Guardians of Nature. How Samburu Women Are Saving Their Forest
MARALAL IS A SLEEPY TOWN, several hours north of Nairobi in northern Kenya. It borders the Kirisia Forest, a vast, dense, and mountainous ecosystem that spans 780 square kilometers and generates water for more than 150,000 people living in the parched lowlands below. The forest is home to the Samburu…
Green investment boom and electric car sales: six key things about Biden’s climate bill
The US’ first serious legislative attempt to tackle the climate crisis, the Inflation Reduction Act, is hitting its first anniversary both lauded for turbocharging a seismic shift to clean energy while also weathering serious attack from Republicans. Joe Biden hailed the bill, which despite its name is at heart a…
Florida ocean temps surge to 100 degrees as mass coral bleaching event is found in some reefs
An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction as a mass bleaching event and die-off from unprecedented water temperatures spreads across reefs in the the Florida Keys. Multiple reefs around the Florida Keys are now completely bleached or dead in a grim escalation that took…
Hawaii wildfires burn historic town of Lahaina to the ground
Raging wildfires fanned by hurricane winds have devastated the historic town of Lahaina on Hawaii’s island of Maui. Brian Schatz, a US senator from the state, said on social media that Lahaina is “almost totally burnt to the ground”. At least six people were killed in Maui County, officials said…
Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
HELENA, Mont. — A Montana judge on Monday sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate. The ruling following a first-of-its- kind trial in the U.S.…
Thinking of buying an electric car in Colorado? You could soon get $26,500 in discounts
Here’s one way to quantify the magnitude of Colorado’s bet on electric vehicles: It will soon be possible to qualify for discounts worth $21,000. Add an additional rebate from Colorado’s largest power provider, a resident buying a new plug-in car could soon save a head-spinning $26,500. That’s not a typo.…
How Ultra-Processed Food Came to Dominate Our Diets
“If it’s wrapped in plastic and has at least one ingredient that you wouldn’t find in your kitchen,” it’s an ultra-processed food, writes infectious disease doctor Chris Van Tulleken. Your McDonald’s and cardboard freezer meals also fit the bill — and so do your so-called health foods and your splurge…
WHY HAVEN’T WE SOLVED THE CLIMATE CRISIS YET?
I wish I could stop doom-scrolling through all the shocking headlines and images of our over-heating planet but I can’t look away.
What to Know About Montana’s Youth Climate Case as Trial Kicks Off
The group of young plaintiffs are back in state court on Tuesday for the first trial of its kind.
New York takes big step toward renewable energy in ‘historic’ climate win
Measure will also help shift utilities away from private companies to make them publicly owned