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Dig deep: US bets on geothermal to become renewable powerhouse
Though geothermal represents only a tiny fraction of current US energy production, several businesses and President Joe Biden’s administration are betting on technological...
Campaigner calls for ecocide to be criminalised, warns UK ‘far behind EU’
Campaigner Gina Miller is calling for ecocide to be criminalised as she warned that the UK is far behind the European Union in...
NI will not meet European water quality targets for lakes and rivers
European targets for improving water quality in Northern Ireland’s rivers and lakes by 2027 will not be met, a new Audit Office report...
Climate change ‘putting future of Colombian coffee in danger’
A multitude of challenges including climate change is putting coffee production “in danger”, according to farmers in Colombia. Coffee farmers in the South...
Deforestation rules could hit supply chain’s ‘weakest link’, say farmers
New rules that would ban UK businesses from selling goods sourced from land linked to illegal deforestation could place the burden and cost...
Brazil storms: Rescuers race to find people trapped, deluge death toll at 20
Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil’s mountainous southeast after storms and heavy rains...
Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts
EDMONTON — Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee...
Irish aid worker: Malawi faces existential threat from climate change
An Irish aid worker living in Malawi has said that climate change is posing an “existential threat” that could leave parts of the...
Malawians dare to hope in face of David-Goliath climate struggle
There is a saying in Malawi that if children eat from the fig tree, their parents are the ones who will get sick....
Protests in remote Ladakh enter 3rd week. Locals demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks in freezing temperatures,...
