The InertiaIcon version of the Flipboard logoIndonesia Here’s Why Indonesia Needs More Research on How Plastic Waste in the Ocean Impacts Marine Lifetheinertia.com - Noir Primadona Purba Indonesia announced ‘war against marine plastic debris’ in 2016 as a recent study dubbed the country as the second largest waste producer in the …
The InertiaAnimals Shark Researchers Are Trying to Figure Out What Bit a 13-Foot Great White on the Headtheinertia.com - The Inertia This would be an unnerving find as a scientist: capturing a large, great white shark measuring at around 13 feet, only to find it had a massive bite …
The InertiaSanta Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Researchers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Track Near-Shore Great White Activitytheinertia.com - Juan Hernandez There are many thoughts and theories on why people are seeing great whites more often in places like California, and outside of there being an actual …
The InertiaWhales The Rare White Orca Calf Named Tl’uk Was Spotted In Puget Soundtheinertia.com - The Inertia Tl’uk, the white orca, was spotted by members onboard a vessel chartered by Island Adventures Whale Watching. Photo: Screenshot/Sam Waters, Island …
The InertiaCarlsberg Calrsberg Beer Unveils World’s First Paper Beer Bottle Prototypetheinertia.com - Dylan Heyden If there’s a silver lining to the global plastic epidemic, it’s that very smart engineer types are working hard with ample funding to find friendlier …
The InertiaHousing When People Downsize to Tiny Houses, They Adopt More Environmentally Friendly Lifestylestheinertia.com - Maria Saxton Tiny houses on display in Portland, Oregon in 2017. Photo: Dan David Cook/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Interest is surging in tiny homes – livable dwelling …
The InertiaJack Johnson Surfrider Foundation Celebrates ‘Women Making Waves’ With Surprise Guest Jack Johnsontheinertia.com - The Inertia Jack Johnson flexes those world-famous pipes during a night honoring his wife for her environmental and coastal stewardship. Photo: Surfrider Last …
The InertiaCost of Living Coca Cola Unveils First Bottle Made With Ocean Plastictheinertia.com - Dylan Heyden Coke just unveiled early samples of bottles made with ocean plastic. The beverage behemoth is the latest corporation to jump on the …
The InertiaNorthern California PG&E’s Proactive Blackouts of 800,000 California Homes Is Proof Climate Change Is Impacting Us Right Nowtheinertia.com - Kevin Whilden If you live in California, you may be in one of the 800,000 homes whose power is being shut off as a precautionary measure by Pacific Gas & Electric. …
The InertiaSurfing Greg Long: Eco-Activist (and also one of the World’s Greatest Big Wave Surfers)theinertia.com - Zach Weisberg Greg Long, standing tall at Puerto Escondido, a place he feels quite comfortable. Photo: Arenui Frapwell courtesy of Klean Kanteen Greg Long has …
The InertiaCalifornia Air Resources Board California Polluters May Soon Buy Carbon Offsets from the Amazon — Is That Ethical?theinertia.com - Maron Greenleaf The El Segundo Chevron oil refinery, right, and the Bom Futuro National Forest, left. Photos: Pedro Szekely/WikimediaCommons/Reuters/Nacho Doce Fires …
The InertiaParaguay South America’s Second-Largest Forest Is Also Burning and ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Charcoal Is Subsidizing Its Destructiontheinertia.com - Joel E. Correira The Paraguayan Chaco, South America’s second-largest forest, is rapidly disappearing as agriculture extends deeper into what was once forest. Here, …
The InertiaClimate This Picturesque Film About Skiing/Snowboarding in the Alps Is About So Much Moretheinertia.com - The Inertia In so many ways, outdoor enthusiasts (whether in the mountains or in the ocean) are canaries in the coal mine with respect to climate change. For …
The InertiaWetsuits The World’s First Fully-Recyclable Wetsuit Is One Step Closer to Realitytheinertia.com - Dylan Heyden Tom Kay and the folks at Finisterre are currently piloting a prototype of the world’s first fully-recyclable wetsuit. It likely won’t be long until a …
The InertiaRenewable Energy Report: Global Use of Renewable Energy Will Soar By 2050 (But So Will CO2)theinertia.com - Juan Hernandez According to new data and projections from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, our global dependence on renewable energy sources will grow …
The InertiaMicroplastics The Ocean Cleanup’s Fully Operational Again and Now Cleans Microplastics As Small As 1MMtheinertia.com - Juan Hernandez The Ocean Cleanup was brought back to port after part of its system broke. Photo: Ocean Cleanup It took a full year of testing and development, but on …
The Inertia Scripps Institute and Princeton Researchers Retract 2018 Report On Ocean Warming Predictionstheinertia.com - Juan Hernandez Scientists Admit Errors In Study that Said Our Oceans Are Warming Faster Than Previously Believed. Photo: Unsplash In October of 2018, researchers at …
The InertiaPlastic The Ocean’s Plastic Problem Is Likely Way Closer to Home Than You Thoughttheinertia.com - Ted Henry The farther you get from land, the older the plastic waste tends to be.Photo: Brian Yurasits/Unsplash/CC BY-SA You’re probably used to hearing that …
The InertiaClimate Change Another Grim Climate Report on Oceans: What Will It Take to Address the Compounding Problems?theinertia.com - Cassandra Brooks Earlier this year, the world’s leading natural scientists released the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem …
The InertiaClimate Change U.N. Report Warns Oceans and Winters Seriously Under Threat Due to Climate Changetheinertia.com - Dylan Heyden Unless we act swiftly, the future is bleak for our oceans and mountains, a new U.N. climate report says. Photo: Ishan/Unsplash (L)/ Allie …
The InertiaClimate Evidence Suggests Climate Activism Could Be Swaying Public Opinion in the U.S.theinertia.com - Nathaniel Geiger Scenes from the youth climate strike back in March of 2019. Evidence suggests these kinds of demonstrations are influencing popular opinion. Photo: …
The InertiaClimate Greta Thunberg Blasted World Leaders In a Powerfully Emotional Speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summittheinertia.com - Alexander Haro The world is changing before our eyes. The science is there, but there are a lot of very loud voices telling us not to believe it. Luckily, there are …
The InertiaPlastic This 40-Minute Documentary About Coca-Cola’s Contribution to the Plastic Crisis Is Pretty Terrifyingtheinertia.com - The Inertia Look around you right now. Chances are very good that within arm’s reach, there is some form of plastic. It’s everywhere in our lives, from the phone …
The InertiaMountaineering I Journeyed Into Everest’s ‘Death Zone’ to Install the World’s Highest Weather Stationtheinertia.com - Tom Matthews At almost 8,000 meters, the weather station is the highest on Earth. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Perched at almost 8,500 meters on Everest, we paced …
The InertiaClimate Climate Change Might Alter How Ocean Waves Impact Half of the World’s Coastlinestheinertia.com - Mark Hemer Coastlines will change, and waves will change too. Photo: Unsplash The rise in sea levels is not the only way climate change will affect the coasts. …
The Inertia Millions of Young People Around the World Take to the Streets to Protest Climate Changetheinertia.com - Dylan Heyden The scene in Canberra, Australia on Friday. Millions of young people around the world are protesting climate change and demanding action in what will …
The Inertia Jackson Hole Announces It Will Be Completely Powered by Wind and Renewable Energy in 2019-2020theinertia.com - Joe Carberry Jackson Hole is putting its money where its mouth is. Photo: Kings and Queens of Corbet’s/JHMR There’s a lot of talk about being green and doing the …
The Inertia American Express Just Launched the First-Ever Ocean Plastic Credit Cardtheinertia.com - Dylan Heyden American Express just created the world’s first credit card made predominantly from ocean plastic and upped the ante with a litany of commitments to …
The InertiaIcon version of the Flipboard logo Examining President Trump’s Repeal of the Clean Water Act’s Waterway Definitionstheinertia.com - Kat Guerrero Is there anything more pure than a pristine alpine river? As that river flows, and shapes a landscape it provides a playground and sanctuary for …
