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- Op-Ed: One Simple Energy Question Devastates ‘Net-Zero’ Pipe Dreams Tue, 1 Aug 23, 11:00pmTaking land for wind and solar can seriously impact the environment.
- Devastating gold rush in Peruvian Amazon rainforest as seen from space Tue, 9 Mar 21, 4:30amThe Peruvian Amazon is the world’s fourth largest tropical rainforest and an important biodiversity hotspot. But as usual, people are putting financial gain over preserving endemic and endangered species. As the price of...
- HempWood offers a sustainable wood alternative with endless applications Thu, 25 Feb 21, 6:30amWith an educational background in vinyl siding and wood flooring, Fibonacci owner Greg Wilson has developed HempWood, an American-produced wood material made from a fast-growing agricultural product...
- IKEA purchases forested land in Georgia for conservation Fri, 5 Feb 21, 5:30amThe Ingka Group has acquired over 10,800 acres of land in southeastern Georgia to protect it from developments. Ingka is an investment group of the Swedish retail firm IKEA, which has several stores in the U.S. The group announced on...
- Senate approves major public lands bill Sat, 16 Feb 19, 8:30amOn Tuesday the U.S. Senate reversed the trend of shrinking protected space by approving a public lands bill that adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, creates five new national monuments, expands some national parks and reauthorizes...
- The United Kingdom might soon create new national parks Wed, 30 May 18, 5:00amIn an op-ed for The Telegraph, United Kingdom Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced a new review process which could result in creating new national parks in England...
- Land degradation could displace 50 to 700 million people by 2050 Wed, 28 Mar 18, 4:25amLand decay is undermining the well-being of two-fifths of all the people on Earth, or around 3.2 billion people, according to an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) three-year...
- Former Patagonia CEO announces largest land donation in history Wed, 22 Mar 17, 12:54amLand conservation in Chile could reach a new high with a recent pledge to conserve 11 million acres of wilderness as national parks. As part of the proposal, former Patagonia CEO Kris Tompkins gifted one million acres to...
- Saving the Places We Love: A Call to Action from Geologist Ned Tillman Sat, 14 Jun 14, 4:30amIn a time of rapid climatic shift and lack of political will, the lessons in Ned Tillman’s book Saving the Places We Love: Paths to Environmental Stewardship are imperative for the younger generation to understand...
- IRONIC: Scientists Find Wind Farms Could Actually Raise Temperatures Tue, 16 Mar 10, 2:55amResearchers at MIT have discovered that it’s possible that a large scale installation of wind turbines can actually raise temperatures. Looking forward to the US goal of creating 20% of our power from wind by 2030,...