Ottawa’s 4.85-mile Rideau Canal Skateway, the largest ice skating rink in the world, reopened on Sunday after remaining closed last year due to climate change. Every winter from January to early March, the gigantic rink on the Rideau Canal — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — is transformed into a commuter’s dream connecting suburbs to […]
Utility-scale wind and solar capacity rose by 20 percent in Southeast Asia last year, as the region comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) brought its total capacity to more than 28 gigawatts (GW), according to a new Global Energy Monitor (GEM) report. The increase means the region is in a good position to […]
Rental car company Hertz is selling off 20,000 of electric vehicles in its fleet, with plans to replace these vehicles with internal combustion engine vehicles. The company cited high repair expenses and low demand as its reasons to sell the EVs, Utility Dive reported. However, in 2021, Hertz had committed to offering one of the […]
Air pollution emissions in the United States have decreased considerably since the Clean Air Act of 1970 was enacted, but the benefits have not always been equally felt. According to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the amount of the improvements is largely dependent on demographics, with socioeconomic […]
Last year was the hottest year on record by a wide margin, and 2024 has a one-in-three shot at being even hotter, according to the Annual 2023 Global Climate Report by the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Scientists from the European Union found that Earth’s average temperature last year was 1.35 degrees […]
The planet had its hottest year ever recorded last year due to human-caused climate change from the burning of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. According to a new report from nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), YouTube is making millions annually from advertisements on channels that put forth inaccurate climate change information, […]
Researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark have created a new technology that may help boost garment recycling rates. The technology can help remove the material elastane from nylon, a common fabric blend for clothing like leggings and other activewear, shapewear and swimwear. But elastane in particular can be difficult to separate out from other fabric […]
A volcano in southwest Iceland erupted on Sunday morning, releasing lava flows that covered roads and reached an evacuated fishing village, where it set at least three homes on fire. According to Iceland’s meteorological office, the eruption followed a series of earthquakes and caused 160-foot-high fountains of lava, inundating the town of Grindavík, reported The […]
A new study has found that much of the land needed to preserve biodiversity and maintain well-being for humans is lacking protections that would prevent development. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that about half of all land on Earth needs sustainable management to protect over 26,000 terrestrial vertebrate species. Further, the […]
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