page 43 – Our Fragile Earth

MOVING FORWARD

April 16, 2020 Gail McCormick HELPFUL

COVID-19 has led to working at home online. Since transportation is now the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions,[…]

THE END OF COAL GENERATION

April 13, 2020 Gail McCormick HELPFUL

Investment in coal plants may now be a waste of money as renewables is now cheaper. And by 2030, at[…]

SHIP CLOUDS

April 9, 2020 Gail McCormick HELPFUL

Before COVID-19 tens of thousands of cargo ships criss-crossed the oceans daily, creating puffy white cloud trails in the sky[…]

SPLITTING WATER

April 6, 2020 Gail McCormick HELPFUL

Model water molecules illustration Using solar and wind power for water splitting, a process that uses electricity to split H2O[…]

PRAISEWORTHY PLASTIC

April 2, 2020 Gail McCormick HELPFUL, INNOVATION

A new plastic is made from cellulose and starch (i.e. corn, potatoes). It’s biodegradable and doesn’t add to fossil fuel[…]

BOOZE FROM CO2

March 31, 2020 Gail McCormick HELPFUL, INNOVATION

Air Co. can now produce vodka made from carbon dioxide. The company was a finalist for a $7.5 million prize[…]

GREAT SOURCE OF HEATING AND COOLING

March 29, 2020 Gail McCormick HELPFUL, INNOVATION

Rendering of the Towerside Innovation District planned for Minneapolis. Courtesy of Ever-Green Energy Minneapolis will be constructing a system that[…]

SCIENTISTS PUSH BACK

March 27, 2020 Gail McCormick HELPFUL

The current administration has made rolling back environmental regulations a priority. But scientists and lawyers inside the federal government have[…]