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Hundreds of thousands of fish died in a single reservoir in Vietnam, another sign of how climate change is strangling the economy

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 04:15

Tech Insider : Economy

Vietnamese fisherman in the middle of a reservoir full of dead fish — Hundreds of thousands of fish died last month in a southern Vietnamese reservoir.
STR/AFP via Getty Images

economy, Vietnam, climate-crisis, Agriculture

China's top climate envoy is coming to the US this month as tensions over green tech run high

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:50

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

A coal-fired power plant in China's Zhejiang province. — A coal-fired power plant in China's Zhejiang province.
Getty Images

Sustainability, economy, politics, China, green-tech, Solar, EVs

See the $36 billion Great Green Wall in Africa that's an attempt to hold back desertification

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 13:00

Two people water plants in a mesh-enclosed garden in Senegal — Since 2007, a variety of projects have started as part of the Great Green Wall, including growing gardens in Senegal.
Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Science, great-green-wall, climate-crisis, Africa, senegal, partner-story

The US is under pressure to lead the way in reducing plastic pollution — but it keeps making more of it

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 14:40

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy

A waste worker in Srinagar, India sorts and collects plastic for recycling. — A waste worker in Srinagar, India sorts and collects plastic for recycling.
LightRocket/Getty Images

Sustainability, economy, politics, plastic-pollution, waste, Recycling, climate-crisis

A vegan restaurant is switching to serving meat, saying plant-based eating isn't enough to save the planet

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:40

A vegan sign on a restaurant window. — A vegan sign on a restaurant window.
DigitalVision/Getty Images

Food, Sustainability, Vegan, Farming, plant-based-foods, climate-crisis, news-uk

America generates 40 million tons of plastic waste a year — and it can't be recycled

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 05:35

Tech Insider : Economy

A globe wrapped in plastic — Americans produce 40 million tons of plastic waste each year. And it has to go somewhere.
Carl Godfrey for BI

economy, Science, Sustainability, Discourse, plastic, Recycling, waste

Cloud seeding probably didn't cause Dubai's floods. The UAE has been trying to control its weather for years, and the US does it too.

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 16:52

thin long rocket launches toward the sky with fiery flare from a cage-like device on the ground with green hills in the background — A cloud-seeding rocket is launched in an attempt to make rain in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province of China.
Zhang Haiqiang/VCG/Getty Images

Science, cloud-seeding, Floods, Dubai, climate-change, climate-crisis

North America's largest steel mill has a plan to reduce emissions and it's a perfect example of why carbon capture is so controversial

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 06:01

An aerial view of the industrial district in Gary, Indiana. — The industrial district in Gary, Indiana.
Matt Gush/Getty Images.

Sustainability, us-steel, carbon-emissions, carbon-footprint, carbon-capture, climate-crisis

These sustainability-tech companies use AI to improve ocean health by keeping plastics out, boosting coral reefs, and monitoring fish farms

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 15:37

Camera in waterproof box taking photos of fish in ocean — Meatbull/Getty Images

Tech, AI, Sustainability, Ocean, Climate, climate-crisis, build-it

See how badly your home could be hit by heat, wind, and bad air over the next 30 years

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 10:30

harvey flooding houston homes — Homes are surrounded by floodwaters from 2017's Tropical Storm Harvey, in Spring, Texas.
AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Real Estate, Sustainability, real-estate, Sustainability, climate-crisis, Homeownership, wildfire

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