When UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change Michael R. Bloomberg suggested creating a Compact of Mayors to mirror the UN program for national commitments on climate change, it was not possible to guess how central the idea would become to putting mayors at the heart of global climate action. But it turned […]
A jaguar was shot and killed Monday after an Olympic torch passing ceremony in Brazil. The female jaguar, who was chained and sedated, was shot after she escaped from her handlers. She approached a soldier who shot her with a single pistol shot, Reuters reported. The torch ceremony and jaguar shooting occurred at a zoo […]
In a deal that Elon Musk has dubbed a “no brainer,” Tesla Motors has made an offer to acquire solar installation company SolarCity in a stock deal worth a reported $2.8 billion. The electric car company made the announcement Tuesday and explained the offer in a blog post: Tesla’s mission has always been tied to sustainability. We […]
A first-of-its-kind interactive map revealing the locations of more than 6,500 concentrated animal feeding operations or CAFOs, across the state of North Carolina was released Wednesday by Waterkeeper Alliance, North Carolina Riverkeeper organizations and Environmental Working Group (EWG). Poultry housed in North Carolina CAFOs outnumber residents by 20 to one. In addition to swine and […]
Some of us might have struggled to capture the strawberry moon yesterday, but this astronaut had an awesome view. Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams took a breathtaking picture of the June full moon from the International Space Station. The picture was snapped when the station was over western China. A spectacular rise of the full […]
The Kochs have spent more than $88 million in traceable funding to groups attacking climate change science, policy and regulation. Of that total, $21 million went to groups that recently bought a full page New York Times advertisement defending ExxonMobil from government investigations into its systematic misrepresentation of climate science. The signatories of this New […]
By Ann Pietrangelo “If everyone was a healthy weight we could close half the hospitals and get rid of half the doctors,” according to Philip Caravella, M.D., F.A.A.F.P. The family physician says obesity and being overweight are the leading causes of serious medical problems. “The huge costs of medical care and medical insurance could be […]
By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource The energy that lights up, turns on, cools and heats our lives leaves a trail of waste. Natural gas is no exception. The waste from the gas drilling known as “fracking” is often radioactive. The gas industry produces thousands of tons of this “hot” waste and companies and state […]
Sysco Corp, the world’s largest foodservice distributor, will be the first company of its kind to commit to sourcing 100 percent cage-free eggs in its entire supply chain in the U.S. by 2026. Food distributor Sysco Corp is the latest major company to switch to cage-free eggs. Photo credit: Stephanie Frankle at Animal Place The company, […]
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