No-interest loans with no money upfront “significantly increased” homeowners’ willingness to invest in comprehensive upgrades, according to a new report on home energy efficiency.
On NBC News’s streaming platform NBC News NOW ahead of Monday’s total solar eclipse across large swaths of the U.S., correspondent Maura Barrett had to make the once-in-a-generation event political by invoking climate change alongside Star Trek legend William Shatner. Barrett reported from Bloomington, Indiana where Shatner would “be narrating the moments leading up to totality” and he “made a climate connection, that I think’s important to point out here” with the supposed argument about the...
On NBC News’s streaming platform NBC News NOW ahead of Monday’s total solar eclipse across large swaths of the U.S., correspondent Maura Barrett had to make the once-in-a-generation event political by invoking climate change alongside Star Trek legend William Shatner. Barrett reported from Bloomington, Indiana where Shatner would “be narrating the moments leading up to totality” and he “made a climate connection, that I think’s important to point out here” with the supposed argument about the...
Brazil and Colombia curbed logging in 2023, but other countries wiped out many of the gains.
How can we turn the tide of deforestation, and what role can banks play?
Distractions are a constant challenge, threatening to derail your focus and hinder your productivity. The relentless notifications from social media, the temptation of an endless internet, and the constant barrage of alerts can easily lead you astray from your goals and objectives. However, mastering the art of focus is more than just a productivity hack; […]
There are plenty of news stories about the impacts of climate change and how AI is going to change, well, everything. Less common, but no less relevant, are stories about how to meet the growing energy demands for the future. This country’s energy suppliers are predicting significant growth in the demand for electricity in the
Third World countries have to focus on real-world problems because they do not have the luxury of being affluent enough to worry about climate change. On Saturday, BBC reporter Stephen Sackur interviewed Guyana President Irfaan Ali. He turned the conversation toward the efforts being made to greatly expand Guyana’s oil industry and used it to […]
Using artificial intelligence, satellite observations, and climate model projections, a team of researchers from Switzerland and Belgium calculate that for every tenth of a degree of increase in global air temperature, an average of nearly 9,000 meteorites disappear from the surface of the ice sheet. This loss has major implications, as meteorites are unique samples of extraterrestrial bodies that provide insights into the origin of life on Earth and the formation of the moon.
In a recent study published in Science Advances, researchers have uncovered alarming trends in heatwaves across the globe.
Climate change is impacting the agriculture industry right here in Michigan, although experts say they’re doing things to make sure our state stays one track ahead of it.
On a recent Friday at the Old Oakland Farmers’ Market, one stall kept people lingering for longer than usual among the rows of vendors offering produce and food. At a table decorated with a large zoning map and a wooden outline of Oakland’s skyscrapers, those who stopped weren’t there to buy but to share their…