Department of Energy (DOE) only Launched A new $3.5 billion program to get carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store it away. The program is focused on developing four “hubs” across the country that focus on direct air capture, technology that pulls carbon dioxide out of the air. Ultimately, each hub should be able … Read more
It is said that China, which is currently the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, “double“On coal and gas in the wake of a domestic energy crisis and Russian Invasion of Ukraine. China continues to build its own domestic fossil fuels production capacity and strengthen its portfolio to energy importsEven with its acceleration … Read more
Can take the plastic container that is dumped in the landfill hundreds of years to degrade naturally, but the newly discovered enzyme can devour waste in less than a day. A highly efficient polyester hydrolase, known as PHL7, was recently found in a German cemetery fed on compost. In the lab, researchers found that it … Read more
The direct-air decarbonization projects are like giant vacuum cleaners that absorb global warming satiate out of the air and shut it away. They use chemicals to remove gas from the air and store it in rocks deep in the earth or use it in materials such as concrete. Nature can do it on its own … Read more
Placeholder while loading article actions Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! we didn’t have”Elon Musk Calls ESG a scam “on the 2022 climate bingo. What did you have? Tell us at maxine.joselow@washpost.com. But first: Ryan Zinke makes his style of ‘energy domination’ over the Montanans Ryan Zinkwho drove Interior Department under Donald Trump … Read more
A major scientific review has revealed that chemical pollution in the environment is replacing the global obesity epidemic. The idea that toxins called “obesity triggers” can affect how the body controls weight is not yet part of mainstream medicine. But dozens of scholars who have done the review argue that the evidence is now too … Read more
Walking in the country is relaxing and healing. It revives body and soul. Step away from our screens and under the jungle canopy and light up the sky in ways the metaverse could never do. Tranquility may seem to us a relief, a calm counter to the noise and confusion of cities. But this silence, … Read more
Spring showers have helped mitigate the risks of drought and wildfires in western Washington, but large swathes of the Pacific Northwest are still dry, if not drier than usual. Last month was the tenth month of the countryyThe wettest April in 128 years, according to US Drought Monitor. However, more than half of Washington state … Read more
meIt was an amazing and horrific feat. A man, a climate activist and Buddhist, has set himself on fire on the steps of the US Supreme Court. He sat upright and did not immediately scream despite the pain. Police officers desperately dumped nearby orange traffic cones into the marble court fountain and threw water at … Read more
