5 big environment stories you probably missed while you’ve been watching coronavirus
But while we might need to ignore climate change right now if only to save our sanity, it certainly hasn’t been ignoring us.
CO2 levels hit record high despite pandemic lockdowns
Scientists calculate that emissions must fall by half by 2030 to give a good chance of limiting global heating.
Deniers deflated as climate reality hits home
It's time for deniers to accept evidence and reason or get the hell out of the way.
Over $628 Billion in Public Costs Cleaning Up Fukushima and Not Near Done
According to the Japan Times, the public cost of cleaning up the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster topped ¥4.2 trillion (roughly $628 billion) as of March and is expected to keep climbing.
‘The largest aviation impact on the climate’: Airplane contrails add to climate change and...
“Given the forecast for the increase in air traffic, which is very large, this contrail effect will increase even more than the carbon dioxide impact."
Rover pipeline owner disputing millions owed after razing historic Ohio home
Energy Transfer Partners finds itself embattled anew over the preservation of historic sites, this time in Ohio.
A Victorian logging company just won a controversial court appeal. Here’s what it means...
The ruling means logging is set to resume, despite the threats it poses to wildlife.
Trump admin exploited wildfires to encourage logging
Instead of stopping the burning of fossil fuels, which is an obvious way to reduce emissions and lower the risk of wildfires, the Trump administration chose a more corrupt route.
Offshore wind power has the potential to generate 18 times more power than global...
“Offshore wind currently provides just 0.3% of global power generation, but its potential is vast.”
Conservation organizations question Japan’s controversial ‘scientific whaling’ program after killing 333 minke whales
“The continued killing of any whale is abhorrent to modern society, but these new figures make it even more shocking.”