Uncategorized A water reservoir in Spain. Photo credit: EPA-EFE / Siu Wu. By Anders Lorenzen Spain, Italy and France are being told to expect a summer of unprecedented drought driven by climate change. The drought has already started with some regions suffering water shortages and farmers expecting to harvest their worst yields in decades. Having experienced severe consecutive droughts throughout […]
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Colombia’s Environment Minister Susana Muhamad during COP27. Photo credit: Reuters / Emilie Madi. By Anders Lorenzen When talking about the Amazon rainforest, most of us think of Brazil. This without realizing that the bordering country, Colombia, has a fair share of the world’s largest tropical forest. And in a green push, the government of Colombia has announced an ambitious reforestation […]
A boat is seen on the dry banks of the partially dry Lake Montbel at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains as France faces a records winter dry spell. Photo credit: Reuters / Sarah Meyssonnier. By Anders Lorenzen At the base of the French side of the iconic Pyrenees mountain chain, a famous and critically important water source, Lake Montbel, […]
An oil drilling rig in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Photo credit: Reuters / Lucas Jackson. By Anders Lorenzen On Monday, US president Joe Biden approved the controversial $7 billion oil and gas drilling Willow project in the Alaskan Arctic. The US government said the approval was a scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips’ original proposal. But this is unlikely to please climate advocates […]
The Lomi home composter from Pela has caught a lot of attention with extensive marketing on social networks. More than 100,000 have sold to date, according to Pela. We spent two months working with this attractive countertop unit. While it is expensive, our testing found that it consistently delivered a significant environmental benefit compared to sending food and other compostable […]
A 14-piece tango orchestra from Argentina, performing El Mundo is the World announced it will donate $1 for every ticket sold to the Save The Earth Foundation for California tour. San Francisco Bay Area: November 9-17, 2016 (San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose, Salinas, Pittsburg, Napa) andLos Angeles: November 18-20, 2016 Débora Simcovich the composer of El Mundo is the World […]