by Beth Holmes | Apr 26, 2021 | Climate Change, Conservation
For over a thousand years, the blooming of cherry blossoms has been a key event of the year in Japan, celebrated by huge crowds. Celebrated, and recorded. Yasuyuki Aono, a researcher from Osaka Prefecture University, has collected records of the annual sakura (cherry...
by Admin | Mar 15, 2021 | Climate Change, Green Energy, Sustainability
During his 2020 campaign, while the shape of the world changed in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, President Joe Biden made promises to spend $2 trillion over his first four-year term on efforts to slow the United States’ contribution to global warming, and to...
by Admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
On the morning of Sunday, February 7, a wall of water and mud slammed its way down the valley of India’s Dhauliganga River. Nothing stopped it—not houses, ridges, or dams. As of February 12, 2021, more than 200 people were still listed as missing, 38 had been...
by Admin | Feb 1, 2021 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards
One of the executive orders signed by President Joe Biden on his first day in office was a large-scale call to prioritize the advancement of environmental justice. “It is, therefore, the policy of my Administration to listen to the science; to improve public health...
by Admin | Dec 16, 2020 | Articles, Climate Change
Back in June, while the news was full of articles about how COVID-19 shutdowns were resulting in reduced pollution and sparkling skies, French President Emmanuel Macron said that he was “open” to reforming the French constitution to enshrine protection for the climate...
