by Beth Huffington | Jul 26, 2021 | Business, Conservation, Environmental hazards
The Dixie Fire, started by a tree down on Pacific Gas & Electric power lines in California, has prompted the energy giant to finally bury its high-energy lines in a safety measure long overdue. On July 13, 2021, a tree fell onto an unsecured PG&E power line in...
by Beth Huffington | Jul 19, 2021 | Conservation, Sustainability
Invasive species in Florida are a problem, but potentially a delicious one. The Sunshine State isn’t unique in having difficulties with invasive species, but it does have quite a few. Hundreds of different invasives, from venomous lionfish to wild boar to...
by Beth Huffington | Jul 15, 2021 | Conservation
The razorback sucker, once the most endangered freshwater fish in America, may be removed from the endangered list today. The razorback sucker is native to the Colorado River Basin, an ancient-looking species that can grow up to three feet long and live almost half a...
by Beth Huffington | Jul 5, 2021 | Conservation
Ecocide may soon become the fifth core international crime, after an international panel of lawyers reveals a statute definition of the word. Currently, there are four core international crimes, which are defined and dealt with by the Rome Statute for the...
by Beth Huffington | Jul 1, 2021 | Climate Change
The Seattle summer has already been brutal, and that was before the record-breaking heat wave of the end of June 2021. Usually, Seattle calls it June-uary. Historically, the beginning of summer comes into the Emerald City on a carpet of fog and rain and only gradually...
