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Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren S'nchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it
12+ hour, 2+ min ago (572+ words) In 2020, Jeff Bezos made what remains the largest individual philanthropic commitment to climate and nature ever: $10 billion, to be fully disbursed by 2030 through the Bezos Earth Fund." But five years in, the fund has deployed roughly $2. 3 billion of that commitment,…...
Mount Holyoke's corpse flower blooms again, drawing crowds to its "rotting flesh' stench
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (735+ words) One person entered the lush, green Victorian-era greenhouse and smelled rotting eggs. Another said the odor evoked the memory of dissecting a dead bird. A third compared it to a stinky diaper baking in the sun. "I was expecting it…...
The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here's what can be done
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (636+ words) In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott's famous Discovery expedition: the first breeding colony of emperor penguins. Now, only…...
Dr. Bj'rn Peters' Ecological Realism: Reframing Energy Narratives Through Prosperity and Technology
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (789+ words) Inkl Dr. Bj'rn Peters' Ecological Realism: Reframing Energy Narratives Through Prosperity and Technology Dr. Bj'rn Peters, a physicist and energy economist, observes that public conversations on energy, climate, and the environment often evolve through narratives that emphasize limits and constraints....
Reunion Island deploys sterile mosquitoes to stop the spread of disease
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (701+ words) Tiger mosquitoes on France's Reunion Island are being driven back by a new method that releases sterilised males into the wild " a technique scientists say could halt epidemics of diseases spread by the insects' bites, including dengue and chikungunya. Mosquito…...
The Marseille miracle: how cutting pollution brought the sea back to life
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (444+ words) Inkl The Marseille miracle: how cutting pollution brought the sea back to life The resurgence of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows in Marseille represents an important example of marine resilience, demonstrating the ability of nature to recover if the pressures exerted…...
French emissions falling too slowly to meet country's climate targets
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (444+ words) France cut its greenhouse gas emissions by just 1. 5 percent in 2025 " far below what is needed to meet its climate goals, according to figures published on Wednesday by the national body responsible for tracking emissions. The Atmospheric Pollution Technical Interprofessional Centre,…...
New research shows how forests can prevent floods of all sizes
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (908+ words) As large floods occur more frequently worldwide, many wonder what led to such devastating events. Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, improper land management and forest removal increase flood frequencies and severity. Increasingly destructive floods also re-ignite debate on how…...
Big Tech Abandons Multi-Billion Dollar Data Centres in US as Investors Demand Energy, Water Usage
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (745+ words) Big Tech's rush to build vast data centre networks across the United States is hitting an unexpected roadblock as investors demand transparency over staggering resource consumption. As artificial intelligence and cloud computing demand ever greater computing power, increasing questions about…...
Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (703+ words) When a drought turns into an urban water crisis, a city's first step is often to limit lawn watering and launch a campaign to encourage everyone to conserve. It might raise water-use rates or offer incentives for installing low-flow devices....