Superhero Marisol Rios de la Luz will take on climate change, political corruption, and the myriad social injustices stemming from the two in the upcoming installment of the La Borinqueña graphic novel series, Earther reports. The Nuyorican heroine and her team, the Nitainos, will tackle the rippling impacts of climate change on the islands, covering issues such as domestic […]
A hospital in Wales has found a way to keep both the planet and its patients healthy with solar power. Morriston hospital in Swansea is the first in the UK to own its own solar farm. And the initiative is off to a bright start, the Welsh government announced Monday. In addition to contributing to […]
Solar power currently accounts for 3% of power generation in the U.S. By the end of the decade, it’s expected to reach 10%. Many solar power plants will be placed in desert locations, where sunlight is abundant, but regardless of the location, solar panels do get dirty over time. Rather than wasting water to clean […]
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Sometimes it feels as if there’s not much we as individuals can do to help with the climate crisis. It’s as though our actions feel like drops in the bucket compared to the overwhelming threat of climate change. But, according to a new study, our actions can make an enormous difference in reducing emissions and […]
A new gas-industry front group has emerged in Colorado to undermine the transition to truly renewable energy. The group, Coloradans for Energy Access, announced itself with an op-ed in the Colorado Sun in January. In the op-ed, the group railed against “forced electrification,” otherwise known as the movement to build new homes and commercial spaces […]
Six abandoned coal mines in southwest Virginia are being transformed into solar energy installations as part of an effort by the Nature Conservancy, The Washington Post reports. TNC hopes the project can be a model for similar sites nationwide. The conservation group views the Appalachian Mountains as one of the most critical regions on the […]
President Joe Biden used a novel argument for climate action in his State of the Union address Tuesday night: it can help combat inflation. During the speech, Biden outlined a plan to fight inflation by lowering costs instead of wages, and addressing the climate crisis was the second item on that agenda. “Second — cut […]
U.S. oil and gas companies are using Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to push back against the Biden administration’s climate agenda. The American Petroleum Institute (API), a lobby group which represents ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell, tweeted out a series of policy suggestions hours before the invasion began Wednesday, The Guardian reported. “As crisis looms in Ukraine, […]
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