Climate Change

If you mourn the loss of Columbus Day, want less focus on the evils of slavery, and think climate change is overrated, PragerU is for you. The brainchild of conservative talk show host Dennis Prager, its catchy videos just won approval from the Florida Board of Education for use in…

Navigation for News Categories Andrew Bayly says people with significant KiwiSaver balances might want to invest in specialist areas while still keeping some of their money in passive funds. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver People with large KiwiSaver balances should be able to invest in specialist funds such as those…

CHICAGO (RNS) — Dealing with the climate crisis will require developing renewable forms of energy such as solar and wind power, decreasing greenhouse gases and creating more sustainable lifestyles. It also requires a change of heart, says Swami Rameshwarananda, a Hindu spiritual leader from Spain. While many people know that…

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 By Daniel Tyokua  Some youths under the umbrella of #Oneyouthonetree in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have canvassed more tree planting to protect the environment against climate change. The Executive Director #Oneyouthonetree campaign, Baba Yahaya stated this after the flagged off of tree planting at…

Environment With temperature records tumbling, it is only natural to worry about cascading tipping points, but the reality is far more nuanced By Michael Le Page Melting icebergs near Horseshoe Island in Antarctica in February Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Unprecedented bouts of extreme weather and related events around…

A half-trillion dollars is starting to work its way through the US economy, remaking climate technology along the way.  One year ago, the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law, marking the most significant action on climate change to date from the federal government. The legislation set aside hundreds of…

MONTANA – A state judge said on Monday that Montana is violating the rights of young people with policies that prohibit the state from considering climate change effects when it reviews coal mining, natural gas extraction and other fossil fuel projects. The decision by Judge Kathy Seeley in Helena marked…

A team of astrophysicists have shown that from approximately two billion years ago until 600 million years ago, an atmospheric tide driven by the sun countered the effect of the moon, keeping Earth’s rotational rate steady and the length of day at a constant 19.5 hours. Credit: Kevin M. Gill…

A cross-section of biocrust taken by confocal scanning laser microscopy. Soil particles are visible as various shades of gray, while the bundles of cyanobacterial filaments (fluorescent red) are situated between them. Credit: Penn State Researchers report that a new method for assessing microbial activity in wetted soil leads to a…

Updated 2 days ago · Published on 13 Aug 2023 9:54PM · Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi says the Johor Green Deal, to be launched at the Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2023, will bring a greener future for the state. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, August 13, 2023. JOHOR will launch a green initiative framework…