Thursday, May 16, 2024
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Cattle are major producers of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano

In Argentina, where beef is a symbol of national pride, a government-led partnership has started certifying certain livestock as carbon neutral. It’s a big step that

Read more …Carbon-neutral beef? Argentina’s new certification could promote more climate-friendly livestock...

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Endangered North Atlantic right whale Snow Cone, entangled in fishing rope, with her newborn calf off Georgia in 2021. Georgia Department of Natural Resources/NOAA Permit #21731, via AP

It sounds like a crime show episode at sea: In late January 2024,

Read more …Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered right whales – females still don’t...

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Solar panels shade grassland at Jack's Solar Garden, an agrovoltaic farm in Longmont, Colo. Matthew Sturchio, CC BY-ND

As societies look for ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change, large-scale solar power is playing a central role.

Read more …Solar power occupies a lot of space – here’s how to make it more ecologically beneficial to the...

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Solar panels at the DTE O'Shea Solar Park at work in Detroit in November 2022. AP/ Paul Sancya

Michigan residents overwhelmingly want more solar power.

In the spring of 2023, nearly two-thirds of 1,000 state residents surveyed supported additional

Read more …Detroiters more likely to support local solar power development if they think it reduces energy...

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  1. SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and what they mean for companies
  2. The estimated 2.5 million people displaced by tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters in 2023 tell a story of recovery in America and who is vulnerable
  3. SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and the implications
  4. Sharks, turtles and other sea creatures face greater risk from industrial fishing than previously thought − we estimated added pressure from ‘dark’ fishing vessels
  5. The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway
  6. Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle − the effects will have global consequences
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