Currents of Windblown Plastic Found Across North America’s Parks and Reserves
1000 metric tons of microplastic fibers that can travel thousands of miles on storm systems are predicted to accumulate…
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America’s Largest Solar Plant Construction Approved with the Potential to Power 260,000 Homes
WASHINGTON. May 11th, 2020. The largest solar project in American history has been approved to be constructed on Bureau…
Banning the Wildlife Trade Could be Good News for Certain Animals, and a Death Sentence for Millions of Humans
Kenya. January 2019. PICTURED: Black rhino in Masai Mara’s green season. Photo credit: Kandukuru Nagarjun. CC 2.0 After research…
Paper Models Shutting Down Coal Plants and Finds it Would Save Millions of Tons of Food and Thousands of Lives
The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby pollution and its impacts on…
“If” Becomes the Theme as the UN Climate Change Panel in Madrid Concludes with Mixed Results
PICTURED: Chair of the IPCC, Mr. Hoesung Lee, speaks at the COP 2016 in Marrakech. Photo credit UNClimbatechange. CC…
Why Are China And Africa Building Giant Walls Of Trees?
Desertification – a phenomenon that for the longest time was associated with deserts, is actually much more to do…
500% More Land Needed For England And Wales To Feed Population Through Organic Farming
PICTURED: Members of an organic farming community near Rostock, Germany Photo credit Wikimedia CC 4.0 In a recent paper…
What Sacrifices Would Need To Be Made To Cut U.S. Livestock Emissions?
Image by David Mark. For many years the argument for reducing animal agriculture in the U.S. and the world…
Scrutinizing The Conversation On Livestock Emissions Reveals A Devastatingly Flawed Ideological Foundation
PICTURED: Nibepo – Aike Ranch, El Calafate, Argentina. Photo Credit Alex Proimos CC 2.0. “A decrease equivalent to the…
World Heritage Sites Could Be Without Their Glaciers By 2100
A new paper published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) outlines how the accelerated changing…
Scientists Enlist The Help Of Plants In A Simple, Yet Elegant Climate Change Solution
In third grade we learn that plants breathe in carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen, and that for this reason…
Glut Of International Agreements Look To Improve Wildlife Rights
WASHINGTON D.C. April 23rd, 2019. U.S. Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with…
Trump And Nuclear Weapons Expert Stand Apart From Defense Community On Climate Change
In a 180 degree turn, President Trump seems to be second-guessing a previous decision he made to designate climate…
We Know Plastic Debris Litters The Oceans, What About The Skies?
Most of us are tragically over-familiar with the image of plastic debris littering the world’s oceans, beaches, and roadsides.…
Africa Is Building A Great Wall To Stand Defiant Against Poverty, Climate Change, And Despair
WASHINGTON D.C. March 15th, 2019: While President Trump exercised his powers of veto in order to sustain his state…