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  • La batalla científica para salvar «el glaciar del juicio final»

    Arête Glacier Initiative, un grupo de científicos del MIT y del Dartmouth College, ha recaudado 5 millones de dólares para mejorar las previsiones de la subida del nivel del mar y estudiar la posibilidad de volver a congelar los glaciares en su lugar. Han usado los fondos para dar becas a cientificos que trabajan en soluciones críticas al cambio climático.

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  • Return of the California condor

    The California Condor Recovery Program used captive breeding, innovative reproductive techniques, genetic management, and binational collaboration to bring the species back from 24 individuals in 1987 to 561 today, with 344 living in the wild across the US and Mexico.

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  • In the wake of disasters, rural health could end up running on sunshine 

    In 2023, Hot Springs received a microgrid of solar panels and lithium-ion batteries, which can provide 100 percent of the town’s peak load and up to six hours of backup power. In Hurricane Helene's wake, the microgrid operated continuously for 143.5 hours during a blackout.

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  • El vuelo de regreso del cóndor de California

    El Programa de Recuperación del Cóndor de California utilizó la cría en cautiverio, técnicas reproductivas innovadoras, manejo genético y colaboración binacional para recuperar la especie de 24 individuos en 1987 a 561 en la actualidad, con 344 viviendo en estado salvaje en Estados Unidos y México.

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  • How bitcoin drives cheap green energy production in Kenya

    To use up excess renewable energy and help finance the expansion of power grids, companies such as Gridless are connecting energy producers in African countries with cryptocurrency miners that are eager to buy up unused power. By selling off energy to cryptocurrency companies, one hydropower system was able to expand its electricity service to 500 more homes.

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  • Steaming ahead: Are community boilers the answer?

    SteamHouse’s community boiler system supplies steam energy to about 45 companies in Surat’s industrial area, offering more affordable, reliable, and environmentally friendly ways to power factories.

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  • Paying ranchers to host elk? Novel approach could help wean Wyoming off its feedground habit.

    A novel initiative in Wyoming pays ranchers to voluntarily host elk on their private lands, decreasing dependence on disease-spreading public feedgrounds, reducing ranchers' costs, and providing promising results, though scalability and funding challenges remain significant obstacles.

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  • How a young beekeeper's initiative brought hope and profit to Sierra Leone communities

    Bangs Circular practices sustainable beekeeping across eight communities, launching the Tiwai Honey Project, which builds hand-made beehives to support the native bee population. This practice allows beekeepers to closely monitor the bees’ well-being, thus leading to more honey production and reforestation efforts. So far, the group has trained more than 400 local beekeepers.

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  • Kenya's cities adopt Miyawaki method to restore lost ecological glory

    Nairobi is using a unique restoration technique called the Miyawaki method to restore local ecosystems by creating forest islands in urban areas that have lost their green spaces. Since 2007, this reforestation method has established mini forests in three regions throughout the city, as the project has planted over 236,212 seedlings.

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  • Mining is an environmental and human rights nightmare. Battery recycling can ease that.

    Lithium-ion battery recycling, spearheaded by companies like Redwood Materials, collect and process batteries from electric vehicles and consumer electronics, recovering critical minerals and reducing reliance on damaging mining practices.

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