#TheEnvironment

Politics | Climate Change

United States Led Entire World In Reducing CO2 Emissions In 2019

The United States led the entire world in reducing CO2 emissions last year while also experiencing solid economic growth, according to a newly released report. “The United States saw the largest decline in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2019 on a c

News | News

Through Awareness, Education And Cleanups, An Israeli Initiative Is Taking A Stand On Plastic

Plastic Free Israel is promoting environmentally conscious alternatives and raising awareness of how to live a plastic-free life.

News | Clean Energy

The Hydrogen Economy Is Within Grasp And Progressive Energy Companies Know It

The hydrogen economy is within grasp — the type of progress that can rollback the effects of climate change. The goal is to produce hydrogen from a carbon-free source and in doing so, displaces fossil fuels.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Fish are big fans of Israeli 3D-printed coral reefs - ISRAEL21c

The printed reefs are made from sustainable bioplastics in a variety of materials, colors, sizes and forms. Turns out, fish really like color.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Israel's VeganNation Leases 15,000 Acres In Brazil's Amazon Rainforest To Protect It

The Israeli startup says it is handing the land over preservation groups and activist organizations, and partnering with local soccer teams for climate change and environmental awareness. | NoCamels

News | News

Is There An Ideal Solution For Saving The Dead Sea? Israeli Scientists Weigh In | Environment News

The Dead Sea is slowly disappearing and collaboration among neighboring countries is difficult. But Israel needs a plan, and fast. | NoCamels

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Bye Bye, Trash: Israeli Startup Pilots Breakthrough Waste Conversion Solution In US

An Israeli company is helping rid the world of its plastic problem with a solution that coverts waste into new materials. | NoCamels

News | Clean Energy

BBC - Future - How to rehabilitate old oil supertankers

The enormous ships that ferry crude oil around the world embody the fossil fuel era and its legacy of pollution. But can they be transformed to be good for the environment?

Science & Technology | The Ocean & The Environment

633 Divers Set World Record for Largest Underwater Cleanup

A representative of Guinness World Records confirmed that the underwater cleanup project at Deerfield Beach, Florida was the largest in history.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Google Express offers brands Israeli compostable packaging | ISRAEL21c

‘These products will offer retailers and customers an eco-friendly option for shipping and receiving packages.’

News | In The News

The world’s plastic recycling problem isn’t going away | Coffee House

The world’s plastic recycling problem isn’t going away on Coffee House | In 2015, the problem of marine litter climbed to the very top of the list of global…

Science & Technology | The Ocean & The Environment

Scientists Go Back in Time to Find More Troubling News About Earth's Oceans | WIRED

A clever study finds communities of foraminifera, a hard-shelled kind of plankton, have transformed dramatically since the Industrial Revolution.

News | Clean Energy

Turning one greenhouse gas into another could combat climate change

Sucking methane from the air might deliver a bigger bang for the buck than just removing carbon dioxide.

Science & Technology | Technology

Are Electric Vehicles Really Better For The Environment?

Since the first modern electric vehicles took to the roads, critics have been quick to question the ‘clean’ label. With the amount of debate & misinformation troubling the waters, the facts behind the efficiency of electric vehicles have become cl

Politics | Leftist Lies

Which Kills More Birds? Oil Spills, or Windmills? | Investor's Business Daily

Any time there's an oil spill on the water, the media are filled with photos and videos of crude-soaked birds. The coverage is the cue for the self-appointed environmentalist defenders... Read More

News | News

How Much Deforestation in 2018? An Area the Size of Belgium - Bloomberg

The destruction of rainforests critical to fighting climate change isn’t slowing, but the biggest rates of decline are now in Africa and Latin America.

Politics | Politics

Are Plastic Bag Bans Garbage? : Planet Money : NPR

A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it.

News | Clean Energy

Why the Tide Is Turning for the Energy Sector

The increasing demand for electric vehicles, air conditioning and renewable energy are all helping to shape the future.

Pets & Animals | Other Kinds Of Animals

The rewilding movement is going from strength to strength - Conservation

TAPIRS ARE South America’s largest land mammals. They are one of six species Ignacio Jiménez and his team are trying to re-introduce to the Iberá project, a 7,500km{ 2} wetland reserve in north Argentina, run by Tompkins Conservation, an American char

Science & Technology | Science & Space

You'll Need 286 Pounds of Coal to Fuel That Electric Road Trip - Bloomberg

New Yorkers looking to escape the winter chill by driving to Daytona Beach, Florida, would use about 40 gallons of gasoline to traverse the 1,000 miles in a Chevrolet Impala.

Pets & Animals | Other Kinds Of Animals

How 31 Alberta wolves changed the natural balance of Yellowstone National Park

An eco-experiment that started with 14 Alberta wolves being introduced to Yellowstone National Park has shown just how powerful the laws of nature really are.

News | Clean Energy

How Long Will Natural Gas Be A Bridge Fuel?

In a previous article, I addressed the fact that natural gas is serving as an important bridge fuel as coal is phased out. Today, I estimate how long that bridge might last.

Pets & Animals | Other Kinds Of Animals

Yellowstone's wolves are back, but they haven't restored the park's ecosystem. Here's why.

Nearly 25 years after wolves were reintroduced, the predators have helped parts of the park bounce back but haven't completely restored Yellowstone.

Science & Technology | The Ocean & The Environment

The Hidden Environmental Cost of Amazon Prime’s Free, Fast Shipping

Your Prime Day shopping spree came with free, fast shipping — but experts say there’s a hidden environmental cost that doesn’t show up on the checkout page.

News | News

Texas Supreme Court strikes down Laredo's plastic bag ban, likely ending others

The state's highest civil court has ruled that Laredo's ban on plastic bags violates state law.

Science & Technology | The Ocean & The Environment

Why It’s Time for the Next Wave of Ocean Exploration and Protection | WIRED

Opinion: Reigniting exploration of the world's oceans is essential to protecting our natural resources and promoting scientific advancement.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links!

Why Old-Growth Forests Matter to Cities

In cities around the U.S., old-growth forests bring unique ecological benefits and let us experience ancient landscapes.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

People Began Domesticating the Amazon Rain Forest 8000 Years Ago

We think of the Amazon as wild and untamed, but scientists have found concentrations of tree species near archaeological sites, suggesting a long history of cultivation.

Science & Technology | The Ocean & The Environment

Scientists Develop Underwater Microscope For Peering Into Coral | Mental Floss

The new tech allows researchers to view organisms that are as small as one-hundredth the width of a human hair.

Politics | Climate Change

Climate Change Will Not Be Dangerous for a Long Time - Scientific American

Slower warming than predicted gives the world time to develop better energy technologies

Science & Technology | The Ocean & The Environment

10 Misconceptions About the Ocean | Mental Floss

No, that's not water spouting out of a whale's blowhole.

News | The News

Kind of Blue: China’s Air Pollution Not as Terrible as Before - China Real Time Report - WSJ

If you’re living in China and have the vague impression that the skies have been bluer than usual this year, it’s not just wishful thinking.

Politics | Op-Ed

Fracking, with care, brings big benefits: Our view

Fracking — the practice of cracking open underground oil and gas formations with water, sand and chemicals — has rescued U.S. energy production from a dangerous decline. Any debate about banning it should take a hard look at what that would cost the nation and at facts that aren't always part of the discussion.

News | In The News

Study: Your All-Electric Car May Not Be So Green - ABC News

People who own all-electric cars where coal generates the power may think they are helping the environment. But a new study finds their vehicles actually make the air dirtier, worsening global warming.

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Israelis Come Up WIth Strategy For ELIMINATING Plastic Water Bottles

If you could fill up your reusable water bottle with clean, cold water right on the street, you would never have to buy a plastic bottle again.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

U.S. Air Quality Has Improved. Here’s the Time-Lapse to Prove It.

Americans are breathing less air pollution than before.
Specifically, they're inhaling less nitrogen dioxide, a gas that can cause respiratory problems, according to a new time-lapse released by NASA...

News | News

Court slows EPA on emissions, but largely backs its rules

The Supreme Court on Monday took away some of the government's power to tighten emission standards, but preserved the majority of its authority under federal law to regulate greenhouse gases.

Politics | From the HuffPost

Nonprofit Creates Roofs From Recycled Plastic Bottles, Reducing Waste And Creating Jobs At Same Time

Not all roofs are created equal. The material hanging over rural Ecuadorians' homes, for example, is typically built from either grasses -- which attract insects, leak horribly and collapse when water-logged -- or corrugated tin -- ...

Pets & Animals | Animals!

Blue-Footed Booby Threatened in the Galápagos

As their fishy food source has declined, so has breeding among the bright-footed birds, a new study says.