Earth Wise

Bio-based products on the rise

There is a growing global movement working towards replacing conventional synthetic products –...

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Positive tipping points and climate

We often hear about tipping points and climate change.  Tipping points are critical thresholds...

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More mosquitoes in a warming climate

Over millions of years, Earth’s climate has warmed up and cooled down many times. However, today...

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The slow decline of coal

Despite the fact that coal is the dirtiest and most climate-harmful energy source we have, the...

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Thousands of species threatened

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature is an organization working in the field of...

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A plug for all cars

Different brands of electric cars have required different charging connections. There has been no...

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Solar forests

Forests are one of the most iconic symbols of the power and diversity of nature but beyond that,...

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Billion-dollar weather disasters

All sorts of weather records were set in 2023 and pretty much none of them were good news.  Among...

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New York is raising its shoreline

Superstorm Sandy in 2012 flooded 17% of New York City and caused $19 billion in damage.  In its...

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How to reduce pollution from food production

Present in animal manure and synthetic fertilizers, nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant...

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What did the record warmth of 2023 mean?

2023 was the warmest year in the 174 years of global temperature record-keeping.  According to...

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Attack of the giant goldfish

Goldfish are just about the easiest pets to keep.  A species of carp native to East Asia, they...

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How will we know if the world is 1.5 degrees warmer?

The Paris Climate Agreement has a goal of limiting global warming to less than 1.5 degrees...

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Airplanes, corn, and groundwater

The aviation industry wants to slash its greenhouse gas emissions.  One proposed strategy is to...

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EV battery costs continue to drop

Electric vehicles have historically been more expensive than their gas-powered counterparts...

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Cleaning the grid can create messes

The electric grid is increasingly embracing renewable energy sources like solar and wind power as...

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Seabirds rescuing coral reefs

A new study by researchers at Lancaster University in the UK has found that the presence of...

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Flower power in agriculture

Agriculture is the world’s largest industry.  When managed sustainably, agricultural operations...

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Offshore wind in the U.S. at last

There have been large offshore wind farms in Europe for over 30 years.  Five Asian countries have...

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Record high emissions

The world is adding solar and wind power to the grid.   We are driving more and more electric...

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