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02/21/2022
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By Nolan Barton
Analysis of 91 studies shows ocean acidification “has negligible direct impact on fish behavior”
A new paper published in a top-ranked biology journal found that concerns about the acidification of ocean water are grossly overblown. Published in PLOS Biology on February 3, the paper analyzed 91 studies on the effect of ocean acidification on fish behavior. The paper found that better-quality studies tended to find smaller effects on fish behavior, and […]
01/20/2022
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By Nolan Barton
EPA whistleblower Dr. David Lewis: Low-income neighborhoods are targeted with the land application of biosolids
Dr. David Lewis, a former senior research microbiologist with the Environmental Protection Agency‘s (EPA) Office of Research and Development, warned that low-income neighborhoods are being targeted with the land application of sewage sludge, or biosolids. “Economically and educationally disadvantaged communities lacked the political power and the economic capability of fighting it,” said Lewis during a […]
12/04/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Report: Chinese banks second-largest financier of products linked to rainforest deforestation
A new study revealed that Chinese financial institutions are the world’s second-largest financier of commodities implicated in tropical rainforest deforestation. The study casts doubt on China’s ambitions to be a global leader in the fight against climate change. Brazil, the world’s largest producer of soy and the second-largest producer of beef, is the largest financier […]
08/26/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Study: Trout can become addicted to methamphetamines
A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology found that wild brown trout can become addicted to methamphetamine – a stimulant with a growing number of users worldwide. Researchers in the Czech Republic examined whether concentrations of methamphetamine and one of its byproducts, amphetamine, could be detected in the brains of brown trout. The trout […]
08/12/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Solar farming: German farmer grows berries beneath solar panels
A 33-year-old German farmer found a way to grow fruits beneath solar panels, proving that a solar farm can harvest more than just electricity. Fabian Karthaus grew up with solar energy. “My father built the first photovoltaic system on the barn roof and you could see that it worked,” he said. Now, he owns two […]
08/02/2021
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By Nolan Barton
World’s “most powerful” tidal turbine starts generating electricity
The Orbital O2, a 680-ton tidal turbine billed by its makers as the most powerful in the world, has started to generate electricity off the northeastern coast of Scotland. Anchored near Orkney, it has the capacity to meet the annual electricity demand of 2,000 homes for the next 15 years. The Orbital O2 is anchored in […]
07/19/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Scientists identify jet stream patterns that can cause simultaneous heatwaves in different regions
Scientists have identified systematic meanders in the globe-circling northern jet stream that have caused simultaneous crop-damaging heatwaves affecting parts of North America, Europe and Asia. A study conducted two years ago found that certain kinds of waves in the atmospheric circulation can become amplified and then locked in place for extended periods – triggering concurrent […]
07/07/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Asia’s richest fossil fuel billionaire unveils $10B plan to go green
Indian tycoon and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani unveiled an ambitious $10 billion plan to scale up zero-carbon hardware in India. Reliance Industries Ltd., the oil- and refining-heavy conglomerate that he controls, plans to spend $8 billion on four “giga factories” to make solar modules, hydrogen, fuel cells and to build a battery grid to […]
06/29/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Economy first: China’s economic planners limit initial scope of national carbon emission trading system
Officials at China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) – the country’s main economic planning agency – have limited the initial scope of a national carbon emission trading system that will be launched by the end of June. The basic structure and relevant regulations of the carbon emission trading system have been completed. Live tests involving more than […]
06/23/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Heat waves, drought strain electrical grids and fuel wildfires in US West
Prolonged heat waves and drought are straining electrical grids and fueling wildfires in a large part of the U.S. West. Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, lasting longer and occurring earlier in the year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on June 17 signed an emergency proclamation allowing power plants to increase operations […]
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