China Is Digging a 10,000-Meter Hole
There are two purposes for the borehole: one is for scientific exploration and the other is to find oil and gas.
Gas Cars Aren’t Going Anywhere
Buying a gas car in 10 years will be about as difficult as buying a sedan today.
How Eco-Anxiety is Killing the Climate Movement
Our existential angst at the future of the planet refers to a real danger. But it also allows us to bury our heads in the sand.
Plants Make Sounds When Hurt, Scientists Confirm, And Now You Can Hear It
Plants make clicking sounds that animals may hear, travel 16 feet, and have now been tuned down for human ears to hear for the first time.
Big Oil Plans to Artificially Freeze the Melting Arctic to Drill More Oil
The Biden Administration approved ConocoPhillips' Willow Project this week, which will use "thermosyphons" to freeze melting permafrost.
US Government Predicted a Devastating California ‘ARkStorm’ in 2010—Is It Happening Now?
A series of rainstorms caused by atmospheric rivers—much like what is happening now—could cause "megaflooding" in California and put huge parts of the state underwater, scientists warn.
France Officially Bans People From Owning Themselves by Flying Instead of Taking Fast, Convenient Trains
The ban on commercial flights where fast, frequent high-speed rail service exists cleared a major hurdle.
Big Promises Were Made at COP27. Where’s the Money?
“This is a down payment on investment in our futures, and in climate justice,” Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s climate change minister said.
The Host of COP27 Is One of the Most Polluted Countries in the World
Egypt is hosting the UN climate summit, even though its own air and water supply is putting the health of millions at risk.
Big Oil Is Making Record Profits While the World Burns
“We’re seeing companies double down, brazenly pretend that they’re going to be able to produce oil and gas for another 60, 70, 80 years.”
The Ocean Should Have the Legal Right to Life to Combat Climate Change, Researchers Say
To protect Earth’s seas, we need to completely transform our perspective of them.