by Beth Holmes | May 23, 2022 | Conservation, Sustainability
Crested larks mean some Germans have to keep their cats indoors through the summer. As we all should. Crested larks are songbirds found in most of Europe and Asia, and in recent decades, their numbers have been in serious declined. As of 1993, they’re considered...
by Beth Holmes | May 16, 2022 | Business, Conservation, Sustainability
Brazilian environmental organizations are demanding the U.S. follow through with promised funding for forest protection, and asking that they deal directly with them instead of go through the Brazilian government. Over 330 parties, including environmental and...
by Beth Holmes | May 9, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Green Energy, Sustainability
Lake Mead is reaching record lows as Las Vegas and the western U.S. suffer under massive drought. The last time Lake Mead, the massive reservoir behind the Hoover Dam which provides water to 25 million people in three states and Mexico was considered full was 2000....
by Beth Holmes | May 2, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Resources, Sustainability
Petroecuador confirms that a ship carrying nearly 2000 gallons of diesel has gone down just off one of the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Islands, which belong to Ecuador, are one of the most ecologically valuable places in the world. Volcanic, isolated by currents...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 18, 2022 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
African cyclones are growing worse and wetter thanks to global warming, according to climate scientists. A team of 22 climate researchers from 8 countries collaborated on a study of cyclone seasons in Africa, comparing conditions today to pre-industrial weather...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 11, 2022 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Green Energy, Sustainability
Our power grid might be too old to suffer the increasingly extreme weather of climate change, according to government data. An Associated Press analysis of data from government sources indicates that not only are we undergoing more frequent climate disasters, but our...
