by Beth Holmes | Aug 23, 2021 | Conservation, Resources, Sustainability
ConocoPhillips’ large oil drilling project in Alaska has been blocked by a federal judge, after approval by both the Biden and Trump administrations. The oil drilling project by oil giant ConocoPhillips, slated for Alaska’s North Slope, would potentially...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 9, 2021 | Conservation, Sustainability
Bottled water has much more of an impact than previously estimated, and it’s bad, according to new research. The trend of drinking bottled water over tap has continued to escalate in recent years. Whether it’s taste, lack of trust in municipal water, a...
by Beth Holmes | 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 Holmes | May 3, 2021 | Conservation, Sustainability
In the early 1700s, the estimated population of the American bison across North America was more than 60 million. They were a major food source for Native Americans from Alaska to Mexico, from New York to Georgia. Then with the western expansion of the United States...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 19, 2021 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
The Klamath Basin watershed, which spans much of the length of the border between Oregon and California, is naturally arid, a long flat expanse which flows from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. But for the past several years, arid has become desiccated. The...
by Admin | Apr 5, 2021 | Conservation, Green Energy, Sustainability
In 2019, Scotland passed an amendment to its 2009 Climate Change (Scotland) Act (CCA), one which placed binding targets on reducing Scotland’s greenhouse gas footprint to net-zero by 2045. And it appears the country is making progress. According to Scottish government...
