by faster | Mar 11, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: High Country News DATE: March 11, 2021 SNIP: When an oil or gas well reaches the end of its lifespan, it must be plugged. If it isn’t, the well might leak toxic chemicals into groundwater and spew methane, carbon dioxide and other pollutants into the...
by faster | Mar 11, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: The Independent DATE: March 11, 2021 SNIP: The huge demand for face masks in the year since the coronavirus pandemic has swept the globe has resulted in enormous production of disposable masks, but it is now feared that undisposed of properly, they pose a...
by faster | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: Desert Advocate DATE: March 8, 2021 SNIP: Energy companies are preparing to destroy nearly 16 square miles of intact desert wildlands in southern Nevada – an area equivalent to 70% of Manhattan or 28 times the size of the UNLV campus – for two...
by faster | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: Reuters DATE: March 1, 2021 SNIP: In the tenth century, Erik the Red, a Viking from Iceland, was so impressed with the vegetation on another Arctic island he had found he called it “the green land.” Today, it’s Greenland’s rocks that are attracting outsiders...
by faster | Feb 26, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: Washington Post DATE: Feb 26, 2021 SNIP: A large iceberg about 20 times the size of Manhattan broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in the Weddell Sea section of Antarctica during the past day, following the buildup of a large crack in the floating ice during the past...
