Canada Fighting a Rising Tide of Support for NY Forest Bill
For years, Canada’s forest policy has been torn between two competing priorities: one, a desire for climate leadership, the other, an unflinching fidelity to an...
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Made in the USA: The Ongoing Global Threat of PCBs
The U.S. can claim two dubious distinctions when it comes to highly hazardous polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)—not only was it the world’s top producer and user...
Renewable Energy: The Clean Facts
Jump to Section <img typeof=”foaf:Image” src=”https://assets.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_content/public/media-uploads/03_istock-945938114.jpg?itok=7FTznuRW” width=”634″ height=”423″ alt=””/> Solar panels on the rooftops of East Austin, Texas Roschetzky/iStock Solar, or photovoltaic (PV), cells are...
NASA-supported Study Confirms Importance of Southern Ocean in Absorbing Carbon Dioxide
By Sofie Bates, NASA’s Earth Science News Team In Brief: Research shows the Southern Ocean (the continuous body of salt water around Antarctica) absorbs much...
Kinder riskieren ihre Gesundheit für die Ernte von Zuckerrohr
Zucker ist eines unserer liebsten Konsumgüter. 180 Millionen Tonnen werden weltweit jährlich produziert, verkauft und weiterverarbeitet – 78 Prozent davon Rohrzucker. Besonders dieser hat aber...
Zinn – ein oft vergessenes Konfliktmaterial aus Kinderarbeit
Zinn ist eines der am längsten vom Menschen benutzten Metalle. Schon vor 6500 Jahren verarbeiteten Menschen Kupfer und Zinn zu Bronze, zuerst nur für Schmuck,...
Igeln richtig über den Winter helfen
Herbstzeit ist Igelzeit. Im Herbst sind sie häufiger zu sehen als in anderen Jahreszeiten: die Igel. Bevor die Temperaturen dauerhaft unter fünf Grad fallen, sind...
Stay away from leaf blassers and foliage suckers!
The fall is there and spreads a colorful leaf carpet. “Leaffall, leaffall – colorful leaves everywhere,” children sing these days. Autumn is there and spreads...
Global Climate Change Impact on Crops Expected Within 10 Years, NASA Study Finds
By Ellen Gray, NASA’s Earth Science News Team In Brief: Climate change may affect the production of maize (corn) and wheat as early as 2030,...
Tracking Water in the Face of Drought
Forrest Melton, NASA project scientist for OpenET, adjusts a scientific instrument in a California vineyard. Credit: NASA/Environmental Defense Fund/Pam Hansen Farmers, ranchers, and community resource...