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Man Plants 30 Million Saplings, Creates Forest on Once-Barren Land | My Modern Met
By Jessica Stewart on February 9, 2022 What was once barren land is now a lush forest thanks to this man who planted 30 million saplings. Hikmet Kaya has proved that good intentions and hard work can yield big rewards. … Continue reading
Why Wouldn’t You Put Your Wind Farm In the Windiest Place?
[…] Wind is an ever increasing source of power worldwide, which means wind farms continue to be constructed. And choosing where to place those farms seems straightforward, but it might not actually be best to place the in the windiest … Continue reading
What is greenwashing? – BBC News
Sustainable, eco-friendly or ethical – the terms are everywhere in advertising but what do they actually mean? Firms face a backlash for exaggerating their green credentials, or so-called ‘greenwashing’. The BBC’s Ben Thompson helps you sort fact from fiction with … Continue reading
New Year Solutions – Flights – BBC Sounds
What would it mean for the world if we stopped flying? As global warming threatens the future of our society, Jo Fidgen tackles the ways in which ordinary people can make a difference. We’re often told that we could help … Continue reading
Exploring the Power Grid of the Future
Exploring the Power Grid of the Future. Use the code “Undecided” to get Curiosity Stream for less than $15 a year! https://curiositystream.com/Undecided. The solar power potential of the Sahara desert is absolutely massive. Solar panels in Algeria could generate 3x … Continue reading
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Original caretakers: Indigenous groups team up with conservationists to protect swaths of US | Guardian
Hallie Golden in Seattle Mon 3 Jan 2022 11.00 GMT North Cascade mountains in Washington state. Photograph: Gregg Brekke/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock Environmental organizations and tribes have been coming together to protect the natural world, and a key part of … Continue reading
When It Comes to Buses, Will Hydrogen or Electric Win? | Wired
JOCELYN TIMPERLEY. SCIENCE. 09.12.2021 12:00 PM PHOTOGRAPH: PRADEEP GAUR/GETTY IMAGES Clean transport needs clean vehicles. New power developments are crucial for a mass transit revolution, and each has pros and cons. Finding new ways to power the world’s vehicles … Continue reading
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Exploring the TRUE cost of ditching fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are inextricably linked to our everyday lives and it’ll be impossible to phase them out in the next three decades. At least that’s what the fossil fuel industry would have you believe. But new studies have looked at … Continue reading
Indigenous climate activist tells COP26 delegates, ‘We have no more time’ – BBC News
A 24-year-old indigenous climate activist from the Brazilian Amazon has said global leaders have “closed their eyes” to climate change. Txai Surui says her father told her to listen to the stars, moon, animals and trees. “The Earth is speaking: … Continue reading
Speech: Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados at the Opening of the #COP26 World Leaders Summit
Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, makes a speech at the Opening of the #COP26 World Leaders Summit of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). UNFCCC on Twitter: twitter.com/UNFCCC UNFCCC on Instagram: instagram.com/UNclimatechange UNFCCC on Facebook: facebook.com/UNclimatechange Watch more … Continue reading
