Giant water battery cuts university’s energy costs by $100 million over next 25 years
“Universities have a very large energy footprint and we wanted to tackle that and reduce that expense.”
Reflections on 2018, Forecasting 2019
If we do not rapidly, systematically and substantially reduce our consumption in several key areas and radically alter our parenting model, while resisting elite violence strategically on several fronts, homo sapiens will enter Earth’s fossil record within a few years.
This is not a drill: 700+ arrested as extinction rebellion fights climate crisis with...
Extinction Rebellion kicked off two weeks of protests in 60 cities worldwide, demanding urgent government action on the climate crisis.
How did the pandemic affect ocean conservation?
Clickbait stories of happy animals returning to suddenly quiet habitats paint an overly rosy picture of COVID-19’s impact on the marine environment.
Where kids fought plastic pollution – and won
“That’s my role, making sure this is effective and that people are engaged and they have viable options.”
Focusing on cutting emissions alone won’t halt environmental decline, we must consume less
There is no free lunch when it comes to halting climate and environmental breakdown.
The Supreme Court’s EPA decision could hamper regulator’s ability to protect the public
The agency will still be allowed to regulate many forms of air pollution, but would need explicit direction from Congress on how to tackle some of the worst aspects of climate change and other pressing issues.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 28
Student loan watchdog quits, progressives launch campaign against Kavanaugh, air pollution harms cognitive performance, and more.
New study discovers drugs and pesticides in high levels off coast of Southern England
An analysis found pharmaceuticals and recreational drugs along with pesticides from the samples taken from along the coasts of Hampshire and West Sussex in England.
How efforts to restrict democracy in Ohio make it harder to fight climate change
Gerrymandering, voter suppression, dark money and other moves insulate policymakers from accountability when they prop up fossil fuels at the expense of clean energy.