Domingo Morales loves composting and now, thanks to a six-figure prize, he’s helping people in public housing to follow suit. “For many years, compost has been that evil, stinky upper class thing that white people do.”
Wind gusts, low moisture and above-normal temperatures are in store for New Mexico, which has been plagued by wildfires for the past month. Some evacuated with their livestock, leaving most belongings behind.
Domingo Morales, arguably the most famous compost guy in New York, is on a mission to make composting cool. “For many years, compost has been that evil, stinky upper class thing that white people do.”
When it comes to the number of hurricanes and other tropical storms, pollution, or the lack of it, from cars and power plants has a greater impact than global warming.
Studies like this one are playing an increasing role in demonstrating that the effects of climate change are not a future concern, but are happening now.
The finding presents difficulties for policymakers, since reducing particulate pollution to improve human health may also lead to more damaging storms.
As deadly wildfires become a terrifying fixture of life for many Americans, the country is embracing an ancient tool for limiting the devastation: controlled burning to thin forest vegetation. Ramping up burning won’t be easy, however.
An ambitious project to bring hydropower from Canada to New England is on the brink of defeat after conservationists, Native Americans, concerned residents and rival energy companies waged a rowdy campaign to kill it.
The CO2 levels at Mauna Loa hit a record, again. Why Mauna Loa? .....A barren volcano in the middle of the Pacific has much to offer for a very specific task...