Category: Climate change
The Yangtze River Is Becoming the World’s Largest Electrified Trade Corridor
The Gezhouba, a new 13,000-ton all-electric bulk carrier launched in Yichang, is more than a technical milestone. It is a sign that the electrification of inland shipping is moving from concept to inevitability. The vessel’s 24 MWh of containerized lithium battery modules can move cargo roughly 500 km on a … [continued]
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Dystopian Denials Of Climate Change Don’t Change The Facts
I just finished the Kamala Harris memoir about the 2024 election, 107 Days. I come away from reading it even more unsettled than ever about the dystopian state of our democracy under President Donald J. Trump and his Project 2025 backers. Private companies and US citizens are hesitant to practice … [continued]
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Risk of Atlantic Current Collapsing Much Higher Than Previously Expected
Unsurprisingly, climate risks keep growing. However, it’s not great to hear that one of the possibilities that has concerned me the most for almost two decades is getting more likely. That is the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). The AMOC brings warm water from tropical parts of … [continued]
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Carney’s Nuclear Detour: Darlington’s SMRs Will Raise Prices, Emissions, & Political Risks
In October 2025, the federal government officially designated the four-unit SMR build at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington site as a “Major Project” and invested $2 billion through the Canada Growth Fund, alongside $1 billion from the provincial Building Ontario Fund, signalling that the federal government views the SMR programme both … [continued]
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Stateside: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025
How Michigan residents are pushing back against proposed data centers in their backyards. A debut novel about friendship and addiction set in Michigan. And, how the Big Beautiful Bill has changed Michigan.