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Apple Seeks 2030 Carbon Neutrality

Sep 30, 2020 09:30AM

Apple, Inc., the maker of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers, has committed to becoming 100 percent carbon neutral overall, from its supply chain to retail outlets, by 2030.

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Oarweed Odyssey: Scottish Kelp Provides Clues to Climate Change

Sep 30, 2020 09:30AM

Experts have discovered kelp that has survived for 16,000 years since the last ice age and are hopeful that this find will show how marine plant life survives extreme changes in climate.

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Falling Fertility Rate Threatens World Stability

Sep 30, 2020 09:30AM

The global total fertility rate (TFR) nearly halved from 1950 levels, when women had an average of 4.7 children each, to 2.4 in 2017, and it could fall below 1.7 by the turn of the century.

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Record Methane Emissions Driven by Agriculture and Fossil Fuels

Sep 30, 2020 09:30AM

A worldwide inventory of methane sources reveals that atmospheric levels of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas are at an all-time high due to agriculture, fossil fuels and landfill waste.

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Planetary Planning: Keeping Half the Earth Natural

Aug 31, 2020 09:30AM

A study concludes that if we act quickly and decisively, there is an opportunity to conserve about half of the planet’s ice-free land.

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Nurses Stand Up Against Climate Change

Aug 31, 2020 09:30AM

Conscientious nurses have formed the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and partnered with Project Drawdown to significantly impact climate change and create a healthier future.

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Starchy Solution: A Plant-Based Alternative to Plastic

Aug 31, 2020 09:30AM

Manufacturer Kuraray has introduced a renewable and sustainable starch-based barrier film called Plantic. The plant-based packaging material can be recycled or composted.

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Microplastics in the environment
Plastic Rain: Airborne Particulates Blanket Wilderness

Aug 31, 2020 09:30AM

Researchers estimate more than 1,000 tons of microplastics are deposited from the air into national parks and wilderness areas each year.

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Not All Hydroelectric Generators are Created Equal

Aug 31, 2020 09:30AM

A study that analyzed the climate impacts of hydropower generation facilities found that while many release almost no greenhouse gases, some can be worse than burning fossil fuels.

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Dinosaur Bone Ownership Resolved

Jul 31, 2020 09:30AM

The Montana Supreme Court has decided that fossils should not be deemed minerals, a ruling that restores ownership to landowners and benefits scientific fossil hunting by paleontologists.

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