Sunday, March 29, 2026

Green Energy Is Surging and You’ll Never Guess Why

Many countries around the world have adopted wind and solar power for their electricity needs displacing hydrocarbons at a fast rate. Juan Cole highlights the stories illustrating the surge.

Scientists Discover an Imperiled Bumblebee Bouncing Back in Unexpected Places

Western bumblebees remain in steep decline, but biologists believe they may be evolving to outwit a deadly parasite.

Old planes to be transformed into 100-passenger electric planes by 2026, startup announces

Wright Electric will convert existing BAe 146 planes, first made by British aerospace company BAE Systems in the 1980s, into electric planes.

Lawsuit to protect Arctic polar bears from oil drilling launched against Biden administration

“Every new oil well in the Arctic is another step toward the polar bear’s extinction.”

How Businesses Can Protect the Environment

“As you can easily notice, any business can protect nature and there are different things that can be done in order to be environmentally conscious.”

Our land is burning, and western science does not have all the answers

The growing fire crisis means it’s vital western science and Aboriginal knowledge are brought together to make communities as fire-safe as possible.

Lake Erie turns toxic every summer. Officials aren’t cracking down on the source.

Voluntary fixes for the growing — and global — hazardous algae problem aren’t working.
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Josh Fox: Arrest of Journalists and Filmmakers Covering the Dakota Pipeline is a Threat...

“These people are not accessories to the crime, they are the media. This is a constitutionally protected activity.”

Top grocery chain eliminates 20 million individual pieces of holiday single-use plastic

“It is an absolute priority of ours to remove and reduce the amount of plastic in our stores.”

Volunteers plant 67,500 trees in Portuguese forest devastated by wildfires

"In an era of climate change, such disasters are becoming reality all over the world."