Wildfires Used to ‘Go to Sleep’ at Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime
Wildfires now have longer burn-times; California has about 550 more fire-friendly hours a year than it did in the 1970s.
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It’s Ok to Love All the Bees (The Honey Bees, Too)
Are honey bees to blame for disappearing native bees?
Read more...Why Europe Can Still Face a Gas Crisis Without a Gas Shortage
The EU’s plans to buy US oil, LNG, and nuclear energy products to lower reliance on Russian gas by 2028 is costly!
Read more...The Fight Over ‘Critical Minerals,’ Explained
How the US is playing dog-in-the-manger with critical minerals by disregarding WTO rules so as to stymie China.
Read more...As Rocket Launches Increase, They May Be Polluting the Skies
Research suggests that rocket exhaust and debris could be threatening the ozone layer, though uncertainties persist.
Read more...The 2026 Southwest U.S. Heat Wave Was One of the Six Most Astonishing Weather Events of the Century
From the Pacific Northwest to Antarctica, it’s extraordinary warmth that’s punching through climate norms with the most force.
Read more...What’s Cheaper: Fueling Your Car With Gas or Electricity?
A comparison on EV charging expenses state by state in the US. Any similar data in other countries based on recent electricity costs?
Read more...A Fifth of NYC Built on Bygone Water Now at Risk: Study Maps City’s ‘Blue Zones’
Researchers identified more than 500 places in NYC where water was, where it floods and that will get worse due to climate change.
Read more...Beavers Can Turn Streams Into Carbon Stores – We Measured How Much
Natural engineers can quietly help river landscapes store more carbon for decades to come.
Read more...The Controversy Over Deep-Sea Mining, Explained
Deep-sea mining backers want metals for clean tech. Indigenous Pacific Islanders call it a threat to life, culture, and the ocean itself.
Read more...Clearing the Air: Fifty Answers to Our Climate Questions
We discussed Here Comes the Sun by Bill McKibben earlier this year. His message is that climate catastrophe is not foreordained, even if the current “weather” is odd and suggests that something in seriously amiss. I grew up in the American South, where “hot” is the normal state of being from April through October. One […]
Read more...Manure-to-Energy Project Touted as Climate Fix Emits Thousands of Tons of Methane
Manure digesters for cattle are yet another rentier-enriching climate con.
Read more...Iran War: Leap Up Escalation Ladder with Israel//US Attack on Iran Gas Field, Nuclear Plant, Iran Retaliation on Qatar Gas Facilities, Other Energy Infrastructure Across Region; MSM Initial Under-Reporting Not Blunting Surge in UK, EU Gas Prices;
Iran war news: The Middle East burns thanks to epically stupid Israeli attacks on Iran’s energy assets, which produced a fierce response
Read more...Widening the ‘We’: Meeting the Crisis of Common Sense
Oligarch overreach on every front presents challenges—and opportunities.
Read more...Why Environmental Tipping Points Don’t Have to Spell Doom
“A tipping point commonly means a point of no return. But conservation can still help ecosystems restore their balance.”
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