Articles in the “environment” category
Posted 2 years ago, mid-August
Bill Clinton talks to NatGeo for a conversation on how African leaders can unite to fight the energy, climate, and food crises and how the continent is so much more than the disasters that often define it in the media.
Posted 2 years ago, at the end of July
Consider the train. In some cases, it’s better.
Posted 2 years ago, mid-July
This project will almost put Texas ahead of Germany in installed wind.
Posted 2 years ago, at the end of June
Remarkable satellite images of Africa showing stark changes in the continent’s landscape over the past half century years from NatGeo. This one below shows Kilimanjaro.
Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro has seen dramatic glacial retreat between 1976 (left) and 2006. The mountaintop glacial area has decreased 80 percent since the early 20th century, says a UN atlas released [...]
Posted 2 years ago, at the end of June
I built this yesterday afternoon, and tonight’s veg scraps will be its first inhabiters. It was surprisingly easy to build, taking only about 4 hours. I didn’t want to use too much wood, so I opted for a more “airy” design using hardware cloth on all sides instead of wooden walls. I’m hopeful there’s not too [...]