Turns Out May Is An Acquired Taste Too Have we set ourselves up to endure a weather-treadmill of chronic disappointment? Yes, January felt like a lab experiment gone bad. In March we thought “If I can just hang on until …
All for sustainable urban infrastructure brings economic and social gains, creating prosperous, livable cities. Scaling up investment for sustainable urban infrastructure: A guide to national and subnational reform was issued. To launch the report, there is also a launch event …
KYOTO, Japan, May 8 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opened its 49th Session on Wednesday in Kyoto, Japan, where it will consider an update to the methodology used by governments to estimate their greenhouse gas emissions and …
From Mass Power Choice: Beginning with June 2019 electricity meter reads, as Salem PowerChoice’s current electricity supply contract ends, a new 30-month contract with Dynegy will go into effect. For most program participants, the program will include more renewable electricity …
By Cayte Bosler A landmark new United Nations report warns that the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, and that upwards of one million species are gravely at risk. A tiny gecko photographed in a protected area in Banao, Cuba. …
Murray Thomson passed away at 96 years of age on 2 May 2019 in Ottawa, Canada. On 7 May, 2019 Brent Patterson (Executive Director of Peace Brigades International-Canada) wrote an obituary blog post for Murray Thomson, who co-founded Peace Brigades International (PBI) …
A few years ago, a team of researchers in Europe wanted to figure out the answer to a simple question: How long would it take for evolution to replace all the mammal species that have gone extinct in the time …
A study shows that in-soil placement of fertiliser results in less phosphorous loss from snowmelt runoff. Water that runs off a field can take some of the valuable fertiliser with it. In Canada this water can take 2 forms: rainfall …
Natural gas used for cooking. Natural gas can be considered today the cleanest fossil fuel available on the planet, that can help our civilization to make the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Natural gas is already used massively …
Call for Book Chapter Proposals: Earth System Law: Standing on the Precipice of the Anthropocene Edited by: T. Cadman, M. Hurlbert, A. Simonelli We invite book chapter proposals to be considered for inclusion in a forthcoming scholarly edited volume. Download …
PARIS – Humanity is squandering the natural capital that has allowed society to thrive, and driving a million plant and animal species to the brink of extinction in the process, the U.N.’s first comprehensive report on biodiversity warned Monday. Relentless …
Biodiversity From native species to Indigenous land management and water efficiency: Australia’s role in the extinction crisis Global warming must stay below 2C to save coral reefs, the UN’s Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services says. Photograph: Daniela …
Details Category: Press Releases Published: 07 May 2019 In an unprecedented Climate Action Call published today, a broad coalition is urging European leaders to take decisive action to respond to the climate emergency. Hundreds of European cities, regions, businesses, youth …
Buildings Published on May 6th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley May 6th, 2019 by Steve Hanley California may be ground zero for car culture in the US, and Los Angeles may be the epicenter of car culture in the Golden …
In parts of the tropics, exposure to extreme temperature or rainfall in early life is associated with fewer years of schooling in later childhood. This finding comes from my new article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, …