California Will Require Solar Power for New Homes
SACRAMENTO — Long a leader and trendsetter in its clean-energy goals, California took a giant step on Wednesday, becoming the first state to require all new homes to have solar power. The new requirement, to take effect in two years, brings solar power into the mainstream in a way it has never been until now. […]
One of the most worrisome predictions about climate change may be coming true
Two years ago, former NASA climate scientist James Hansen and a number of colleagues laid out a dire scenario in which gigantic pulses of fresh water from melting glaciers could upend the circulation of the oceans, leading to a world of fast-rising seas and even superstorms. Hansen’s scenario was based on a computer simulation, not hard data […]
7 things we’ve learned about Earth since the last Earth Day
Our understanding of Earth — and how we’re changing it — just keeps expanding. Earth Day turns 48 today, April 22, and Google is celebrating it with a Google Doodle of conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, who nudges us in a video a “do our part for this beautiful planet.” When Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wisc.) founded Earth Day in 1970, his hope was […]
Achieving 100% Renewable Energy is Within Our Reach
“..if you pay a power bill [100% renewable] is increasingly the common-sense path forward.” We watch in horror as the damages from climate change continue to mount. Last year, Hurricane Harvey dropped more rain on Houston than any storm has ever dropped on any American city, ever. Hurricane Maria set back development in Puerto Rico […]
Earth Day 2018: End Plastic Pollution Countdown to April 22
Homepage Of Animals and Bees and Flowers Wild as Earth Day Nears Serious concerns for anyone who cares for wildlife and the planet we inhabit. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/04/18/animals-and-bees-and-flowers-wild-earth-day-nears
Americans waste 150,000 tons of food each day – equal to a pound per person
Research shows people with healthy diets rich in fruit and vegetables are the most wasteful and calls for better education for consumers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/18/americans-waste-food-fruit-vegetables-study About 150,000 tons of food is tossed out in US households each day, equivalent to about a third of the daily calories that each American consumes. Fruit and vegetables were the most […]
n Just Two Years, Half of All Corals in Great Barrier Reef Have Died
‘Beyond Comprehension’: In Just Two Years, Half of All Corals in ‘Forever Damaged’ Great Barrier Reef Have Died Global warming, researchers warn, “is rapidly emerging as a universal threat to ecological integrity and function.” Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0041-2
A eureka moment for the planet: we’re finally planting trees again
After centuries of bad stewardship, communities are at last starting to see the benefits of forests. China plans to plant forests the size of Ireland. Latin American countries have pledged to restore 20m hectares of degraded forest and African countries more than 100m hectares. India is to plant 13m hectares, and on a single day last […]
World’s First Road That Recharges Vehicles While Driving Opens in Sweden
(VIDEO at link) Sweden inaugurated on Wednesday the first road of its kind that can recharge commercial and passenger car batteries while driving. The eRoadArlanda project consists of 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) of electric rail installed on a public road outside Arlanda Airport. The innovation was funded by the Swedish Transport Administration and is part of the government’s goal of fossil fuel-free transportation infrastructure […]
Pesticides Are Making Children Aggressive
“Pesticides cause a multitude of adverse effects on humans. However, they are especially harmful to children.” Pesticides cause a multitude of adverse effects on humans. However, they are especially harmful to children. They may have something to do with the mass-shootings in schools all over America because some of them are neurotoxins. This means they affect and damage the […]