by faster | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: NOAA DATE: April 7, 2021 SNIP: Levels of the two most important anthropogenic greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and methane, continued their unrelenting rise in 2020 despite the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic response, NOAA announced...
by faster | Mar 26, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: Inside Climate News DATE: March 26, 2021 SNIP: The risks of the climate crisis are so urgent that the United States, in cooperation with other countries and under strict rules, should study the possibility of temporarily cooling the planet through solar...
by faster | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: March 24, 2021 SNIP: The storage potential of one of the Earth’s biggest carbon sinks – soils – may have been overestimated, research shows. This could mean ecosystems on land soaking up less of humanity’s emissions than expected, and more...
by faster | Mar 17, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: March 17, 2021 SNIP: Fishing boats that trawl the ocean floor release as much carbon dioxide as the entire aviation industry, according to a groundbreaking study. Bottom trawling, a widespread practice in which heavy nets are dragged along...
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...
