By Mike Taylor, Yahoo News A critically endangered frog that was on the verge of extinction not long ago has made a comeback, thanks to scientists. The dusky gopher frog, native to Mississippi and known for its snore-like call, was ubiquitous less than 100 years ago, but fewer than 50 remained …
What we can learn from Mexico’s struggle to ban a potent pesticide
By Erin Nelson, Laura Gomez Tovar, and Manuel Angel Gomez Cruz, Corporate Knights Researchers are helping citrus farmers adopt agroecology practices to transition away from glyphosate, as the Mexican government wavers on whether to ban the weed killer. Farmers around the world all need to deal with weeds. The most …
How abandoned coal mines in Appalachia are joining the global race for rare earth metals
Fast Company Groundwater pouring out of old coal mines contains rare earth metals essential to clean energy products such as EVs and rechargeable batteries. Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung building where researchers are extracting essential elements from an old coal mine that they …
A hydrogen-powered air taxi flew 523 miles emitting only water vapor
By Mark Deguerin, Popular Science Joby Aviation believes its VTOL could zoom travelers from Nashville to New Orleans or Boston to Baltimore. Joby retrofitted a prototype electric VTOL with a liquid hydrogen system that traveled 523 miles with net-zero in flight emissions. Credit: Joby Aviation A flying-car-like vertical takeoff aircraft …
One Man’s Quest to Save Okinawa’s Coral Reefs From Collapse
By Alina Joan Ito, Tokyo Weekender Koji Kinjo has pioneered a way to successfully transplant farm-grown coral back into the ocean. Could it help save the seas from ecologic catastrophe? Each year, as spring bleeds into summer, a small universe is born in Yomitan, a village in central Okinawa. Under …
Wild horses return to Kazakhstan steppes after absence of two centuries
By Sophie Kevany, The Guardian Seven Przewalski’s horses, the only truly wild species of the animal in the world, flown to central Asian country from zoos in Europe. The Przewalski’s horses’ grazing will benefit pollinators, small mammals and ground-nesting birds, helping restore the steppes ecosystem. Photograph: D Rosengren/Global Rewilding Alliance A …
STARTUPS WORKING ON USING THE OCEAN AS HUGE WASTE DUMP FOR CO2 TO SAVE EARTH FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
By Frank Landymore, Futurism “THE OCEAN BASICALLY DOES THE WORK FOR US.” Our fight against climate change is getting desperate. We may be on our way to a renewables-powered future, but until then, immediate solutions are needed to contend with soaring temperatures and rising sea levels. That has scientists considering …
Portland has raised $587 million for its Clean Energy Fund. Here’s how it should use it
By Michael Shank, Fast Company Cities all across the U.S. are struggling with a range of concerns, from an unhoused population that soared 12% last year to continued fears of violent crime despite recent declines; an increasing number of drug overdose deaths; and COVID-emptied downtowns that are being reconfigured and rethought. It’s not an …
Why this former oil executive is growing giant kelp forests in Africa
By Adele Peters, Fast Company Kelp Blue is investing in growing kelp in Namibia to grow an ingredient that can help farmers and make an alternative leather. [Photo: Kelp Blue] In a remote corner of Namibia, near a ghost town that was once a diamond mining hub, a startup called Kelp …
New Research Finds Most of the World’s Largest Marine Protected Areas Have Inadequate Protections
By Bing Lin, Inside Climate News In a setback to efforts to conserve 30 percent of the ocean by 2030, a third of the world’s largest MPAs allow destructive practices like mining and commercial fishing, while others are “paper parks” with no formal conservation measures. Many existing marine protected areas …