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Energy Industry’s Methane Emissions Soared to Near Record High in 2023 Despite International Climate Pledges: IEA Report

Energy Industry’s Methane Emissions Soared to Near Record High in 2023 Despite International Climate Pledges: IEA Report

According to key findings from the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s latest Annual Methane Tracker, in 2023, global methane emissions from fossil fuels stayed close to a record high despite new global reduction pledges. Human activities like agriculture, oil and gas production and the accumulation of food waste in landfills produce methane — a much more […]

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    Meat Companies and Lobbying Groups Plan to Present Meat as ‘Sustainable Nutrition’ at COP28, Documents Reveal

    Meat Companies and Lobbying Groups Plan to Present Meat as ‘Sustainable Nutrition’ at COP28, Documents Reveal

    Big meat companies and lobbyists for the industry have plans to be out in full force at the COP28 climate conference, bringing with them a message of meat as “sustainable nutrition,” documents from the Global Meat Alliance (GMA) reveal, according to a press release from DeSmog. The GMA documents disclose that JBS, the biggest meat […]

    Seaweed 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Seaweed 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Quick Key Facts History of Seaweed Prior to 2020, seaweed, known as macroalgae, was thought to be around 800 million years old, but a green seaweed fossil discovery in Northern China dates back over a billion years, with some scientists believing that it was the ancestor of not just modern day seaweeds, but also land […]

    Newly Launched Satellite Detects Emissions From Industrial Facilities

    Newly Launched Satellite Detects Emissions From Industrial Facilities

    GHGSat, a global emissions-monitoring company based in Montreal, has launched a satellite that will detect emissions from industrial facilities. The satellite can capture the facilities, such as power plants, in high resolution to more accurately track and attribute emissions. The satellite, known as GHGSat C10 or Vanguard, launched on Nov. 10 from the Vandenberg Space […]

    What to Do With Your Compost (Even if You Don’t Have a Garden)

    What to Do With Your Compost (Even if You Don’t Have a Garden)

    When food scraps are thrown into a landfill, they decompose anaerobically and create methane: a climate-warming greenhouse gas. When food scraps are composted, however, not only are they kept out of landfills, but they turn into nutrient-rich organic matter that can fertilize next season’s plants. You can compost anywhere — even in an apartment or […]

    Why You Shouldn’t Rake Your Leaves This Fall

    Why You Shouldn’t Rake Your Leaves This Fall

    The weather is getting cooler, the air is feeling crisper, the leaves are turning yellow and red falling from their trees — and this year, leave those leaves be!  It’s a common misconception that leaves always kill the grass they fall on. Aside from the fact that it’s time to ditch our lawns in the […]