The Paris Agreement, signed by 195 countries calls on commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to hold global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees.
Does school buses cause a lot of pollution especially for riding kids?
If you don’t think all that pollution is having a negative effect, think again. A Georgia state University study found better student performance in greener buses.
Is plan to seed stratosphere with reflective dust to curb global warming science or fiction?
Some consider it science fiction others including Bill Gates and a team of leading Harvard scientists think it could be the solution to our planetary climate woes.
No tent camping for me. Where are some “glamping” hotspots across the United States
Americans yearning for more outdoors time but don’t want to deal with campgrounds, “glamping” (short for “glamorous camping”) might be just your speed.
Can we harness bioluminescent light from organisms for everyday lighting & other practical purposes
While a few organisms can produce bioluminescent light outside of the oceans (think fireflies), most of the bioluminescence going on is in saltwater.
What are regional climate models and why they matter
Global climate models (GCMs) simulate the interactions between the atmosphere, ocean and land to project future climate, based on assumptions
What American businesses doing to help the U.S. meet its Paris climate accord commitments
Not every business leader in the U.S. agrees with Donald Trump that global warming isn’t worth the worry or leaving the Paris Climate Accord.
If we can capture carbon dioxide and turn into fuel why aren’t we doing it?
We have known how to capture CO2 from the air at large scale since the 1950s, but it wasn’t until the late 1990s that we began to look at Direct Air Capture.
• What the heck is a bionic leaf and how does it help the planet?
The bionic leaf is a system for converting solar energy into liquid fuel developed by the labs of Daniel Nocera and Pamela Silver at Harvard.
Many household cleaners are toxic. How do I avoid such chemicals? Alternatives?
It’s true that many common household cleaning products contain synthetic chemicals that can make the inhabitants of your home sick.