It came as no surprise to environmentalists that certain industry players claimed limits on pollution from coal plants would be too costly. Nor were we shocked that opponents are claiming that rules to cut smog are too expensive. Or that they’re saying the same thing about rules aimed at cutting dangerous methane leaks from oil […]
The Nature Conservancy, a leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to conserving the Earth’s lands and waters, has announced the finalization in Seychelles of the first ever debt swap aimed at ocean conservation and climate mitigation programs. The deal increases protection for the country’s waters from less than 1 percent to more than 30 percent and supports […]
Scientists can now determine with confidence to what extent climate change has impacted some extreme weather events, according to a new report by a high-level panel from the National Academies of Sciences. NASA visualization of Super storm Sandy. Photo credit: NASA The report looks at research papers assessing the connections between global climate change and individual events, and finds that their results—and consequentially, the field of […]
By Ella Robertson, One Young World The One Young World Environment Summit at the University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 on May 19-21 is not just an environment conference, it is the first One Young World event to focus solely on environmental challenges and the role young leaders can play in solving them. Since 2010, One […]
Here’s an inconvenient truth for the fossil fuel industry: The majority of Americans accept the scientific consensus that climate change is real and that it is a threat that must be addressed. This includes a majority of Democrats, a majority of Republicans and a majority of citizens who do not identify with a specific political party. […]
By Jeff Masters and Bob Henson On Saturday, NASA dropped a bombshell of a climate report. February 2016 has soared past all rivals as the warmest seasonally adjusted month in more than a century of global recordkeeping. NASA’s analysis showed that February ran 1.35°C (2.43°F) above the 1951-1980 global average for the month, as can […]
By Greg M. Schwartz Despite having had a heart transplant three years before, Lonnie Thompson ascended to 22,000 feet and braved -35 degree F temperatures on a mountain peak in far western China in 2015 to do his job as an ice-core paleoclimatologist. The renowned professor from the Ohio State University has extracted and examined […]
Over the course of human history, man’s ongoing destruction of the environment has forever altered our natural surroundings. Proof of humanity’s devastating footprint on Earth can be seen in these stunning images below, graciously provided to EcoWatch by the organizers of FotoFest, an internationally known photographic arts and learning nonprofit based in Houston, Texas. Unaltered Stomach Contents of a Laysan […]
Yesterday during the first official visit by a Canadian Prime Minister to the U.S. in 19 years, the two countries made a historic and precedent-setting announcement to curb methane emissions. In addition to pledging cooperation on implementing their emissions reduction commitments under the Paris agreement, advancing clean energy and preserving the Arctic, the two North […]
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