Open this photo in the gallery: A road sign along the U.S. border road near Coutts, Alta., on March 19.Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press In the windswept Sweet Grass Hills lies Border Road, a 14-mile ribbon of hand-made gravel between the United States and Canada. The shared road is on the Montana side, but … Read more
It is a proven fact that forests and water are closely related. For decades, integrated water tests – a scientific method of evaluating the effects of land use on the quantity or quality of water – have shown that when we lose forests, the total amount of water flowing into our rivers tends to rise. … Read more
It was only a few months after moving from Louisville to Middletown, Ohio, four years ago when six-year-old Vivian Adams’ asthma worsened. He says: “My daughter was born prematurely so she already had lung problems.[but] it has gotten worse. He is always sick and coughing and can’t breathe. He had to take his daily medication … Read more
This is a guest opinion column This saying goes: “If you want it to rain, go wash your car.” Instead, I am writing an article about drought. As the Alabama State Climatologist, I provide expert input for Alabama on the weekly US Drought Monitor, working closely with the Office of Water Resources (ADECA OWR) and … Read more
Are you tired of breaking up big boxes and stuffing cardboard into your recycling bin or having to drive to the dump to get rid of your car battery or office supplies? So why not let WECYCLE IT, a telecommunications company in Kootenai County, do it for you? “We started the business in January,” said … Read more
LLast week the energy record was broken: not in the price of oil and gas but in the production of wind power. On Wednesday lunchtime, between 1.30 and 2pm, the turbines were producing 24 gigawatts of clean energy. In an instant Ed Miliband’s vision of superpower was realised: 55 per cent of our electricity was … Read more
There is no greater test of a home’s transformation than whether its discerning residents choose to move, stay and raise a family. On Cape York Peninsula, at the northern tip of Queensland, new tenants are among Australia’s oldest and most endangered birds: the palm cockatoo. When the first chick was hatched in a hole dug … Read more
Support CleanTechnica’s work with a Substack subscription or on Stripe. While scouring the world for cleantech headlines this morning, I came across an op-ed in the New York Times by David Wallace-Wells, who has written extensively on climate change and energy politics. He thinks the current war in Iran is a sign of something bigger … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – Crucial Arctic sea ice has shrunk to record its lowest point in the winter, the season when sea ice is growing, as global warming breaks records across the continents. WATCH: The ice in Greenland, Antarctica is melting faster than previously thought, research shows Arctic sea ice conditions, especially in summer, are important … Read more
Professor Sala, researcher in residence and executive director of National Geographic Pristine Seas, said: “Based on the aggressive and aggressive behavior of tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean by EU vessels, everyone can suspect that EU industrial fishermen also want to exploit the waters of the Chagos with destructive power. “Opening the Chagos to commercial … Read more