by Beth Holmes | May 8, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Eastern Africa’s drought is largely the product of human-driven climate change, according to an international team of climate scientists. World Weather Attribution is a team of climate researchers and scientists from seven nations, working together to quickly...
by Beth Holmes | May 1, 2023 | Business, Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Green Energy, Sustainability
Oil company appeals are being turned away by the Supreme Court, allowing lawsuits to proceed against energy companies that may be contributing to climate change. Five cases are involved, of lawsuits brought by cities and municipalities in Colorado, Maryland,...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 24, 2023 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
Cloud seeding is becoming big business in drought-stricken areas like the Rockies, despite dubious research. Cloud seeding as it’s practiced today works like this. Seeders, either tower-mounted or by airplane, shoot silver iodide into clouds. The particulates...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 18, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
A Montana judge has canceled an important permit for a new natural gas power plant under construction along the Yellowstone River. The plant is being built by NorthWestern Energy, a company based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It’s expected to cost $250 million,...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 10, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Salinity in groundwater is a rising concern in coastal India, threatening the drinking water for hundreds of thousands. Kochi is a city of about 600,000 in the Chellanam area of India, on the southwestern coast against the Arabian Sea. Much of the water that provides...
