by Admin | Aug 3, 2020 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Since early May, rural northern Botswana has seen more than 350 elephants die. The first cluster, of 169 individuals, was reported in the broad Okavango Delta, where over 15,000 elephants roam. Since then, the number has doubled, and is likely higher, since elephants...
by Admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
“Climate change is a killer, but we don’t acknowledge it on death certificates.” This quote, from Dr. Arnagretta Hunter, a professor at Australian National University’s Medical School, is a stark stab supported by the findings of expert analysis of over a...
by Admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
The North American monarch butterfly, that iconic orange-and-black milkweed butterfly, is famous for its multi-generational migration pattern. In autumn, monarch butterflies fly south from the northern United States and Canada to Florida, Baja, and the northern coasts...
by Admin | Jun 11, 2020 | Green Energy, Sustainability
Only a decade ago, coal was the largest source of energy in the United States. Together with natural gas and crude oil, these fossil fuels accounted for more than two-thirds of our energy production. Since then, despite government efforts to prop up the failing coal...
by Admin | May 29, 2020 | Green Energy, Sustainability
Portugal is, like most countries, beginning to plan for an economic relaunch after the ravages of COVID-19. With 28,000 cases and just over 1,000 deaths, the country doing better than many European nations and is hoping to be able to relaunch its economy in full force...
by Admin | Mar 20, 2020 | Conservation, Sustainability
Since the early 1990s, businesses that have been levied fines for irresponsible polluting have been able to reduce their penalties by supporting Special Environmental Projects (SEPs), clean-world projects unrelated to their environmental infractions. Cleaning streams,...
