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The shipping industry is responsible for about 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, but that could be eliminated if today’s giant cargo ships could be propelled by wind instead of diesel fuel. And that just might be on the horizon. A University of Miami researcher is developing giant cylinders that would be mounted on…
Electricity made from the Earth’s heat could massively contribute to cleaning the air we breathe, and the process just hit a milestone. A California utility contracted to buy enough clean geothermal energy to power some 400,000 homes. A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth https://www.yahoo.com/news/big-boost-climate-solution-electricity-110101186.html Related…
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Extreme heat waves in the United States and around the world already have killed thousands of people so far this summer and the worst is yet come. We know that heat stress is the leading cause of weather-related fatalities, so why does our culture push us to ignore it? Heat is deadly. Why does our…
Microalgae offer a promising path forward in our search for sustainable energy solutions. By harnessing these microscopic organisms, we can produce biofuels that serve as a genuine alternative to fossil fuels, potentially making significant strides in reducing CO2 emissions and addressing climate change. This approach represents a thoughtful and innovative way to meet our energy…
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It is a well-established fact that that electric fields accelerate healing in chronic wounds, so electric bandages were bound to come – and now they have arrived. Battery-charged bandages have been animal-tested with remarkable results, so they soon will be available to treat slow-healing wounds caused by diabetes and other chronic illnesses. That could significantly increase…
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The number of satellites orbiting the earth is increasing at an alarming rate, and most of the increase is coming from private companies, especially StarLink, the satellite internet service operated by SpaceX and helmed by billionaire Elon Musk. Starlink has become such a problem, in fact, that a major nonprofit is urging the United States to pause them….
Landfills account for more than 17 percent of human-caused methane pollution, making them the third highest-emitting U.S. sector for the pollutant, trailing only agriculture and oil and gas. And yet, controlling emissions from landfills costs far less than it does to achieve similar reductions in other sectors. The EPA has taken notice of this, and…
In 2022, malaria killed 608,000 people around the world, 95 percent of them in Africa and 80 percent of them children under the age of 5. But hope is on the way. A new, relatively cheap malaria vaccine has been sent to several African countries and tens of millions more doses are promised. Officials say 500,000 child…
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Ground has been broken for construction of a high-speed passenger rail line that will connect Raleigh, N.C., and Richmond, Va. A date has not been set for the service’s inauguration, but once in operation the trains will move at speeds of 110 miles an hour, thus saving more than an hour of travel time between…
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Georgia homeowners with modest incomes are getting solar panels that will save them money, and there are no up-front costs. It’s part of an EPA program that has awarded $7 billion to 60 states, tribal governments, municipalities, and nonprofits across the country to expand access to cost saving solar. Millions of people will eventually benefit….
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