by Beth Holmes | Jan 23, 2023 | Business, Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards
The Fortistar power plant in upstate New York has been taken over by a cryptocurrency mining company, and environmental activists are suing to stop it. Digihost describes themselves as a Blockchain Technology Company with a focus on Bitcoin mining. “Our...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 16, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
NOAA counted 18 distinct climate extremes in the United States in 2022, costing Americans over $165 billion and killing at least 474 people. 2022 wasn’t the hottest year on record (that was 2020), or the wettest (2018), but it was among the wildest. Eighteen...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 12, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
Europe’s water crisis is worse than assumed, according to what satellites can see of groundwater conditions. For the second summer in a row, drought dried up rivers and reservoirs all over Europe, and wildfires raged. Photos of the Loire River in France running...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 28, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
Kenyan herders are digging for groundwater as an extended drought means dry riverbeds and dying cattle. The shallow rivers in much of Eastern Africa are drying up. In Samburu County, a region of Kenya, there is no surface water to be found anywhere these days. “We had...
by Admin | Nov 14, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam was the site of a massive climate protest Saturday, as activists blocked private jets from taking off. Over 500 protesters from Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion assembled at Schiphol Airport on Saturday afternoon, according to a press...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 7, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation
Hurricane Ian did more damage than we saw, as an algae bloom, red tide, and destroyed marine habitat are found in its wake. The Category 4 storm struck southwest Florida over a month ago, on September 28th. Ripping across the center of the state from Tampa to the...
