How Climate Policy Gets Obstructed by the Meat Industry (civileats.com)
Coral reef that 'shouldn't exist' thrives off B.C.'s Pacific Ocean, biologist says (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
It started with a tip from the local First Nation of a "bump on the sea floor" where the fish liked to be and led to the discovery of Canada's only known live coral reef.
Dammed but Not Doomed: As dams come down on the Skutik River, the once-demonized alewife—a fish beloved by the Passamaquoddy—gets a second chance at life. (hakaimagazine.com)
Greenpeace calls for high seas protected area in Galapagos (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Greenpeace on Monday called for the creation of a high seas marine protected zone under a new UN treaty to secure a much wider area around Ecuador's famous Galapagos archipelago.
Big Oil faces a flood of climate lawsuits — and they're moving closer to trial | Grist (grist.org)
Stumped by Heat Pumps? (www.wired.com)
Everyone’s talking about heat pumps these days as a better way to warm your home. They even pull double duty, replacing your air conditioner in summer. The great thing is that they’re generally more energy-efficient than old-school heaters, and they don’t burn any fuel, so replacing that old gas furnace can really shrink...
"Widespread" coral bleaching threatens iconic reefs, NOAA warns (www.axios.com)
A new EU ecocide law 'marks the end of impunity for environmental criminals' | Grist (grist.org)
EU countries to exit energy treaty over climate concerns, officials say (www.reuters.com)
Report Warns Generative AI Could Turbocharge Climate Disinformation (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Members of a global coalition on Thursday released a report detailing "significant and immediate dangers" that artificial intelligence poses to the climate emergency.
February's extreme weather and climate events reshaped U.S. winter (www.axios.com)
El Niño forecast to drive record heat from the Amazon to Alaska in 2024 (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
The current climate event known as El Niño is likely to supercharge global heating and deliver record-breaking temperatures from the Amazon to Alaska in 2024, analysis has found.
The Dominican Republic miracle: a fifth of the country regreened in 10 years (english.elpais.com)
Campaigners Applaud UK Exit From 'Climate-Wrecking' Energy Charter Treaty (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
"The Energy Charter Treaty was a major barrier to the progress of a just transition," said one climate action group.
Battery Recycling, made green & actually recycling most feed materials (spotify.link)
Climate Tech Reporter David Roberts discusses battery recycling with ceo of a company that is working on scaling up a newer fossil fuel free method of melting down and separating battery metals. This method has advantages of not burning up most of the valuables and sending them into the open atmosphere as well as not requiring a...
A super-battery aimed at decarbonizing industry (www.volts.wtf)
Climate Tech Reporter David Roberts discusses heat battery with PV panels that can be used to heat up industrial processes, one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize
'This is weird': Experts 'shocked' by record-breaking longevity of Death Valley's phantom lake (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
A temporary lake at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park has persisted for more than six months, which is far longer than it has lasted before.
Experts discuss how environmental changes are altering the risk for mosquito-borne diseases (news.stanford.edu)
Guess what % of plastics have ever been recycled? (piefed.social)
And they knew all along - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/15/recycling-plastics-producers-report
The Number Of Pigs Being Slaughtered In The UK Is Falling (plantbasednews.org)
Nature Has Value. Could We Literally Invest in It? (web.archive.org)
Flowers grown floating on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient runoff (arstechnica.com)
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will construct one of the largest solar farms in the U.S. (www.ksut.org)
Fake Caviar Invented in the 1930s Could Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution (www.wired.com)
As Bali Chokes in Plastic Waste, Surfers Should Be Part of the Solution (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Regrettably, there are no beaches in Bali free from plastic pollution. Each year, an astounding 300,000 tons of plastic waste is generated on the island.
