Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine
3 min · · Engineers at MIT and NREL have developed a heat engine with no moving parts that is as efficient as a steam turbine. · Shared by 135, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Prof. Sally Eaves, Howard Getson, Elena Neira, Nicolas Babin, Dennis Schvejda
Undark Magazine
Facts Haven’t Spurred Us to Climate Action. Can Fiction?
4 min · · Opinion | The emerging genre of climate fiction is portraying — in ways that nonfiction can’t — the perils of a scorching planet. · Shared by 53, including Dennis Schvejda, Deborah Blum, Christo Meid
discoverwildlife.com
New species described so far in 2022
9 min · · From a tree named after Leonardo DiCaprio to a bamboo-dwelling tarantula, discover some of the new species around the world that have been described by scientists in 2022. · Shared by 134, including Dennis Schvejda
RTÉ
Climate report makes case for a radically changed world
3 min · · The third IPCC report, published on Monday, is a classic Hollywood narrative moment that will become a yardstick of ambition in this critical decade, writes Philip Boucher-Hayes, · Shared by 743, including Thomas Pleil, Christo Meid, Dennis Schvejda
nature
Marching in the streets for climate-crisis action
3 min · · Conservationist Charlie Gardner explains why he joined Scientists for Extinction Rebellion and its civil-disobedience protests. · Shared by 12
The Washington Post
U.N. climate change report warns incremental change is not enough
· With the world on track to blaze past its climate goals, only immediate, sweeping societal transformation can stave off catastrophic warming. · Shared by 6
WIRED UK
A Bold Idea to Stall the Climate Crisis—by Building Better Trees
2 min · · Changing the genetic makeup of trees could supercharge their ability to suck up carbon dioxide. But are forests of frankentrees really a good idea? · Shared by 56, including Dennis Schvejda
World Economic Forum
Keeping the lights on in Texas – is renewable energy the answer?
4 min · · Blackouts would end for good if the US switched to 100% wind, water and solar energy, according to a Stanford University study. And that’s not the only benefit. · Shared by 14, including Dennis Schvejda
The Washington Post
Conger Ice Shelf breaks off eastern Antarctica
· An ice shelf larger than New York City has broken off eastern Antarctica, the first major shelf to collapse there in more than four decades of satellite observations. · Shared by 6
pressherald.com
New research raises concerns about PFAS chemicals in Maine fish
8 min · · Maine is considering stricter standards that could trigger consumption advisories for PFAS in some of the state's freshwater fish, while scientists continue to gather data on potential health impacts… · Shared by 7
Scientific American
Humans Are Doomed to Go Extinct
· Habitat degradation, low genetic variation and declining fertility are setting Homo sapiens up for collapse · Shared by 31, including Lee Keyes, Guy Kawasaki
The Hill
Conserve oil — a little sacrifice won't kill us
3 min · · As Biden knows, his supply-side solution would be a step backward in America's plans to fight climate · Shared by 10, including Dennis Schvejda
grist
Deforestation emissions far higher than previously thought, study finds
2 min · · Carbon emissions from felling of tropical forest doubled in just two decades and are accelerating, research says. · Shared by 37, including Svein Tveitdal, Thomas Power, Dennis Schvejda
pressherald.com
Potholes, road salt and climate change: Warmer Maine winters raise new concerns
7 min · · Rising average temperatures are expected to create more safety hazards for motorists and more pollution for Maine. · Shared by 8
CNBC
These cattle ranchers are raising better beef, spending less — and reducing carbon emissions
6 min · · While some of these cattle ranchers didn't discover regenerative agriculture practices in order to combat climate change, that's been a significant impact. · Shared by 14