Tag: environment

Electric vehicles shattering biggest barrier to adoption — price

http://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-vehicles-are-shattering-the-barrier-to-adoption-that-could-matter-most-a30d154e Electric Vehicles Are Shattering the Barrier to Adoption that Could Matter Most Batteries are the single most expensive element of an EV. As they get cheaper, going electric no longer has to be a costly proposition. Prices have plummeted for electric vehicles such as Ford’s Mustang Mach-E, above. ALY SONG/REUTERS By Christopher Mims March 4, 2023 … Continue reading Electric vehicles shattering biggest barrier to adoption — price →

Plastic coffee pods bad for the climate but reducing beef consumption has more impact

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/21/1150530714/yeah-actually-your-plastic-coffee-pod-may-not-be-great-for-the-planet Yeah, actually, your plastic coffee pod may not be great for the climate January 21, 20238:01 AM ET by JULIA SIMON A display of Starbucks coffee pods at a Costco Warehouse in Pennsylvania. A recent article says using coffee pods might be better for the climate, but the science is far from settled. (AP … Continue reading Plastic coffee pods bad for the climate but reducing beef consumption has more impact →

Even ocean spray has sewage bacteria

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/02/sewage-bacteria-e-coli-ocean-spray Not a breath of fresh air: study finds sewage bacteria in ocean spray Pathogens such as E coli, norovirus and salmonella can be blown miles into coastal communities after a rainstorm Katharine Gammon in Los AngelesThu 2 Mar 2023 10.00 EST After a rainstorm passes, the air coming off the ocean just feels different – … Continue reading Even ocean spray has sewage bacteria →

Indonesia shows it’s possible to tame rainforest destruction

http://www.wsj.com/articles/indonesia-shows-its-possible-to-tame-rainforest-destruction-f6261f1? Forest left standing at a plantation on Borneo island in Indonesia. By Jon EmontFollow / Photographs by Muhammad Fadli for The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2023 10:13 am ET KUBU RAYA, Indonesia—A decade ago, Indonesia was destroying its tropical rainforest at a faster rate than almost any other country. Virgin forest five times the area of Los … Continue reading Indonesia shows it’s possible to tame rainforest destruction →

Has California’s rain and snow wiped out drought deficit?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/04/california-drought-water-reservoirs-snowpack/ California was hit with 12 feet of snow. Is it enough to ease the drought? By Joshua Partlow March 4, 2023 at 1:48 p.m. EST Massive snowfall dumps in northern California Residents near Lake Tahoe react to a March snowstorm that brought over a dozen feet of snow. (Video: Alice Li, Jon Gerberg/The Washington Post, … Continue reading Has California’s rain and snow wiped out drought deficit? →

What do whale strandings tell us about the state of our oceans?

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/25/cornish-beach-whale-strandings-tell-us-about-oceans-aoe Abrasions on the body of a stranded fin whale in Cornwall. Photographs by Alexander Turner for the Guardian The age of extinction Agony on a Cornish beach: what do whale strandings tell us about our oceans? The number of whales, porpoises and dolphins being washed up on the UK’s shores is on the rise, … Continue reading What do whale strandings tell us about the state of our oceans? →

Alaskan’s Arctic streams have turned acidic even far from people

http://www.wired.com/story/alaskas-arctic-waterways-are-turning-a-foreboding-orange/ EMILY SCHWING SCIENCE DEC 31, 2022 8:00 AM Alaska’s Arctic Waterways Are Turning a Foreboding Orange The phenomenon threatens local drinking water, and scientists think climate change may be the culprit. THIS STORY ORIGINALLY appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Dozens of once crystal-clear streams and rivers in Arctic Alaska are now … Continue reading Alaskan’s Arctic streams have turned acidic even far from people →

Brazil’s new President just might save the Amazon, “the lungs of the earth”

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/03/lula-protect-amazon-brazil-bolsonaro? Can Lula save the Amazon? His record shows he might just pull it off Andre Pagliarini Brazil’s new president is determined to reverse Bolsonaro’s scorched-earth approach to the environment ‘On Lula’s first day in office he signed an Amazon Fund measure, which allows foreign governments to help pay for preservation efforts.’ Photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images … Continue reading Brazil’s new President just might save the Amazon, “the lungs of the earth” →

Why won’t the heavy snowpack and unseasonal rains refill western U.S. critical lakes?

http://www.9news.com/article/weather/snowpack-lake-powell/ There's enough water in this year's snow to completely refill Lake Powell. Here's why that won't happen Author: Cory Reppenhagen Published: 9:47 PM MST February 9, 2023 Updated: 9:47 PM MST February 9, 2023   COLORADO, USA — The water levels at Lake Powell have been on a 22-year decline, and the reservoir hit a record low … Continue reading Why won’t the heavy snowpack and unseasonal rains refill western U.S. critical lakes? →

Warehouses, with their pollution, built where neighbors lack the power to complain

America's dirty divide Revealed: how warehouses took over southern California ‘like a slow death’ In California’s Inland Empire, nearly 9,500 warehouses – many near schools – cloud the air with pollution by Maanvi Singh in Bloomington, California and Aliya Uteuova in New York with photographs by Madeline Tolle Supported by About this contentThu 29 Dec 2022 06.00 EST When … Continue reading Warehouses, with their pollution, built where neighbors lack the power to complain →

First vaccine approved for honeybees

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/science/honeybee-vaccine.html U.S.D.A. Approves First Vaccine for Honeybees Dalan Animal Health’s vaccine for American foulbrood, an aggressive bacterial disease, is the first for any insect in the United States. A conditional license for a vaccine to protect honeybees against American foulbrood disease has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Credit...Steve Pfost/Newsday, via Getty Images By Remy … Continue reading First vaccine approved for honeybees →

Time to stop raising animals for food and rewild that land

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/12/replace-animal-farms-micro-organism-rewilding-food-precision-fermentation-emissions Replace animal farms with micro-organism tanks, say campaigners Advocates of plant-based protein say 75% of world’s farmland should be rewilded to reduce emissions  Cop27 live – latest news updates About 85% of agricultural land in England is used for pasture for grazing animals or to grow food. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock Helena Horton Environment reporterFri 11 Nov … Continue reading Time to stop raising animals for food and rewild that land →