Washingtonian – This is the week for leaf-peeping in the District: “Foliage has been late to arrive this year, largely because of a warmer-than-normal fall. Thankfully, the wait is over: Colorful leaves can finally be seen all around the District. To top it off, the weather in DC is slated to be gorgeous this week,… Continue Reading
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Governance of Geoengineering: A Global Issue in Search of a Global Solution
American Bar Association, Matt Ruth– “Dumping iron particles into the open ocean; spraying reflective aerosols from a set of balloons into the atmosphere—these ideas may sound benign, but they are examples of attempts to experiment with geoengineering. Geoengineering involves making deliberate, large-scale changes to the Earth’s environment and covers a broad range of technologies. Proposed… Continue Reading
Track Sea-level Changes Anywhere with NASA’s New SEA Tool
NASA Sea Level Change Observations from Space: Click anyplace on a map of Earth’s ocean, and you can get an instant reading of sea-level change – whether close to home or far away. Click on coastlines around the world, and you’ll receive a detailed report on the major contributors to changing sea level at each… Continue Reading
WaPo – Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data
Washington Post – “…Across the world, many countries underreport their greenhouse gas emissions in their reports to the United Nations, a Washington Post investigation has found. An examination of 196 country reports reveals a giant gap between what nations declare their emissions to be versus the greenhouse gases they are sending into the atmosphere. The… Continue Reading
Raw Photos Of Landfills Show The Extreme Amount Of Waste Humans Produce
BuzzFeed News: “Thousands of diplomats and activists are currently convening in Glasgow to discuss the worsening climate crisis at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). Sustainability, pollution, and mitigation will be covered, and with that, this felt like a good time to look at all the things that go to waste. 1,825 pounds… Continue Reading
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2021
MIT Technology Review: “This list marks 20 years since we began compiling an annual selection of the year’s most important technologies. Some, such as mRNA vaccines, are already changing our lives, while others are still a few years off. Below, you’ll find a brief description along with a link to a feature article that probes… Continue Reading
The posthuman dog
Aeon – bioethicist Jessica Pierce – “If humans were to disappear from the face of the Earth, what might dogs become? And would they be better off without us?..In our new book, A Dog’s World (2021), Marc Bekoff and I invite readers into an imaginary world in which humans have suddenly disappeared and dogs must… Continue Reading
EWG’s Tap Water Database 2021 Update
Environmental Working Group – “If you’ve ever wondered what’s actually in your tap water, we have answers. Our Tap Water Database provides insight into pollutants in local water resources. Since 2013, water utilities’ testing has found pollutants in Americans’ tap water, according to an EWG drinking water quality analysis of more than 31 million state… Continue Reading
Who are the TOxic Ten?
Center for Countering Digital Hate: How 10 fringe publishers fuel 69% of digital climate change denial (YouTube). “The Center for Countering Digital Hate is an international not-for-profit NGO that seeks to disrupt the architecture of online hate and misinformation. The Center has offices in London and Washington DC.” “(Mashable)…The Center for Countering Digital Hate, however, found that… Continue Reading
How Climate Change Is Changing The Coastline Of The Chesapeake Bay
BuzzFeedNews – “If the projections are right, then we’re already committed to a heartbreaking amount of loss, like a truly devastating amount of loss…How do you see the future? That is the vexing question that Michael O. Snyder, a scientist turned photographer, seeks to answer in his recent project, The Coming Coast. Snyder spent the… Continue Reading
American bumblebee could be officially declared endangered
Live Science: “The American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus) population has plummeted by 89% over the past 20 years, and an “endangered species” listing could be imminent, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency will conduct a one-year review, after which the species could become protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which provides a legal framework… Continue Reading
U.S. Climate Change Policy
CRS Report – U.S. Climate Change Policy. October 28, 2021: “The greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere trap radiant energy, warming earth’s surface and oceans. Scientific assessments conclude that GHGs very likely have been the main driver of warming of the earth’s lower atmosphere since 1979. The most recent global assessment projected that surface temperature… Continue Reading
