While solar power is growing at an extremely rapid clip, in absolute terms, the use of natural gas for electricity production has continued to outpace renewables. But that looks set to change in 2024, as the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) has run the numbers on the first half of the year and found that … Read more
While it might seem like humans and animals consume most of the world’s water, heavy industry uses up to half of it. That’s why business sectors are looking for new ways to recycle water, especially in the face of increased drought. Some of the world’s most essential industries, like pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, textiles, mining, … Read more
Environmental activists calling for an international moratorium on deep-sea mining. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Brazilian marine scientist Leticia Carvalho will be the first-ever woman, oceanographer and person of Latin American heritage to lead the International Seabed Authority — and she says it “feels fantastic.” “I am very proud,” Carvalho told CNBC via … Read more
Brasilia, Brazil’s modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky air. The central part of the country is just the latest region affected by smoke from fires in the Amazon rainforest, Cerrado savannah, the Pantanal wetland and the state of Sao Paulo. The smog crisis prompted President … Read more
Firefighters drenching what remains of the delivery truck.Photo: National Park Service A soft-drink delivery truck burst into flames two weeks ago on California State Route 190 within Death Valley National Park, becoming the fourth vehicle in a month to burn to ashes in the park. While Death Valley is infamous for averaging a high temperature … Read more
A key question was the origin of the logarithmic scaling of the greenhouse effect—the 2-to-5-degree temperature rise that models predict will happen for every doubling of CO2. One theory held that the scaling comes from how quickly the temperature drops with altitude. But in 2022, a team of researchers used a simple model to prove … Read more
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. No matter where you live, extreme weather can hit your area, causing damage to homes, power outages, and dangerous or deadly conditions. If you’re on the coast, it may be a hurricane; in the Midwest or South, a tornado; in the … Read more
Between 2020 and 2023, Tesla felled more than 500,000 trees on the outskirts of Berlin in order to make space for its German gigafactory. If left in place, the trees would have absorbed enough CO2 to offset the emissions of almost 3,000 cars every year. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week Tesla began constructing its … Read more
Image: Graphic: Erik G via Wikimeida Commons / Photo: Daniel Ramirez via Wikimedia Commons The existence of the “Cars” movies opens up all sorts of questions about the world these characters live in. Is there a Cars God? What did Cars evolve from? How are Cars born? The question on the forefront of my mind, … Read more
2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC 350eImage: Mercedes-Benz Automakers have pulled back on EV expansions with many opting to introduce more hybrid and plug-in hybrid models. Mercedes is one of those brands and with the new GLC 350e PHEV, it’s looking to out do every plug-in hybrid on the market with the longest electric only driving range. 2024 … Read more
