EartherEnergy President of El Salvador Announces Volcano-Powered Crypto Mining Operation Has Generated $269 in Bitcoin That might not sound like a lot, but President Nayib Bukele has pegged his political future to making Bitcoin legal tender. By Tom McKay Published October 1, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherNatural Disasters New Fissure Opens Up as La Palma Eruption Intensifies Cumbre Vieja adds another hazard as lava continues to pour into the Atlantic Ocean. By Brian Kahn Published October 1, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change The ABCs of Big Oil: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Century-Long Quest to Invade Elementary Schools On the second episode of The ABCs of Big Oil , we focus on the fossil fuel industry's long history of pushing pro-oil and gas propaganda in elementary schools. By Dharna Noor Published October 1, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Oil Starts Flowing Through Line 3 on Friday, But Water Protectors Will Keep Fighting It Indigenous activists are still waging a battle in court and pressuring the Biden administration to back up its climate talk with action. By Molly Taft Published October 1, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather This Saildrone Footage Inside a Category 4 Storm Will Make You Seasick The stomach-churning footage and data are a huge boon for researchers looking to improve hurricane forecasts and save lives. By Brian Kahn Published October 1, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Why Are UK Gas Prices So High, and Could It Affect the U.S.? Energy bills are soaring, fertilizer plants are closing, and meat and soda production are taking a hit. And a cold winter could make it worse. By Dharna Noor Published October 1, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherNatural Disasters Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano Erupts as New Lake of Lava Forms A stunning lava lake has formed in the crater of Kīlauea as the USGS and National Park Service monitor the eruption and what could come next. By Brian Kahn Published September 30, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherBurning Questions How Can I Divest From Fossil Fuels? There's actually a lot you can do to change what your money is invested in—and make even bigger changes to move money out of Big Oil. By Molly Taft Published September 30, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice UN Finds Steven Donziger’s House Arrest Violates International Law, Says It’s ‘Appalled’ [UPDATE: The Judge Didn’t Listen] The world’s leading body on human rights ruled that the home detention of the attorney, who won a landmark case against Chevron, violates international law. By Dharna Noor Published September 30, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Utilities Took Public Money, Gave CEOs Millions, and Then Turned People’s Lights Off During the Pandemic See if your utility is one of the six that made the "Hall of Shame" for worst offenders. By Molly Taft Published September 30, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherNatural Disasters Fears of Deadly Gases as Canary Islands Lava Pours Into the Atlantic Known as “laze,” these toxic fumes can damage lungs and skin—and even result in death. By George Dvorsky Published September 29, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Bye, Bye, Mr. Exxon Guy The Exxon lobbyist who got caught on tape talking about how the company manipulates politicians is no longer employed. By Molly Taft Published September 29, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation U.S. Declares Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, 22 Other Species Extinct 'Extinction is not inevitable. It is a political choice. ... As a country we need to stand up and say we aren’t going to lose any more species to extinction.' By Dharna Noor Published September 29, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Your Next Air Conditioner Is Going to Be Different—and Better—Than Your Old One The EPA has finalized a new rule that ends the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a popular coolant. Here's how the phaseout could spur innovation and savings. By Molly Taft Published September 29, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherCities Why Rideshares Suck, According to Science Each rideshare trip generates up to 37 cents in "external costs" compared to taking your own car. Those costs are even higher compared to biking and walking. By Shoshana Wodinsky Published September 28, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Privatization Won’t Fix This Bill de Blasio is turning to a private weather company to help New York prepare for floods in the wake of Ida. But he learned the wrong lesson. By Molly Taft Published September 28, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation 2021’s Best Fat Bears, Ranked These are the top five fat bear contestants. I will not be taking questions at this time. By Dharna Noor Published September 28, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation Woman Charged With Starting Wildfire Says She Was Just Trying to Boil Some Bear Piss If you're going to boil water to burn off any animal urine in it, please do it in the safety of your own home. By Brian Kahn Published September 28, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby’ Samsung Remix Is the Cringiest Greenwashing Campaign I Have Ever Seen The company tapped the washed-up rapper to write a new version of "Ice Ice Baby," and it sucks. By Dharna Noor Published September 28, 2021 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Bitcoin Bros and Nuclear Bros Have Found Common Cause In the hunt for cheap, carbon-free energy, some miners have sought out partnerships with aging nuclear power plants. By Shoshana Wodinsky Published September 27, 2021 | Comments (0)
