The Leaf Barfer What is this noise I hear next door No whining child or weekend mower A choking whirlwind of nasty gusts Means this machine I cannot trust The […]
Plastic Cleanup
Ocean Cleanup pilots ‘the first scalable technology’ to remove plastic waste from Earth’s waters Grace O’Donnell ·Assistant Editor Thu, September 23, 2021, 1:24 PM·4 min read Each year, 8 million […]
Wild Spaces Left Undeveloped Have Higher Dollar Value, Scientists Calculate
British scientists have once again made the commercial case for conserving wilderness. They have demonstrated that in its pristine state—mangrove swamps, wetlands, savannahs, forests, and so on—nature left alone is […]
Fossil Fuel Air Pollution Linked To 1 In 5 Deaths Worldwide, New Harvard Study Finds
The research will likely amplify calls to rapidly transition off of oil, gas and coal for reasons beyond curbing climate change. By Alexander C. Kaufman, HuffPost US Air pollution from […]
Air Pollution: Here For All Seasons?
An email in my inbox today proclaimed, “it’s September and we’re heading into pollution season in many regions.” I was taken aback. Does pollution have a season? Of course, there […]