Editor’s note: We invited Project Censored to highlight five environmental news stories that should have made headlines. Since its establishment in 1976, Project Censored has tracked pervasive patterns of omission in corporate news coverage, including how the nation’s most prominent news outlets fail to inform the public about systemic social inequalities, consolidation of corporate power, and alternatives to neoliberal economic […]
EU’s carbon price surging towards an all-time high
Photo credit: Reuters / Peter Andrews. By Anders Lorenzen The price of carbon pollution in the EU is nearing record-high levels. In the EU’s carbon market, EU ETS, the cost of emitting a tonne of CO2 on Monday the 20th of February, became close to breaching 100 euros at 98.30 euros. Forecasts of cool weather and expectations of lower wind […]
How Weather Forecasts Can Help Dams Supply More Water
Between Christmas and January this year, a parade of nine atmospheric rivers — vast streams of water vapor flowing east from the tropical Pacific — pummeled California. The trillions of gallons of rain poured on the state caused widespread flooding. While the rain topped up some drought-depleted reservoirs and aquifers and filled out snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, much of […]
Earth Action: Become a Sustainable Fashion Influencer
Earth911 is honoring the 52 years of Earth Day with 52 Actions for the Earth. Each week through Earth Day 2023, we will share an action you can take to invest in the Earth and make your own life more sustainable. The environmental impact of the global textile and fashion industry is so big that EarthDay.org has made sustainable fashion […]
Helping Future Generations Cover the Cost of a Gallon of Gasoline Today
Today’s carbon emitted into the atmosphere adds to the future cost of living through the climate crisis, a concept referred to as the social cost of carbon. To help clarify this abstract idea, we have an idea that lets you help future generations cover the social cost of carbon for the gasoline you use. At some point, governments or private […]
Earth911 Inspiration: We All Have the Earth in Common
Today’s quote comes from American novelist, poet, and environmental activist Wendell Berry. In his book, The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture, he wrote, “The Earth is what we all have in common.” Earth911 inspirations. Post them, share your desire to help people think of the planet first, every day. This poster was originally published on November 5, 2021. Join Our […]
One Year In, Russia’s War on Ukraine Has Inflicted $51 Billion in Environmental Damage
After nearly one year, Russia’s invasion has inflicted more than $51 billion in environmental damage on Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian environment ministry. The invasion, which began on February 24, 2022, has scattered wreckage across roughly 3,500 acres, with rockets and shells scorching some 150,000 acres of forests and plantations, which the ministry said could take decades to recover, even […]
LEED Certification for Your Home
They say home is where the heart is. Unfortunately, many of us live in homes that waste energy and water, contain toxic building products, and have indoor air quality issues. As a result, several third-party certification programs exist to help distinguish green or energy-saving homes. The Leadership in Energy and Efficient Design (LEED) certification program was developed by the U.S. […]
Best of Earth911 Podcast: F4CR’s Rick Wayman on Responding to the Climate and Nuclear War Twin Threat
Mitch welcomes back Rick Wayman, CEO of the Foundation for Climate Restoration (F4CR), for a conversation about the twin threats of climate change and nuclear war. Vladimir Putin’s reckless war on Ukraine, which has come with repeated threats to use nuclear weapons, came at a critical juncture in the response to climate change. The 2020s is a make-or-break decade for […]
The True Cost of Car Ownership
Owning a car is more expensive than you think. Research has shown that people underestimate how much money they spend on cars and driving. It also shows that policymakers underestimate the social costs of car culture. We Americans love our cars. But if we really understood the full cost of private car ownership, we might be more willing to consider […]