5 big ways U.S. communities are working to minimize harm from climate change
In a fight to save a rare bird, Indigenous communities in Guyana are winning
We must restore nature to avoid global catastrophe, warns biodiversity summit president
Just cutting carbon emissions will not prevent climate breakdown, says Susana Muhamad before Cop16 in Colombia
What Makes You — You — Makes the Universe: Nobel Laureate Erwin Schrödinger on Quantum Physics, Vedanta, and the Ongoing Mystery of What We Are
https://www.themarginalian.org/2021/11/03/erwin-shcrodinger-my-view-of-the-world/
As human population grows, people and wildlife will share more living spaces around the world
Earthworms have ‘completely scrambled’ genomes. Did that enable their ancestors to leave the sea?
Chaotic rearrangements of chromosomes may have helped leeches swim into fresh water and other worms wriggle onto land
Agroforestry offers Thai rubber farmers a pathway to profit and sustainability
Lahaina Celebrates Recovery of Historic 151-Year-Old Banyan Tree That Survived Devastating Maui Wildfire
https://www.ecowatch.com/lahaina-banyan-tree-wildfire-recovery.html
Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity
Find Your Perfect Sun-Inspired Home!
Browse over 100 house plans incorporating passive heating and cooling.
https://www.sunplans.com/house-plans/list
What is hydrogen energy – and is it really a green fuel?
https://www.context.news/net-zero/what-is-hydrogen-energy-and-is-it-really-a-green-fuel
‘Catastrophic Flooding’ as Hurricane Debby Dumps More Than a Foot of Rain on Southeastern U.S.
https://www.ecowatch.com/hurricane-debby-florida-flooding.html
‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy
UN says a global ‘backlash’ against climate action is being stoked by fossil fuel companies
Climate Tipping Points Are Unpredictable And Miss The Point, Says New Study
Trying to make precise time estimates for major tipping points may be completely futile.
https://www.inverse.com/science/climate-tipping-point-science
Trends of Heat-Related Deaths in the US, 1999-2023
Heat-related deaths have increased by 117% in the US since 1999 – report
More than 21,500 US deaths over last two decades were connected to heat, top medical journal finds
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2822854
Climate Deniers Aren’t Mainstream, But Congress Is Rife With Them
These Republicans occupy almost a quarter of seats, though few Americans believe their false rhetoric.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/republican-climate-deniers-congress-house-senate/
123 House and Senate Republicans deny climate science: Analysis
The mystery of consciousness shows there may be a limit to what science alone can achieve
Marieke’s eye on the economy
The world has been breaking temperature records in recent weeks. Will you find yourself caught in a heatwave this summer? Are you considering a flight to sunnier destinations? Here’s my economic perspective on why elements of degrowth and green growth may be necessary to address our environmental crisis
https://think.ing.com/opinions/mariekes-eye-on-the-economy-August-2024/
Florida edits out ‘climate change’ in school textbooks. But DeSantis could go further.
As the director of FOOLS — Floridians Organized to Obstruct Learning Science — I applaud Gov. Ron DeSantis for his stand to alter science textbooks to comport with Florida’s ultimate goal of teaching young people to revere the oil and gas industry at all costs.
Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area
Five Projects Receive Funding to Advance the Circular Bioeconomy with Biomass Feedstocks
Teams of researchers from across the country will receive up to $47.3 million from Schmidt Sciences to develop the science to transform natural materials into energy, animal feed and other essential products.
Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world
July was California’s hottest month in history
Some areas see days of temperatures over 100F, drying plants and fueling wildfires as extreme heat creates deadly conditions
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/10/california-hottest-month-july
Climate change-worsened wildfires drastically increased odds, severity of 2023 wildfires
https://www.axios.com/2024/08/14/climate-change-extreme-wildfire-season
Legal battle over fossil fuels and climate heats up
https://www.thenewlede.org/2024/08/legal-battle-over-fossil-fuels-and-climate-heats-up/
Tesla cut down half-a-million trees for a factory
Tesla cleared the trees from more than 800 acres of forest in Germany in order to build its Berlin gigafactory
https://qz.com/tesla-berlin-germany-trees-gigafactory-1851630254
Ford Loses $44,000 On Every EV Sells As It Switches To Hybrids
Plus, Tesla’s price cuts add juice to the used electric vehicle market, and a fire at Rivian’s Illinois plant…
https://jalopnik.com/gateway/ford-loses-44-000-on-every-ev-sells-as-it-switches-to-1851631232
American Understanding of Climate Change
2024 Poll: Americans’ Views on Climate Change and Policy in 12 Charts
Our 2024 poll with The Associated Press–NORC Center for Public Affairs Research explored Americans’ attitudes on climate change, their views on key climate and energy policies, and how they feel about electric vehicles and the policies to encourage them. Check out our top 12 charts from the poll.
What to Know about Project 2025’s Dangers to Science
Project 2025 would jeopardize federal scientists’ independence and undermine their influence
The slow, wet, meandering destruction of Tropical Storm Debby
Is this much rain normal?
https://www.vox.com/climate/366041/climate-hurricane-debby-drenches-the-southeast
Project 2025 Calls For EPA To Shift Focus From Climate Change
What Project 2025 Would Mean for America’s Climate Policies
South Korea recycles 98% of its food waste. What can it teach the world?
Almost all leftovers from homes and restaurants are turned into compost, animal feed and even energy. But its model isn’t easy to replicate.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/09/south-korea-food-waste-composting/
Peel those apples: New study confirms washing doesn’t remove pesticide residues
Cellulose Surface Nanoengineering for Visualizing Food Safety
https://www.thenewlede.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/080724VisualizingPesticides.pdf
US air force avoids PFAS water cleanup, citing supreme court’s Chevron ruling
EPA says Tucson’s drinking water is contaminated but air force claims agency lacks authority to order cleanup
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/12/air-force-epa-water-pfas-tucson
MIT Team Creates Clean Hydrogen with Seawater, Soda Cans, Caffeine
https://sustainablebrands.com/read/mit-clean-hydrogen-seawater-soda-cans-caffeine
Successful environmental projects benefit nature and people, study finds
‘Integrated’ work to help biodiversity and tackle climate crisis can also benefit humanity, says Dr Trisha Gopalakrishna
How Factory Farming Ends
The fight against the meat industry has been rocky. Can it be won?
UK Regulator Weighs Greenwashing Allegations Against Latest Shell Ads
Concerns over the ‘Powering Progress’ campaign reflect wider scrutiny of the role of creative agencies in climate delay.
The Seine River was toxic for a century. Its Olympic cleanup could change swimming around the world
Despite the Seine’s flawed Olympic debut, a global urban swimming movement is getting a boost from the Games.
Florida is building the world’s largest environmental restoration project
National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste Released
The White House released the final strategy in June 2024, incorporating over 10,000 comments made by the public.
https://www.nrdc.org/bio/nina-sevilla/national-strategy-reducing-food-loss-and-waste-released
Could manure and compost act like probiotics, reducing antibiotic resistance in urban soils?
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-manure-compost-probiotics-antibiotic-resistance.html
The global threat from the irreversible accumulation of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)
https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/66717b9a01103d79c57ccb54
Atlantic Ocean Conveyor Likely to Collapse Before 2050, Say Climate Scientists
Climate change is about to cause the collapse of one of the world’s great ocean currents. The consequences will be devastating
Big polluters targeting esports industry with advertising deals, report reveals.
Oil firms, petrostates, airlines and carmakers ‘doubling down’ on sector that is popular with young people.
Climate Change’s Latest Deadly Threat: Lightning Strikes
In rural India, stormy weather, a lack of knowledge, and scant protections are combining to kill thousands every year, with climate change likely to raise the threat as lightning becomes more common.
https://www.wired.com/story/thunder-lightning-strike-deaths-india/
‘Sip, return, repeat’: US city tackles throwaway cup culture with first-of-its-kind system
From Starbucks to local cafes, Petaluma’s reusable cup project aims to cut down on rampant plastic waste!
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/24/petaluma-reusable-cup-project-california
US has its first national strategy to reduce plastic pollution − here are 3 strong points and a key issue to watch
The Seagrass Species That Is Not So Slowly Taking Over the World
When Halophila stipulacea comes to town, it outcompetes native seagrasses. That’s bad—but its spread brings unexpected benefits, too.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23082024/invasive-seagrass-species-halophila-stipulacea/
Is Recycled Plastic Safe for Food Use?
Recycled plastic can be more toxic than virgin plastic, yet the federal approval process to use it in food packaging is lax and leaving consumers at risk, researchers say.
As climate change worsens, deadly prison heat is increasingly an everywhere problem
With heat waves sweeping across the country, incarcerated people in states with traditionally milder climates are facing brutal conditions that have long plagued the South and Southwest. A survey by The Appeal reveals that many of the hottest states house prisoners in units without air-conditioning.
U.S. Plastics Pact Problematic and Unnecessary Materials Report
The U.S. Plastics Pact works with its member Activators to take measures to eliminate problematic and unnecessary resins, components, and formats, in order to accelerate progress toward a circular economy for plastic packaging in the United States.
https://usplasticspact.org/problematic-materials/