by Admin | Jan 25, 2021 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards
While Joe Biden’s inauguration as the forty-sixth President of the United States was just a few days ago, he and his advisors began their work months ago. His team has put together a list of more than 100 environmental rules and policies enacted by the Trump...
by Admin | Nov 25, 2019 | Climate Change, Information
Greenhouse gas concentrations are trending in the wrong direction. The World Meteorological Organization reported that atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other greenhouse gases reached new highs in 2018. Before I go any farther,...
by Admin | Jun 6, 2018 | Business, Climate Change, Sustainability
There are many reasons why it’s important for companies to take action on climate change. Doing so will help make land more inhabitable, food supply more sustainable and quality of life for everyone generally better. But in the corporate world, none of that is what...
by Admin | Oct 12, 2016 | Climate Change, Information
Methane is a greenhouse gas that, though it doesn’t stay in the atmosphere as long as carbon dioxide, actually traps heat more effectively. This means that it contributes more to global warming but for a shorter time. The amount of CO2, and the time it stays in the...
by Admin | Sep 14, 2016 | Climate Change, Information, Sustainability
In discussions about climate change, carbon dioxide gets a lot of the attention, but about 16 percent of the greenhouse gases created by human activity consists of methane, and about one-third of those methane emissions are produced by cattle. The roughly one billion...