|
Blogs scanned over last 7 days from Thu Aug 5 2021 at 8:42 UTC |
|---|
New Post As People Move to Climate Risk Zones – Will Insurance Companies Pull Plug?
The Hill: Years of destructive wildfires are leaving millions of Californians at risk of losing their homeowner’s insurance — underscoring fears that . . .Climate Denial Crock of the Week by greenman3610 on 05 Aug 2021 |
New Post Britain’s national parks dominated by driven grouse moors, says study
Exclusive: Area twice the size of London devoted to grouse shooting in UK’s parks, threatening efforts to tackle climate crisis. National parks supposedly at . . .Environment | The Guardian by arkham on 05 Aug 2021 |
New Post Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinformation, report finds
Thinktank InfluenceMap accuses petroleum giants of gaming Facebook to promote oil and gas as part of climate-crisis solution. Facebook failed to enforce its own . . .Environment | The Guardian by real on 05 Aug 2021 |
New Post Greece fires: 150 houses destroyed by wildfires as monks refuse to leave stricken island
Villages on Evia are evacuated as blaze rages across the island, and fires also threaten suburbs of Athens and historic Olympia. At least 150 houses have been . . .Environment | The Guardian by ance-Presse on 05 Aug 2021 |
New Post Country diary: making hay on a family farm
Morcombelake, Dorset: Under livestock farmer Tom Sneath’s chemical-free management, plants are starting to reappear in the fields. All through the heatwave the . . .Environment | The Guardian by ton on 05 Aug 2021 |
New Post 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius of additional global warming: Does it make a difference?
It ends up that just a half degree C - less than 1 degree F - leads to far more serious impacts. The post 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius of additional global warming: . . .Yale Climate Connections by Bruce Lieberman on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Deep sea trawling unleashes carbon from the ocean floor
Sediments at the bottom of the ocean store more carbon than all the soil on Earth. The post Deep sea trawling unleashes carbon from the ocean floor appeared . . .Yale Climate Connections by YCC Team on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post The Value of Cob Building
Three small cob homes (about 100 square feet each) cost around $500 each, not including labor. Quail Springs Permaculture, an educational non-profit in Southern . . . by Kelly Hart on 04 Aug 2021 |
Extreme Temperature Diary- Monday August 4th, 2021/ Main Topic: Special Climate Report On Britain
The main purpose of this ongoing blog will be to track planetary extreme or record temperatures related to climate change. Any reports I see of ETs will be . . .Guy On Climate by guyonclimate_mi5tor on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Farm pesticides killing more bees - study
Commercial formulas containing multiple chemicals should require their own licences, researchers say. . . .BBC News - Science BBC News - Science & Environment by ? on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Floods: Research shows millions more at risk of flooding
Numbers of people exposed to flooding globally have risen by almost a quarter in two decades. . . .BBC News - Science BBC News - Science & Environment by ? on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Why whales in Alaska have been so happy
What will happen to Alaska's whales when tourism returns to waters stilled by Covid? . . .BBC News - Science BBC News - Science & Environment by ? on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Keir Starmer attacks government record on green jobs
The Labour leader says there is a "chasm between soundbites and action" on climate-friendly employment. . . .BBC News - Science BBC News - Science & Environment by ? on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Thailand bans coral-damaging sunscreens in marine parks
Anyone flouting the rules could be fined due to the damage some lotions can cause to coral. . . .BBC News - Science BBC News - Science & Environment by ? on 04 Aug 2021 |
Climate change: Wales set to build 20,000 low-carbon social homes
Welsh ministers announce plans to tackle a housing shortage and the problem of climate change. . . .BBC News - Science BBC News - Science & Environment by ? on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Community Group Welcomes Step Forward for Solar Energy in New York
By Hillary Aidun On Wednesday, August 4, the New York Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) approved a 100-megawatt solar . . .Climate Law Blog by hillaryaidun on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts
By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in . . .Climate Law Blog by tiffanychalle on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Building Infrastructure Challenges | Getting Beyond Net Zero
Challenge for society Globally, buildings are responsible for approximately 30% of all energy use. Some of that energy is going to be provided by . . .GENN by Shaun Fitzgerald on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post To Tackle Food Insecurity, Invest in Digital Climate Services for Agriculture
New recommendations outline a path to maximize impact of investments in digital climate services for small-scale farmers. . . .State of the Planet by International Research Institute for Climate and Society on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Populations Exposed to Flooding Growing Much Faster Than Thought, Says Study
Human migration and increasing inundations are causing more people to be vulnerable. . . .State of the Planet by International Research Institute for Climate and Society on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Funding the green transition need not be as hard as the government thinks
This post is by Colin Hines, convenor of the UK Green New Deal Group. The US and Canada heat dome, Siberian forest fires, devastating floods in Germany and . . .Inside track by Green Alliance blog on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post 10 jobs that will help shape a zero-emissions future
Students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology restore wetlands as part of a three-day field course. BCIT offers an Ecological Restoration Degree . . .Happy Eco News by Jamie D'Souza on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Finally, fully biodegradable toothpaste tubes are here
How many tubes of toothpaste do you think you’ve used in your life? Think of a number. Now, think of the fact that it takes the average tube of toothpaste . . .Happy Eco News by Jamie D'Souza on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Trees Have Something to Teach Us About Life in Partnership
Finding the Mother Tree In the old-growth forests of British Columbia where she had grown up—a rich reality of firs and cottonwoods and "silky fungal . . .Happy Eco News by Jamie D'Souza on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Grasshopper bred in captivity returns to East Anglia marshes
Britain’s largest grasshopper is being bred in captivity by citizen zookeepers and returned to marshes across East Anglia in a move to revive the . . .Happy Eco News by Jamie D'Souza on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post Nuven vegan sneakers are made of recycled balloons
The conventional shoe industry relies heavily on plastics and animal leathers , but the newest focus within the industry is on selecting animal- and . . .Happy Eco News by Jamie D'Souza on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post How Indigenous Knowledge Can Help Us Combat Climate Change
In mainstream Western culture, Indigenous peoples are often seen as stewards and custodians of the environment. With an . . .Climate Reality by ? on 04 Aug 2021 |
New Post The Most Effective Solutions to Climate Change
There are solutions to the climate crisis and there is still time to avert a catastrophe. To avoid the worst impacts of climate change we must half . . .The Green Market Oracle by Richard Matthews on 04 Aug 2021 |