Category: Climate change
EPA grant will fund barrier to stop spread of sea lamprey in Grand River
The EPA is granting more than $2 million to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to help address the invasive sea lamprey in Michigan waters.
Dairy Products Are High Carbon
Dairy cows are ruminant animals that produce methane emissions. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Nitrous oxide, another greenhouse gas, is released from their manure and urine. Open manure storage can also generate methane. Energy is used to grow food for dairy cattle and that energy typically comes from fossil … [continued]
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Galileo Galilei And The End Of Science
Sweeping cuts to science funding and staffing throughout the federal government are designed to help Big Oil, not Americans.
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Sizewell’s Exploding Budget Exposes Europe’s Nuclear Blindspot
The recent announcement that the UK’s Sizewell C nuclear generation construction’s projected cost has doubled from £20 billion in 2020 to nearly £38 billion today is shocking but predictable. For anyone following Europe’s nuclear power saga, such an escalation is not an anomaly but rather a continuation of a deeply … [continued]
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Solar & Storage Stability: How America Can Maintain Energy Security Through Severe Weather
When extreme weather threatens lives and livelihoods, solar and battery storage are there to deliver energy security for the American people. Extreme weather events, from scorching heat waves to destructive hurricanes to frigid winter storms, are constantly challenging our aging infrastructure. When power lines fall or gas plants freeze, distributed … [continued]
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