Archive for August 2023
Solarpunk is going mainstream. This couple’s $1M Kickstarter proves it
Canary Media’s Climate Meets Culture column explores the intersection of energy, climate and the culture at large. During a recent Instagram Live Q&A session with U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–New York), a viewer asked about her thoughts on climate doom. AOC replied that she doesn’t ascribe to…
Read MoreWhy the Gulf of Mexico’s first offshore wind auction wasn’t a smash hit
The Biden administration on Tuesday received a top bid of $5.6 million during the first-ever auction of offshore wind development rights in the Gulf of Mexico. German energy giant RWE placed the highest bid for a 102,500-acre swath of water off the coast of Lake Charles, Louisiana, which has the potential to host…
Read MoreChemical fertilizer is a climate disaster. Can high-tech biology fix it?
Canary Media’s Eating the Earth column explores the connections between the food we eat and the climate we live in. Almost everything about synthetic fertilizer sucks. It sucks for the climate, generating 2.5 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, more than global aviation. It sucks for the environment,…
Read MoreVirginia may ditch a regional carbon cap-and-invest program
This story was first published by Grist . After a blazingly hot stretch of summer in early July 2022, the skies broke open over Buchanan County, Virginia. Floodwaters damaged almost 100 homes and destroyed miles of road in the rural, predominately low-income mountain towns that dot the region. In the wake of the…
Read MoreIn New Scramble for Africa, an Arab Sheikh Is Taking the Lead
A company established by a Dubai sheikh is finalizing agreements with African nations to manage vast tracts of their forests and sell the carbon credits. Critics are concerned the deals will not benefit Africans and will just help foreign governments perpetuate high emissions.
Read MoreManagement and Program Analyst Trinesha Dixon
“I think I do that with my interns and teams too — I give them the space to grow and learn and try to just be their guide along the way.” — Trinesha M. Dixon, Management and Program Analyst, NASA Office of STEM Engagement, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Read MoreHow the ‘Blob’ Left a Lasting Mark on Ocean Life in California
Six years on, a prolonged ocean heat wave known as the Blob has altered the makeup of marine life off the coast of California, new research shows.
Read MoreWho pays when utilities get sued over wildfires?
This story was first published by Grist . Early on the morning of November 8, 2018, a strong gust of wind blew down a power line owned by Pacific Gas & Electric, or PG&E, the power utility that serves most of Northern California. As the line hit the ground, it ignited a bed of dry pine needles, starting a fire that…
Read MoreNew California rules would crush rooftop solar for renters
California is on the verge of drastically undermining the value of shared solar systems for renters — and solar groups and environmental justice advocates are crying foul. The policy changes set forth in this month’s proposed decision from the California Public Utilities Commission would essentially eliminate…
Read MoreEcuador’s Government Plans to Keep Drilling in National Park, Despite Vote on Ban
After Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted to end oil drilling in a prized national park, the government challenged the legitimacy of the referendum and said it would continue drilling.
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