Research reveals that oceans store 20% more carbon dioxide than previously estimated, primarily through plankton transporting carbon to the seabed. This new understanding, however, doesn’t significantly impact the current CO2 emission crisis. The ocean’s capacity to store atmospheric carbon dioxide is some 20% greater than the estimates contained in the latest IPCC report.[1] These are the […]
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There is a new doomer narrative over artificial intelligence emerging in the background at this year’s COP meeting. This one isn’t focused on a malignant superintelligence. Instead, it is over sustainability and concerns over AI’s burgeoning energy demands. A recent study projects that by 2027, NVIDIA’s new AI servers will be consuming over 85.4 terawatt-hours annually, exceeding […]
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Which came first, the acorn or the oak? A more important question is which came first: our words for trees, or our understandings of what trees are? Human discourse around trees both shapes and is shaped by our education, beliefs, experience and relationships with trees. Simply put, how we speak about trees matters. Ten years ago, I […]
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Quebec provincial police have arrested a man in connection with numerous forest fires that burned earlier this summer in the province’s north. Brian Paré, 37, appeared by videoconference at a courthouse in Chibougamau, Que., about 700 kilometres north of Montreal, late Thursday afternoon to face two charges of arson. According to the indictment, the Chibougamau resident allegedly set […]
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The US Energy Department has issued an emergency order aimed at keeping the lights on in Texas as the state’s power grid grapples with surging demand amid record-high temperatures. The order, issued Thursday night, could allow Texas power plants to surpass pollution limits through Friday night to meet “abnormally high” demand for electricity. Jennifer Granholm, […]
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Berlin (21/08 – 50) A small community of bird enthusiasts in Astana have been setting ecological trends, advocating for ethical observation practices and environmental responsibility, and fostering camaraderie through shared sightings and insights. Ruslan Urazaliev, researcher and photographer, Kulyanda Tulebaeva, birdwatcher and photographer, and Vera Voronova, the executive director of the Association for Biodiversity Conservation […]
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Timber cutting has evolved into a lucrative sector in Cameroon. Notably, the Dja Reserve and the Campo Ma’an National Park contribute significantly to this revenue stream. The timber extracted from these areas is exported via the port of Douala to neighboring countries. As a consequence, the country has secured its position as one of the […]
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STOCKHOLM — Swedish prosecutors have charged climate activist Greta Thunberg with disobedience to law enforcement in connection with a protest in Malmö last month. Local newspaper Sydsvenskan reported Wednesday that Thunberg was detained with other activists after they stopped traffic in the oil terminal of the port in Malmö on June 19. A short statement by […]
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Council Discusses the Impact of Casualty Recording on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Hearing that Casualty Reporting is Important for Pursuing Accountability The High Commissioner for Human Rights this morning warned that the environment was burning, melting, flooding, depleting, drying and dying, adding that addressing climate change was a human rights issue and […]
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Overview Ypsilanti’s Water Street Redevelopment area is a 38-acre, City-owned site adjacent to Historic Downtown Ypsilanti, between Ann Arbor and Detroit Metro Airport (DTW). The site is bounded on the north by 1500 feet of Michigan Avenue frontage (US-12 Business Route), and on the south and west by 1/2 mile of Huron River frontage. The […]
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