Archive for 2019
How to protect bats from wind turbines? Put whistles on them
We can teach wind turbines to speak bats’ language so we can prevent harm that we may unintentionally cause.
Study: plants are going extinct at an ‘alarming’ rate
Some 600 plant species have gone extinct since the mid-18th century: it's an extinction rate 500 times above normal.
Namibians use art and solar power to conserve freshwater
Artists in Namibia covered flashy cars with sand and clay and used windshields for messages aimed at conserving water.
IEA: ‘billions of tons of more CO2’ could be on the horizon
A shunning of nuclear energy could result in yet more carbon emissions, according to experts.
The UK wants to cut its CO2 emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2050
"We have made huge progress in growing our economy and the jobs market while slashing emissions," Theresa May said.
Protected areas in the US are under severe threat
A series of decisions in 2017 to reduce the size of protected areas are adding up to a massive impact.