Satellite launch kicks off a new effort to monitor wildfires from space
A Google-backed mission to detect wildfires from space launched a prototype satellite last week, which is now communicating with its ...
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Elecom’s Na Plus sodium-ion power bank uses safer and longer-lasting sodium-ion battery technology
Accessory maker Elecom has announced what it’s claiming to be the first consumer-ready power bank that uses a sodium-ion battery ...
Solar and wind beat coal in the US for the first time
In a first for the US, wind and solar produced more electricity than coal last year, according to a new ...
The US faces ‘devastating’ losses for weather forecasts, federal workers say
The federal agency that produces weather forecasts and leads research on climate and the oceans has canceled leases for research ...
Apple accused of misleading consumers with Apple Watch ‘carbon neutral’ claims
Apple customers filed a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging it misled consumers with claims that certain Apple Watches ...
Living with extreme heat might make you age faster
Exposure to extreme heat could lead to faster aging, a new study published today in the journal Science Advances suggests. ...
Carbon removal is the next big fossil fuel boom, oil company says
Occidental, the oil giant that has tried to fashion itself as a climate tech leader, is being real clear now ...
The women who made America’s microchips and the children who paid for it
Mark Flores sits at the kitchen table drawing birthday cakes. At 44, he loves to draw circles, a skill he’s ...
Electricity demand surges for the world’s two biggest polluters
China and the US, the world’s two top greenhouse gas polluters, could burn through a lot more electricity over the ...
Climate group that called for ‘free Palestine’ stripped of federal funding
A grassroots environmental alliance that called for a “free Palestine” has lost the more than $50 million it was supposed ...
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