Archive for June 2019
We need to understand people if exotic pets are the problem
There’s long been concern about the exotic pet trade, but scientists don’t know as much as they’d like about the economic, social, and ecological factors that drive the trade – especially when it comes to people making decisions that lead
Climate risk messages are missing the ‘boiling frog’
Climate scientists, journalists and citizen advocates alike often discuss the frustrations of climate communication that fails to translate into action. One expert is asking if the way that climate risks are framed for policymakers is the problem because, as he
Extreme heatwaves are harbingers of the world to come
Even by Indian standards the temperature has been extreme in recent days.
Solving shoes, the carbon footprint that really is a footprint
Consumers worried about their carbon footprints might want to take a look at, well, their footprints. The footwear industry is already aware of the climate impacts linked to materials and production, and working on solutions. Now new luxury brand AERA
Climate change caused mass death among Alaskan puffins
In 2016 the bodies of several thousand tufted puffins washed up on the beaches of Saint Paul Island in Alaska.
Land, air and sea: Canada funds clean-energy transport R&D
Canadians are getting serious about clean transportation, and the government has announced the first 10 awards in a four-year program that will see $2.4 million committed to developing emissions-free solutions for aviation, rail and marine transport. While much of the