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    New California Project Uses Solar Panels to Restore Native Prairie, Pollinator Habitat

    New California Project Uses Solar Panels to Restore Native Prairie, Pollinator Habitat

    An innovative solar project at a decommissioned nuclear power plant in California has found a way to tackle both the climate and biodiversity crises.  Non-profit the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) announced Thursday that they would restore native prairie and habitat for pollinators beneath and around 160 megawatts […]

    Invasive Iguana Causes ‘Large Scale’ Power Outage in Florida City

    Invasive Iguana Causes ‘Large Scale’ Power Outage in Florida City

    An unlikely source was responsible for a “large scale outage” in a Florida city Wednesday.  The city of Lake Worth Beach (LWB) blamed a loss of power on one of the state’s infamous invasive green iguanas.  “LWB Electric Utility is currently responding to a large scale outage caused by an iguana at our 6th Ave […]

    650+ Scientists Urge World Leaders to Stop Burning Trees for Energy

    650+ Scientists Urge World Leaders to Stop Burning Trees for Energy

    More than 650 scientists have written a letter to world leaders urging them to stop the burning of trees to produce energy because it destroys wildlife habitats and undermines international biodiversity and climate pledges. Leading up to the UN biodiversity summit COP15 — which begins on December 7 in Montréal — the scientists said countries […]

    Climate-Denying Groups Use Right Whales as Front to Oppose Offshore Wind

    Climate-Denying Groups Use Right Whales as Front to Oppose Offshore Wind

    One common tactic of renewable energy opponents is to emphasize the new technology’s environmental impact in a way that disguises the harm caused by what it is intended to replace. For example, wind power opponents often point to the turbines’ threat to birds. However, a 2012 study found that fossil fuel plants kill 35 times […]

    Wildlife Trafficking 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Wildlife Trafficking 101: Everything You Need to Know

     Quick Key Facts  Wildlife trafficking is the second biggest direct threat to species, following habitat destruction.  It’s a huge business with smuggled goods valued at $10 billion a year, and involves tens of thousands of species and millions of wild plants and animals.  The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) found that 958 species […]