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This 3D-printed house made of earth and rice husks costs less than an iPhone
Digital Trends - Luke Dormehl
Regardless of where you live, houses are pretty expensive these days. That could change if the Italian 3D-printing company WASP (World’s Advanced …
Bill Gates
Bill Gates says there are 5 'grand challenges' to stopping an apocalyptic future of floods, hurricanes, and drought
Business Insider - Aria Bendix
Bill Gates has a message for those worried about climate-related disasters like hurricanes, droughts, flooding, and extreme temperatures: No solution works on its own. In a recent blog post, Gates refuted
McDonald's
Chain Reaction antibiotics report fails 22 of 25 burger chains, including McDonald's
USA TODAY Money - Melissa Reinert and Ben Tobin
The review is in. And here's the pharmaceutical facts on your favorite fast food burgers. According to a recent collaborative report that graded the Top 25 fast-food burger chains on their antibiotic only
Research
Microplastics found in 90 percent of table salt
National Geographic
EnvironmentPlanet or Plastic? A new study looked at sea, rock, and lake salt sold around the world. Here’s what you need to know. In partnership with the National Geographic Society. Microplastics were
Climate Change
Five Reasons Why People Aren’t Freaking Out Enough About Global Warming [Opinion]
The Inquisitr - KC Morgan
A new report on climate change gives the world a hard date for change, a do-or-die deadline for Earth. Here's why the world isn't freaking out enough …
Global Warming
Global warming to leave us crying in our costlier beer
thespec.com - Seth Borenstein
WASHINGTON — Add beer to chocolate, coffee and wine as some of life's little pleasures that global warming will make scarcer and costlier, scientists …
Extinction
So many animals will go extinct in the next 50 years that it will take Earth at least 3 million years to recover, a study
Business Insider - Peter Kotecki
• The Earth is undergoing a mass extinction, which is caused by human activity that destroys habitats and kills off species. • In a new study, Danish researchers concluded that so many mammal species go
Energy
Here's how the U.S., China, Japan and Denmark get their electricity
Axios - Amy Harder,
A United Nations scientific body just released a seminal report on how the world’s energy systems would have to be transformed to adequately address …
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia threatens response to "any action" over Jamal Khashoggi
Axios - Haley Britzky
Saudi Arabia is doubling down on its denials of allegations that it is responsible for the disappearance and possible murder of journalist Jamal …
News
Florida’s Panhandle coast devastated by historic Hurricane Michael
The Washington Post - By Luz Lazo, Mark Berman, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Kevin Sullivan
SPRINGFIELD, Fla. — Entire oceanfront communities in the Florida Panhandle were virtually obliterated, an Air Force base suffered “catastrophic” damage and at least six people were killed by Hurricane
Sea Level
A new study shows just how significant global sea level rise could be
weforum.org - Todd Bates
Since the start of the century, global average sea-level has risen by about 0.2 feet. Under moderate emissions, central estimates of global average …
Top 10
Politicians from across political divide welcome NZ's top 10 placing in energy performance index
nzherald.co.nz - Jason Walls
New Zealand is the only non-European country to rank inside the top 10 on the most recent annual world energy performance index. Parliamentarians from …
Environmentalism
IPCC debunks climate deniers, proves humans responsible for all global warming since 1850
ThinkProgress - Joe Romm
Landmark study finds human-caused warming since 1850 is "indistinguishable from ... total observed warming." The Trump administration wants Americans …
Graphene
Most Commercial Graphene Is Just Expensive Pencil Lead, New Study Finds
Gizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum
You might wonder why, given all the hype, there isn’t graphene in every product you own yet. Well, a new study has found that 60 companies that sell …
Carbon Emissions
Catastrophic climate effects could hit by 2040, UN report says
greencarreports.com - Eric C. Evarts
Two decades. That's all the time world leaders have to reverse emissions of greenhouse gases to avoid inundating coastal cities, killing off coral …
Climate
Climate Change Will Get Worse. These Investors Are Betting on It
Bloomberg - Christopher Flavelle
A top investment strategist for JPMorgan Asset Management sent a note to clients earlier this year with a dire forecast. Despite global efforts to …
Global Warming
'Unprecedented' action needed to survive global warming
CNET - by Claire Reilly
The window on keeping global warming below 1.5°C is closing rapidly. Dr Andrew King, Climate Extremes Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne
Lifestyle
Picking An Accent Wall Color For Your Living Room Is Easier Than You Think — Just Ask These Interior Designers
The Zoe Report - Karen Tietjen
It's amazing how a pop of color transforms a space, and a fresh coat of paint can totally change the vibe of a room. However, choosing a non-neutral …
Greenspace
As Bangkok sinks, could this anti-flood park be the answer?
The Guardian - Jamie Fullerton in Bangkok
Vast underground reservoirs beneath the city’s Centenary Park can store 1m gallons of water Bangkok is sinking – fast. As urban development continues unabated, this city of more than 10 million people
Concrete house blends into the woods with black exterior, green roof
Curbed - Liz Stinson
Why settle for one design trend when you can have two or three? This house in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, is a design lover’s dream. With an exterior that looks like charred wood but is actually concrete,
Breakthroughs
Climate Change in The Arctic Is So Severe, The Chemistry of Its Water Is Changing
Science Alert - DAVID NIELD
Not good. The planet's climate is incredibly complex, and scientists are still discovering the effects and consequences of a warming planet – such as …
Climate change the culprit behind 2016 record heat: study
DW News - DW English
Last year's record temperatures would not have been possible without climate change, a study has found. Scientists say it's the first time they've …
News
Climate Change Forces Alps to Use Artificial Snow
TIME
The Big Melt By Jeffrey Kluger | Photographs by Marco Zorzanello It took a long time for the Earth to create the Alps—a lot longer than it’s taking …
Global warming could leave 2 million US homes underwater by end of century, report says
wspa.com - Scottie Kay Auton
KRON - SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) - Harvey, Irma, Maria-the triple punch of hurricanes sent floodwaters into neighborhoods from the Caribbean to the East …
Forest Bathing: A New Health and Fitness Routine for Outdoor Lovers
WhereTraveler - Where Traveler
There's a health and wellness practice that's starting to get attention in America that the Japanese have practiced since the 1980s called …
These enormous wind turbines can generate enough electricity to power a house for a day with one spin
Digital Trends - Lulu Chang
New turbines off the coast of Liverpool are seriously putting the “power” in wind power. Now that Danish company Dong Energy has put the finishing …
Investing
Taxes No Longer Certain -- And That's Affecting Solar Deals
Bloomberg - Brian Eckhouse
Even without any specific tax-reform proposals, President Donald Trump’s pledge to revamp U.S. policies is already affecting the solar industry, and …
Amplification of Cretaceous Warmth by Biological Cloud Feedbacks
ThinkProgress - Joe Romm
That’s the title of an article in Science today (available here with subs.) I’m giving a talk this morning so don’t have a lot of time to comment on …
Sea Level
Last Time The Ocean Was This Hot, Sea Levels Got Up to 9 Metres Higher
Science Alert - PETER DOCKRILL
A glimpse of what's to come? More than 100,000 years ago, a period of unusually warm sea surface temperatures saw the oceans rise up to 9 metres …
Global Policy
Devastating global warming is inevitable due to inaction of international community, says leading economist
independent.co.uk - Ian Johnston
The world can no longer avoid dangerous global warming because countries have done little to tackle the problem apart from spout “rhetoric”, a …