https://e360.yale.edu/digest/chattanooga-become-first-us-airport-to-run-entirely-on-solar E360 DIGEST JUNE 20, 2019 Chattanooga Becomes First U.S. Airport to Run Entirely On Solar A newly completed 2.64-MW solar array at the Chattanooga Airport produces enough green electricity to cover all of the airport's energy needs.CHATTANOOGA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT Tennessee’s Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport has become the first airport in the United States to run … Continue reading TN airport runs entirely on solar energy
Month: June 2019
NYC responds aggressively to protect bicyclists, even to wiping out parking to make room
On June 11, the Transportation Committee of Community Board 7 met to hear a proposal by the Department of Transportation (DOT) in reaction to the death of a bicyclist last summer on Central Park West (CPW runs along the west side of Central Park from W. 59th Street to W. 110th Street). Members of the … Continue reading NYC responds aggressively to protect bicyclists, even to wiping out parking to make room
Slight change in the Kindle Oasis available just in time for Amazon Prime Day
The Amazon Kindle Oasis, the top of the line, is about to be very slightly modified to use a warmer shade of lighting, and a doubling in the number of light sources. Altho I'm a huge Oasis fan because of its screen size and page turn controls, I see these tweaks to the lighting as … Continue reading Slight change in the Kindle Oasis available just in time for Amazon Prime Day
Google facing strong objections to both the vulnerability and invasiveness of its products
When both the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal are issuing alarms about using Google Chrome because of its surveillance factors, it's time to move. They suggest changing to Firefox ASAP. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/21/google-chrome-has-become-surveillance-software-its-time-switch/?utm_term=.f1cfa3fb3663 Goodbye, Chrome: Google’s web browser has become spy software Chrome lets tracker cookies follow you all over the web. The Post's Geoffrey … Continue reading Google facing strong objections to both the vulnerability and invasiveness of its products
Trees in wetlands a source of methane
This article was a surprise to me. Apparently a number of the scientists didn't expect these results either. https://e360.yale.edu/features/scientists-probe-the-surprising-role-of-trees-in-methane-emissions Scientists Zero in on Trees as a Surprisingly Large Source of Methane Recent research is showing that trees, especially in tropical wetlands, are a major source of the second most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, … Continue reading Trees in wetlands a source of methane
Vegetarian vs vegan
I often get confused between being vegetarian (which is pretty easy) and becoming a vegan (which is not). Massively simplified, a vegetarian eats no meat, poultry, game, shellfish, fish, or any by-products of animal-slaughter. Vegetarians may or may not eat dairy products and eggs. Veganism is a stricter approach that avoids any product that could … Continue reading Vegetarian vs vegan
Help monarch butterflies with plantings, not by buying them from breeders
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/24/735389108/monarch-butterflies-born-in-captivity-have-trouble-migrating-south-study-says? Monarch Butterflies Born In Captivity Have Trouble Migrating South, Study Says June 24, 20194:15 PM ET PIEN HUANG Twitter Thousands of monarch butterflies gather in the eucalyptus trees at the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove. George Rose/Getty Images Updated at 5:45 p.m. ET Three summers ago, Ayse Tenger-Trolander, a graduate student at … Continue reading Help monarch butterflies with plantings, not by buying them from breeders
Goats in Riverside Park too efficient — have left, but will return later this summer
If you'd been planning a visit to watch our goat lawnmowers, you've missed your chance for now. Looks like they loved it there. Hope they'll be back. https://www.westsiderag.com/2019/06/24/goodbye-goats-for-now-we-hardly-knew-ye Goodbye Goats (For Now); We Hardly Knew Ewe! Posted on June 24, 2019 at 12:18 pm by West Sider Photo via Riverside Park Conservancy. Also, we know … Continue reading Goats in Riverside Park too efficient — have left, but will return later this summer
Public service announcement — Mueller’s Report summarized in 30 minutes by PBS Newshour
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/all-of-the-mueller-reports-major-findings-in-less-than-30-minutes The PBS Newshour folks have summarized the Mueller Report's finding in an article that will take less than 30 minutes to read. Then you can skip the guilt you might feel as a responsible voter and citizen who simply can't stomach reading the full report. You're welcome.
Who woulda thought that fish and chips could be a casualty of a warming ocean?
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/fish-chips-climate-change-cod-haddock-extinct-smaller-research-a8961201.html Fish and chips under threat from climate change, study says Larger sea creatures such as haddock and cod more vulnerable to rising sea temperatures Mark Waghorn June 16, 2019 Click to follow The Independent Getty/iStock Britain’s traditional meal of fish and chips could disappear from the menu because of climate change, according to new research. Scientists say larger marine … Continue reading Who woulda thought that fish and chips could be a casualty of a warming ocean?
Arctic permafrost thawing 70 years ahead of expectations
https://www.livescience.com/65709-arctic-permafrost-melts-decades-early.html Arctic Permafrost Is Going Through a Rapid Meltdown — 70 Years Early By Grant Currin, Live Science Contributor | June 13, 2019 03:20pm ET Melting permafrost on the Jamal region of Russia. New research suggests that permafrost in the Canadian Arctic is melting rapidly, and large swaths of permafrost worldwide are vulnerable to this accelerated thawing Credit: … Continue reading Arctic permafrost thawing 70 years ahead of expectations
If greenhouse gas emission increases are not stopped SOON, US cities face heat waves (and deaths)
If you've read recent stories about the unbelievable heat in India that's killing hundreds, if not thousand, the US is not insulated from increasing temperatures. We're just getting them a little later, because we're further from the equator, our seasonal weather is different (no monsoons and dry periods), and other variables that have protected us … Continue reading If greenhouse gas emission increases are not stopped SOON, US cities face heat waves (and deaths)
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