AvatarJasen MelnickBatteries can't solve all our energy-storage problem. Here's the solutionverified_publisherQuartz - Akshat RathiCopenhagen, Denmark Sometimes, there can be too much of a good thing. Every so often, from California to Germany, there’s news of “negative electricity prices,” a peculiar side effect of global efforts to generate clean energy. Solar farms and wind turbines produce varying amounts of power based on …
AvatarJasen MelnickRecycling Chaos In U.S. As China Bans 'Foreign Waste'verified_publisherNPR - Cassandra Profita , Jes BurnsLike many Portland residents, Satish and Arlene Palshikar are serious recyclers. Their house is coated with recycled bluish-white paint. They recycle their rainwater, compost their food waste and carefully separate the paper and plastic they toss out. But recently, after loading up their Prius and …
AvatarJasen MelnickThe world's addiction to fossil fuels hasn't changed in 40 yearsverified_publisherQuartz - Akshat RathiI report on and write about energy, and this chart still blows my mind. Every year since 1971, more than 80% of all our energy has come from fossil fuels. That’s still true today, which is surprising for two reasons. Most nuclear power plants came online between 1971 and 1990, and most renewable …
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AvatarJasen MelnickThese 10 Rivers Likely the Source of Millions of Tons of Ocean Plastictreehugger.com - Melissa BreyerNinety-five percent of ocean plastic debris comes from just 10 rivers. We are drowning the sea in plastic. The numbers are staggering and predictions …
AvatarJasen MelnickWe Now Know Why Corals Keep Eating Plastic And It's Worryingverified_publisherScienceAlert - Ben GuarinoOcean plastic is an indiscriminate hazard. It harms fish and kills seabirds, which wash up with bellies full of trash. Turtles swallow it because, …