Tag: environment
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Spotlight on green news & views: Saying goodbye to the platypus? Davos hears from Trump
This is the 628th edition of the Spotlight on Green News & Views (previously known as the Green Diary Rescue). Here is the January 18 edition. Inclusion of a story in the Spotlight does not necessarily indicate agreement with or endorsement of it. OUTSTANDING GREEN STORIES geo3 writes—Climate Change: Sustainability Framework for Carbon Reduction: “This last summer of…
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Spotlight on green news & views: Cities redeem COP25; electric cars review; 5th kingdom—fungi!
This is the 623rd edition of the Spotlight on Green News & Views (previously known as the Green Diary Rescue). Here is the Dec. 14 edition. Inclusion of a story in the Spotlight does not necessarily indicate my agreement with or endorsement of it. OUTSTANDING GREEN STORIES Desert Scientist writes—Fungi! The Fifth Kingdom: “When I was very young,…
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Spotlight on green news & views: Tipping points; tap-tapping birds; species slip-slipping away
This is the 620th edition of the Spotlight on Green News & Views (previously known as the Green Diary Rescue). Here is the November 23 edition. Inclusion of a story in the Spotlight does not necessarily indicate my agreement with or endorsement of it. OUTSTANDING GREEN STORIES boatsie writes—Climate Crisis: Are COPs in Danger of Extinction? “The annual…
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Spotlight on green news & views: Debunking Exxon’s denials; electric aircraft; vanishing farmers
This is the 615th edition of the Spotlight on Green News & Views (previously known as the Green Diary Rescue). Here is the October 19 edition. Inclusion of a story in the Spotlight does not necessarily indicate my agreement with or endorsement of it. OUTSTANDING GREEN STORIES Pakalolo writes—US Army finds that the ‘military could collapse within twenty years’…
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Solar Powered Device Can Purify 19,800 Gallons of Water Per Day
By John Vibes Indoor plumbing and drinking water aren’t luxuries that are readily available to a large part of the world’s inhabitants, but luckily, technology is starting to fill in this gap. One incredible illustration is that a device being developed by a nonprofit firm called GivePower. The device, which uses solar power to turn…
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Yes, climate change can be beaten by 2050. Here’s how.
This article is part of a unique climate change issue ahead of the federal election. This collection of stories offers a comprehensive look at where Canada presently stands, what may be done to address the problem and what the impacts might be if this country continues with half measures. Learn more about why we’re doing…
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Power Outages During a Hurricane Can be Deadly. Solar Could Fix That.
Within fourteen days after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Richard Birt, a Las Vegas flame captain, flew into San Juan about what would be the first of several assignments to try and get the island’s 96 fire channels up and running–not by adjusting the problematical grid but by using solar power. With the encouragement of San Juan fire…