Saturday, April 20, 2024

7 Solutions to the Climate Crisis

How we create energy with renewables is important. How we store this energy—so we can use it when needed—is just as critical.

DC is the latest to sue Exxon and big oil for climate disinformation campaigns

“We have a mountain of evidence of what they knew and what they did to deceive the public about the threat of climate change. And yet we’ve only scratched the surface.”

High levels of mercury found in Greenland’s glaciers

Scientists analyzed samples from meltwater rivers and fjords and found concentrations of dissolved mercury among the highest ever recorded.

10 reasons why hydropower dams are a false climate solution

Not only does hydroelectric power fail to prevent catastrophic climate change, but it also renders countries more vulnerable to climate change while emitting significant amounts of methane, one of the worst greenhouse gases.

Russia’s Ukraine war and energy crisis have scared the world into turbocharging adoption of...

By 2025, only about two years from now, renewable energy will surpass coal as a power source globally.

Tribal leaders raise ‘serious concerns’ about plans to turn their shrinking Louisiana island home...

After a long state and federal push to relocate the Indigenous people of Isle de Jean Charles from their threatened homeland, new recreational development around the island risks further colonial displacement.

As industry pushes billion-dollar fracked petrochemical projects, state regulators struggle to keep up

“I’m really worried when you see this kind of very large investment and then we try to play catch-up on evaluating what the risks and the impacts on people are.”

Appeals court halts Dakota Access Pipeline shutdown order

On the day that had been initially set as a deadline for shutting down the Dakota Access Pipeline, a federal appeals court today issued an order that effectively allows oil to continue flowing for now.

Vote like the planet depends on it—because it does

"We need to have climate justice."

Beyond coping: How to find the strength to take on climate change

Our emotional energy can be a source of power.