Environment

Five ways ‘green’ carbon policies damage forests – and how we can fix the problem

The Conversation: Off-setting our carbon footprint is a way for many of us to feel we are doing our bit to save the planet from the ongoing climate emergency. Tree…

Biden Suspends Drilling Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

New York Times: The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, unspooling a signature achievement of the Trump presidency and delivering on a promise by President Biden to protect the fragile Alaskan tundra from fossil…

Methane Power Could Come from Lakes and Reservoirs

Scientific American: In 1776 Italian physicist Alessandro Volta discovered something bubbling up among the reeds at the marshy end of a mountain lake. It turned out to be methane, a potent greenhouse gas produced by microbes living in the lake’s sediments….

Will Probiotics Save Corals or Harm Them?

Scientific American: Manta rays and whitetip reef sharks glide past socially distanced visitors at Rio de Janeiro’s hangar-sized AquaRio aquarium. In a laboratory upstairs, above the main gallery, a new experiment is underway, one that marine scientists hope will enhance the…