The Race to Engineer Coral Reef Solutions in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Tommy MalettaSustainability News, Greentech, Latest Headlines

By Teresa Tomassoni, Grist As world leaders gather to address a global marine crisis at the UN Ocean Conference, scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution demonstrate promising tech to monitor and restore dying reefs. ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands—Thirty-five feet deep in clear turquoise waters, a three-foot-long yellow underwater …

White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On

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By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security. Over the past two months, the Trump administration has taken steps to eliminate regulations addressing climate change, pull back funding for …

Lawmakers propose revolutionary use for old oil wells — here’s what it could mean for the energy sector

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By Kritiksha Sharma, The Cool Down The proposal would tackle two big problems. Photo Credit: iStock A new bill in New Mexico is flipping the script on a long-standing major environmental challenge — and transforming it into an opportunity for clean energy development. House Bill 361, introduced by Rep. Andrea …

Trump Official Says It’s Okay to Destroy Endangered Species Because We Can Just Clone Them

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Futurism “The Endangered Species List has become like the Hotel California: once a species enters, they never leave.” A Trump official is coming after the real menace plaguing America: those gosh-darn freeloaders moping around the endangered species list. On Monday, interior secretary Doug Burgum suggested that the list, which is maintained …

Dire wolves might sound cool, but they do nothing to fix our biodiversity problem

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By Brian Kateman, Fast Company Through gene editing, scientists at Colossal Biosciences are reviving long-extinct animals. But is it really for the sake of conservation, or just human curiosity? [Photos: Colossal Biosciences, Shelby Tauber for The Washington Post/Getty Images] Earlier this week, Time published an explosive story about an American company that reportedly revived …

Scientists make discovery that could transform Florida’s coastline: ‘We will continue to support projects’

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By Andrew Haffner, The Cool Down This discovery could mean a lot for Florida, which has nearly 75% of its population residing in coastal counties. Photo Credit: iStock A new study published in the scientific journal Communications Earth & Environment has outlined an increasingly vital way that coral reef restoration could protect Florida’s storm-battered …