Saturday, November 23, 2024

New report highlights pesticides’ overlooked climate connection

New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the “vicious cycle” linking these fossil fuel–derived chemicals and climate change.

Meet the 20-Year-Old Fighting to End Food Waste While Taking Finals

College sophomore Maria Rose Belding is helping connect more than 200 large-scale food banks nationwide through her online database.

Where are the world’s water stresses?

Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief.

Costa Rica to become first country in world that’s both plastic and carbon-free

“Decarbonization is the great task of our generation and Costa Rica must be one of the first countries in the world to accomplish it, if not the first.”

A poisoned legacy: challenging the EPA’s reluctance to ban glyphosate amidst rising health concerns

Unveiling the controversy: a deep dive into the legal, scientific, and humanitarian debate over glyphosate's future

LNG exports: Profit for speculators, cost for consumers and climate

"Record LNG exports drive up home heating prices for Americans, and line the pockets of fossil fuel CEOs."

Upstream electrification: A game changer for cutting oil and gas emissions by 80%

Electrifying oil and gas production facilities with renewable energy could reduce emissions by over 80%, offering a path toward climate goals and industry sustainability. But logistical and economic hurdles remain.

Electricity is future of global energy new IEA report finds

By 2030, the report predicts that wind and solar along with other low-emission sources and clean energy technologies will generate more than half of the global electricity.

Fighting climate change with compassion, one letter at a time

An Interview with DearTomorrow cofounders Jill Kubit and Trisha Shrum.

The unseen cost of cigarette pollution: Billions in environmental damage

The yearly economic cost of cigarette plastic waste amounts to approximately $26 billion.