Tag: Climate Solutions
Wizz Air’s Sewage-to-Fuel Deal Helps Blow Up Five Energy Myths
Wizz Air made headlines recently by signing a major deal to purchase sustainable aviation fuel derived from treated human poop. The optics are amusing, but the implications are profound. This isn’t a fringe experiment or a corporate PR stunt. It’s a signal that the aviation industry is moving toward a … [continued]
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Illinois wants to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. A toxic mess stands in the way.
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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SilverLining’s Geoengineering Techno-Optimism Is Distracting From Real Climate Solutions
Organizations promoting utopian techno-optimism have long appealed to policymakers and investors by offering simplistic technological escapes from complex environmental challenges. SilverLining, a geoengineering-focused non-profit, represents exactly this kind of appeal. It’s triggered me because of its aggressive PR efforts that have put its founder on influential media outlets, including ones … [continued]
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The Hype Returns: Joe Romm & Michael Barnard Revisit Hydrogen, 20 Years Later
A few weeks ago, I had another opportunity to sit down with Dr. Joseph Romm, currently working with Michael Mann at the UPenn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media. The topic was the 20th anniversary edition of his book The Hype About Hydrogen, available now. What follows is lightly … [continued]
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Stateside: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Michigan’s aging crisis, honeybees from Florida helping the pollination of cherry trees, Michelle Yang on her new memoir and Grand Rapids Public Museum and Kentwood Public Schools commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.