Cities Confront Climate Challenge: How to Move from Gas to Electricity?
Apr 20, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Ending the use of fossil fuels to heat homes and buildings is a key challenge for cities seeking to…Most Global Food Brands Continue to Have a Dismal Record on Beef and Deforestation
Apr 15, 2021, 11:29 am By Yale e360Despite pledges of reform, the world’s leading supermarket and fast-food companies are doing…Entries Invited for the Eighth Annual Yale Environment 360 Video Contest
Apr 15, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360The eighth annual Yale Environment 360 Video Contest is now accepting entries. The contest honors…France Will Ban Short Flights That Could Be Replaced By a Train Trip
Apr 14, 2021, 2:43 pm By Yale e360If you’re planning a reasonably short trip in France, a plane will soon no longer be an option.…Why the Market for ‘Blue Carbon’ Credits May Be Poised to Take Off
Apr 13, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360Seagrasses, mangrove forests, and coastal wetlands store vast amounts of carbon, and their…Are Huge Tree Planting Projects More Hype than Solution?
Apr 8, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
High-profile programs aimed at planting billions of trees are being launched worldwide. But a…Births Among Endangered Right Whales Show an Encouraging Rebound
Apr 5, 2021, 12:16 pm By Yale e360Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales gave birth to the largest number of calves in six…In Europe, a Backlash Is Growing Over Incinerating Garbage
Apr 1, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
For years, European countries have built “waste-to-energy” incinerators, saying new technology…Washington’s Famed Tidal Basin and Cherry Trees Face Rising Waters
Mar 31, 2021, 4:08 pm By Yale e360Washington, D.C.’s Tidal Basin, flanked by rows of the city's celebrated cherry trees, is facing a…The Oil Well Next Door: California’s Silent Health Hazard
Mar 31, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Unlike other oil-producing states, much of the drilling in California takes place in residential…Indigenous Lands Contain Nearly Half of the Amazon’s Intact Forest
Mar 26, 2021, 11:05 am By Yale e360A comprehensive United Nations study says that 45 percent of the intact forests in the Amazon are in…Why a Big Mining Project Could Wipe Out Rural Villages in Indonesia
Mar 25, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
A massive mine tailings dam proposed for a seismically unstable area of Sumatra’s rainforest would…Despite Pledges to Cut Emissions, China Goes on a Coal Spree
Mar 24, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
China is building large numbers of coal-fired power plants to drive its post-pandemic economy. The…Cost of Lithium-ion Batteries Has Fallen by 97 Percent, Study Says
Mar 23, 2021, 1:41 pm By Yale e360A new MIT study shows that the cost of lithium-ion batteries — used to power phones, laptops, and…UK Is Now Halfway Toward Meeting Its Zero-Carbon Goal by 2050
Thu 1:50pm By Yale e360Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom have plunged by 51 percent since 1990 and the country…Stealth Chemicals: A Call to Action on a Threat to Human Fertility
Thu 5:00am By Yale e360
In an interview with Yale e360, epidemiologist Shanna Swan talks about how falling sperm counts and…EV Turning Point: Momentum Builds for U.S. Electric Vehicle Transition
Mar 15, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Driven by GM, Tesla, and the Biden administration, the U.S. is now poised to press ahead in the…In Peru, an Indigenous Group Fights to Protect Land from Drug Traffickers and Deforestation
Mar 11, 2021, 3:44 pm By Yale e360The Santa Martha territory of Peru is experiencing unprecedented deforestation as drug traffickers…Summer Could Last Six Months by 2100, Study Finds
Mar 10, 2021, 11:00 am By Yale e360If emissions continue unchecked, summers in the Northern Hemisphere could last nearly six months by…Is the ‘Legacy’ Carbon Credit Market a Climate Plus or Just Hype?
Mar 9, 2021, 9:18 am By Yale e360
As major corporations look to buy carbon credits to offset emissions, critics are questioning the…
- Visit Yale e360 at e360.yale.edu
- Bookmark and Share
- Yale e360 RSS Feed
Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.
Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
CleanTechnica
Nature
PHYSorg
SciDev
ScienceDaily
Trellis
Yale e360