Archive for 2021
Biden unveils $2 trillion U.S. infrastructure plan
The Biden plan commits $2 trillion to transportation, energy, housing – and establishing the U.S. as a global leader on climate change.
Creating blue spaces in cities can boost our wellbeing
People living near water have a lower risk of premature death and obesity and higher rates of mental wellbeing.
A small change in the diet of cattle can greatly reduce methane emissions
There is now sound evidence that seaweed in cattle diet is effective at reducing greenhouse gases.
Carbon sequestration will pose great engineering challenges
Saline reservoirs are the most likely storage places for captured carbon dioxide because they are large and ubiquitous.
Climate change is driving tropical species further north in the southern U.S.
"Quite a few mosquito species are expanding northward, as well as a lot of forestry pests."
Is an end to nuclear waste possible?
Nuclear waste is one of the main sticking points in the public discourse about the future of nuclear power. But technological advances are greatly reducing the amount and radiotoxicity of it.