by faster | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Monga Bay DATE: June 19, 2019 SNIP: Last week, the United Kingdom announced plans to pass a national law setting a country-wide target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, to be achieved by 2050. The pronouncement came in response to a directive by the...
by faster | Mar 4, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Vox and Climate Change News DATE: March 4, 2019 SNIP: In the lowland forests of the American southeast, loblolly pines and cypress trees are grabbing carbon dioxide from the air right now. Using power from the sun, they release the oxygen and bind the carbon,...
by faster | Jun 24, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Inside Climate News DATE: June 24, 2018 SNIP: The European Union declared this week that it could make deeper greenhouse gas cuts than it has already pledged under the Paris climate agreement. But its scientific advisors warn that the EU’s new renewable...
by faster | Dec 19, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: Yale Environment 360 DATE: December 19, 2017 SNIP: It was once one of Europe’s largest coal-burning power stations. Now, after replacing coal in its boilers with wood pellets shipped from the U.S. South, the Drax Power Station in Britain claims to be the...