The Atlantic
We Need a New Science of Progress
8 min · · Humanity needs to get better at knowing how to get better. · Shared by 641, including Jason Crawford, Ward Plunet, John Hagel, Bill Johnston, Balaji, Martina Pugliese, tylercowen, Tim O'Reilly, Howard Getson, Nir Eyal, Nathan Baschez 📧, Mark Kaigwa, vitalik.eth, sircharlsxavier, Nico Luchsinger, Max Roser, Yvette Dubel, Patrick Collison, Thomas Pleil, Andreas Staub
The Guardian
Amazonian rainforest near unrecoverable 'tipping point'
4 min · · Data confirms fears that Jair Bolsonaro’s policy encourages illegal logging in Brazil · Shared by 100, including Alex Barrera, Ray Monk, Stefano ₿Ξrnardi 🌲🏴, Claudia Sommer, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Dan Hill, Rico Grimm, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Thomas Power, David Terrar, CIFOR, Sascha Brossmann (he/him) 🇪🇺🇺🇦
The Guardian
Greta Thunberg: ‘We are ignoring natural climate solutions’
2 min · · Film by Swedish activist and Guardian journalist George Monbiot says nature must be used to repair broken climate · Shared by 97, including Joanna J Bryson, Jochen Burkhard, Ray Monk, Mayhem, Just Mayhem., Thomas Power, Shyla Raghav, Ines Bieler, Katja Evertz
The Guardian
Amazon under fire for new packaging that cannot be recycled
2 min · · Use of plastic envelopes branded a ‘major step backwards’ in fight against pollution · Shared by 52, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Esther Schindler, Matthias Lampe, Thomas Power, Sarah-Jayne Gratton, Dean Anthony Gratton, Charles Baldwin, John Koetsier
VentureBeat
Norway unveils energy-positive building showcasing smart city potential
2 min · · Powerhouse Brattørkaia will be the largest energy-positive building in Norway as partners hope it will create momentum for smart cities. · Shared by 41, including Thomas Power, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Chris O'Brien
The Guardian
US in energy landmark as renewables produce more electricity than coal
1 min · · In April, clean energy provided 23% of America’s electricity compared to coal’s 20% – the first time coal has been surpassed by renewable sources · Shared by 34, including Philanthropy News Digest, Yvette Dubel, Thomas Billeter, @nonprofitorgs / Nonprofit Tech for Good, John O'Farrell
POLITICO
The toxic waste threat that climate change is making worse
8 min · · More than 100 ponds and landfills containing coal ash lie in areas FEMA has designated as high-risk flood zones, according to a POLITICO analysis. · Shared by 27, including Thomas Power, Katja Evertz, Matthias Lampe, Deborah Blum
anchor.fm
Anchor - Radio by the people
2 min · · Anchor is an iPhone app that let's you share your voice with the world. · Shared by 17
World Economic Forum
These 11 EU states already meet their 2020 renewable energy targets
3 min · · Setting goals for the use of renewable energy makes a lot of sense. But what happens to those targets when overall energy consumption goes up? · Shared by 14
CNN
America's renewable energy set to surpass coal for the first month ever
3 min · · America's clean energy revolution is on the verge of a tipping point. · Shared by 13
CleanTechnica
Renewable Energy Now Accounts For A Third Of All Global Power Capacity
2 min · · Renewable energy sources now account for around a third of all global power capacity, according to new figures published this week by the International Renewable Energy Agency, which revealed 171… · Shared by 13
CNBC
Google, GM and other corporate giants form alliance to create a boom in US clean energy
3 min · · The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance launches Thursday to help companies take advantage of new ways to purchase renewable energy. · Shared by 13, including Claudia Sommer, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after
Foreign Policy
Greenland Is the Center of the World
6 min · · The Arctic island offers a harrowing reminder of the environmental damage, and political dangers, already imposed by climate change. · Shared by 11, including Deborah Blum
The Washington Post
Ancient life awakens amid thawing ice caps and permafrost
· In Earth’s icy fringes, bacteria, moss and nematodes are bearing life anew. · Shared by 10, including Matt Lieberman
wortfm.org
The History of Food Safety with Deborah Blum
1 min · · Why did USDA commissioner Harvey Washington Wiley poison his coworkers? Believe it or not, this isn’t the start of a murder mystery but rather a story about the history of food safety in the United… · Shared by 8, including Deborah Blum
euronews
Which countries are doing best on renewable energy?
2 min · · We dive into which European states are REALLY doing their part for the planet · Shared by 6, including DON’T PANIC