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Is it ethical or even wise to have children at a moment of escalating crises in the world, especially climate breakdown and biodiversity collapse? It took years for this pregnant climate writer to decide, but she eventually decided the answer is an unequivocal yes. Boiling Point: Is it ethical to have children in the face…
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Raw sewage, which helped imperil the Arizona’s Santa Cruz River, now may help save it — if used strategically. Scientists are doing just that, and the result is that large invertebrates are flourishing after only two years. Just add sewage: How a bone-dry river bed became a thriving haven for desert wildlife https://www.salon.com/2024/09/03/just-add-sewage-how-a-bone-dry-river-bed-became-a-thriving-haven-for-desert-wildlife/ Related…
Read how two Gen Zers and a 20-pound dog navigated their way through forest fires and invasive species in search of hope and beauty in America’s national parks. America’s National Parks Remain a Beacon in an Era of Climate Change https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/americas-national-parks-remain-a-beacon-in-an-era-of-climate-change/ Related Reading
Four U.S. cities are getting creative in reclaiming public space for people, and are pushing their ideas to new heights. Check out these recent case studies. How Cities Are Getting Creative To Reclaim Public Space for People https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/03/how-cities-are-getting-creative-to-reclaim-public-space-for-people Related Reading
Americans pay four times more than Chinese pay to buy electric vehicles, and two times more than Europeans do. But help is on the way and might arrive as soon as next year. When Will America Get Its $25,000 Electric Car? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-17/when-will-america-get-its-25-000-electric-car Related Reading
New research is finding that tiny creatures with tiny brains can perform very complex activities that essentially are based on thinking, as opposed to actions that are based on instinct. Spiders, in other words, are smarter than you think. Spiders are much smarter than you think https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2021/are-spiders-intelligent Related Reading
People use lithium batteries for a virtually endless number of reasons, but one key component of lithium batteries is graphite, and therein lies a problem. Graphite is largely supplied by China, which gets almost 60 percent of its electricity from burning coal, which creates toxic pollution that can cause extreme weather events and harm plants, animals, the economy and our…
There is no question but that bees are crucially important to human survival, but although biologists are constantly finding new bee species all over the Pacific Northwest, it remains amazing how little we know about them. Here a Bee, There a Bee, Everywhere a Wild Bee https://hakaimagazine.com/features/here-a-bee-there-a-bee-everywhere-a-wild-bee/ Related Reading
Tenants have a legal right to have functional heating equipment in their homes in winters, but should they also have that right to cooling equipment in summers? Local governments nationwide are considering it, but laws demanding it remain relatively rare. This three-part series examines the prospects and problems. Cities assert tenants’ right to cooling in…
Maritime shipping, which uses 300 million tons of fuel every year, causes 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. To combat that, a state-owned company in China has built a 10,000-ton containership that is fully electric, and it recently put the ship into service. A fully-electric 10,000 ton container ship has begun service equipped with…