“It’s absurd and senseless that more is spent on weapons than on addressing poverty or climate change,” Sheinbaum said during this month’s G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.
Environment
How Germany Outfitted Half a Million Balconies With Solar Panels
Weyland is one of hundreds of thousands of people across Germany who have embraced balkonkraftwerk, or balcony solar, reports Grist.
Weyland is one of hundreds of thousands of people across Germany who have embraced balkonkraftwerk, or balcony solar, reports Grist.
6 Myths About Sustainable Air Travel
Despite the aviation industry’s efforts to reduce emissions, it still accounts for 2.5% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
Despite the aviation industry’s efforts to reduce emissions, it still accounts for 2.5% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
Wristbands Reveal Nearly Everyone Is Exposed to Chemicals From Plastic
From water bottles and food wrappers to microplastic in the air, plastic and its chemical components are nearly impossible to avoid today.
From water bottles and food wrappers to microplastic in the air, plastic and its chemical components are nearly impossible to avoid today.
Is It Possible to Dig All the Way Through the Earth to the Other Side?
Now, I’m a geophysicist and know a lot more about Earth’s structure.
Now, I’m a geophysicist and know a lot more about Earth’s structure.
Desalination Plants Proposed for Texas Gulf Coast Spur Broad Opposition
Corpus Christi is a city of 316,000 residents on Texas’s Coastal Bend, a rich marine area along the Gulf of Mexico.
Corpus Christi is a city of 316,000 residents on Texas’s Coastal Bend, a rich marine area along the Gulf of Mexico.
Glass Recycling Woes: Is It Even Worth It?
The high cost of transporting and processing heavy and fragile glass is one such challenge.
The high cost of transporting and processing heavy and fragile glass is one such challenge.
The Ethos Guide to a Low-Impact Holiday Season
From LED Christmas lights to DIY wrapping paper, celebrate the holidays with these eco-friendly tips.
From LED Christmas lights to DIY wrapping paper, celebrate the holidays with these eco-friendly tips.
Salmon Have Returned Above the Klamath River Dams. Now What?
As the fish swim back to places they haven’t reached for more than a century, scientists will watch for signs of the watershed’s recovery.
As the fish swim back to places they haven’t reached for more than a century, scientists will watch for signs of the watershed’s recovery.
Bright Ideas for More Nature-Friendly Holiday Lights
A UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems researcher discusses these impacts and offers simple tips to make seasonal light displays friendlier to creatures at night.
A UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems researcher discusses these impacts and offers simple tips to make seasonal light displays friendlier to creatures at night.
How Nature Protection and Inspiring Art Are Key To Planetary Health & Preventing Pandemics
Dr. Neil Vora, a former CDC officer, emphasizes the importance of preventing zoonotic disease outbreaks by protecting nature.
Dr. Neil Vora, a former CDC officer, emphasizes the importance of preventing zoonotic disease outbreaks by protecting nature.
Regifting and Thrifting for Sustainable Holiday Gift Ideas
Regifted and thrifted gifts typically come without excess packaging that can end up in a landfill or the ocean.
Regifted and thrifted gifts typically come without excess packaging that can end up in a landfill or the ocean.
Why Is a Landscape Approach Needed for Funding the Global Environmental Agenda? (Commentary)
A unified funding mechanism and governance structure are needed to address the interconnected nature of environmental challenges and protect the Earth’s systems.
A unified funding mechanism and governance structure are needed to address the interconnected nature of environmental challenges and protect the Earth’s systems.
The Great Green Building Makeover
Getting our homes and workplaces to be energy efficient has major benefits — but not when it is done one window at a time. Here’s why deep retrofits and biomaterials are key to more sustainable living.
Getting our homes and workplaces to be energy efficient has major benefits — but not when it is done one window at a time. Here’s why deep retrofits and biomaterials are key to more sustainable living.
How to Shop Greener for the Holidays. Tips for Eco-Conscious Gifters of All Levels.
Presents can be physical manifestations of social relationships, which remain significant even in a digital age. But amid growing concerns about sustainability, many are rethinking how they show appreciation to those they love.
Presents can be physical manifestations of social relationships, which remain significant even in a digital age. But amid growing concerns about sustainability, many are rethinking how they show appreciation to those they love.
Conservationists See Progress for Swordfish, Problems for Sharks at Atlantic Fisheries Summit
In the late 1990s, swordfish had been so overfished in the North Atlantic Ocean that its population faced the possibility of collapse.
In the late 1990s, swordfish had been so overfished in the North Atlantic Ocean that its population faced the possibility of collapse.