Wyoming’s Republican governor is calling this a “first-of-its-kind project.” Full story. Clean Energy On Monday, June 10th, Bill Gates was present in Kemmerer, Wyoming to break ground on a new sodium-cooled nuclear reactor. The co-founder of Microsoft is also the chairman of TerraPower, the start-up company in charge of the project. This new nuclear reactor is meant to be smaller, …
And yet, outdoor laborers continue battling 90+ degrees heat while awaiting a bill to protect them from heat injuries “before workers die”. A Sizzling State Climate Central, a climate research nonprofit, recently conducted a study on how the rising heat is affecting Americans. The result? New Jersey is officially the fastest-warming state in the entire Northeast United States (and the …
Surveys state that denialism is higher in the central- and southern US. Where Have You Been? Although it might sound like a new thing, we have been warned about the dangers of greenhouse gases for over half a century. Back to the 60s In March 1969, Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington State got a letter from a very angry …
Ironically, the state’s overload of renewable energy (and a decrease in solar panel installations) is now dampening its chances of achieving 100% clean energy by 2045. Most Rooftop Solar Panels in the US California is the king of rooftop installations, with the state boasting over 1.8 million houses, businesses, and other locations having solar panels – all part of its …
“The climate emergency” has been blamed for this extinction – so how much longer will we ignore the issue? The What Plant? If you’ve never heard of the Key Largo tree cactus (Pilosocereus millspaughii), chances are it will stay that way as, according to researchers from the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and the Florida Museum of Natural History, this plant …
“Highly confident” Governor Jared Polis aims to make the state 100% renewable “by 2040”. Presenting New Plants Thanks to Colorado’s investment in geothermal energy, a handful of utility-scale hot water electricity plants can be expected within the next few years. This is according to studies released on Monday by Gov. Jared Polis, the 43rd governor of Colorado, and his energy …
If Republicans take the White House in November (and statistics show they very well could), it could mean the end of the US climate policy. Global What? To say that the climate emergency is causing chaos across the US would be an understatement. Runaway wildfires, fatal heatwaves, increasingly intense hurricanes, rising sea levels… But the Republican platform steers clear of …
Ironically, the state’s overload of renewable energy (and a decrease in solar panel installations) is now dampening its chances of achieving 100% clean energy by 2045. Most Rooftop Solar Panels in the US California is the king of rooftop installations, with the state boasting over 1.8 million houses, businesses, and other locations having solar panels – all part of its …
We know the rising heat in the US isn’t good for climate change, but now we hear that corn fields in high temperatures also contribute to global warming? How?? Wait, Corn Sweats? We know how wildfires can exacerbate the high heat conditions that the US is suffering from, but corn? More specifically, the “sweat” seeping out of the corn? But …
From high-heat warnings to snow-covered mountain peaks, this week’s weather watch brings something for everyone – but what about hurricanes? What a Week for Weather Heatwaves, flash floods, hurricanes… it’s been a crazy time for US weather. And although some hot temperatures are still doing their thing, it might be some of the last we see of this year’s excessively …
