Leaving Trees Alone Might Be Better Than Planting New Ones
The debate over what to do about trees and deforestation continues.
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Will the Public End up Paying to Clean up the Fracking Boom?
Justin Mikulka continues his excellent coverage of fracking for DeSmogBlog.
Read more...SUVs Are Back, and They’re Spewing a Boggling Amount of Carbon
SUVs illustrate how the US is rejecting greenhouse gas reduction.
Read more...Are Cognitive Frameworks Hard-Coded in Language Driving Humanity to Crisis?
Is language, or more specifically, notions strongly represented in major modern languages, a big culprit in our inability to contend with self-induced existential threats?
Read more...Elizabeth Warren Wants Green Trade Deals. What Does That Mean?
Is what Democratic candidates mean by “green trade deals” what environmentalists and trade experts mean?
Read more...Making Profit Should Not Now Be the Primary Goal of a Business: Being Net-Zero Carbon Should Be
Central banker Mark Carney argues for green economy gradual transition, Can’t get too much in the way of almighty profit.
Read more...EU Adopts Right to Repair for Household Appliances
European Commission approves right to repair regulations for household appliances: a start, but much less than what’s necessary to reduce waste, combat climate change, and save consumers money.
Read more...Unsustainable California: No Easy Remedy for PG&E Blackouts, Fire Risks
California prototypically lead the US. It’s PG&E infrastructure failure and lack of good remedies to escalating wildfire risks are the latest example.
Read more...Gene Editing Could Help Save the Planet — If Scientists Can Avoid the Typos
Gene editing does not always work as advertised. And that’s before getting to the fact that genetically modified crops have been found to be less robust than native strains.
Read more...Greenpeace Report: How Companies Still Have it Wrong on Plastic Pollution “Solutions”
Greenpeace publishes report on woeful state of plastic pollution “solutions”.
Read more...Will the Fracking Revolution Peak Before Ever Making Money?
Latest installment in Justin Mikulka’s excellent DeSmogBlog series on fracking follies.
Read more...Understanding Why the Green New Deal Won’t Really Work
A sanity check on the Green New Deal.
Read more...Coral Reefs, Climate Change, and Mobilization
Coral reefs can be saved. So let’s mobilize to do it.
Read more...To Save Our Oceans, We Have to Change What We Do on Land
The IPCC issues a new, grim report about the health of oceans.
Read more...Could Climate Change Fuel the Rise of Right-Wing Nationalism?
How climate change is bad not just for health but also politics.
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