A Texas startup's big energy idea: storing electricity underground
Quidnet Energy wants to make solar and wind energy more accessible by turning abandoned oil and gas wells into energy storage vaults In a field in Central Texas, Aaron Mandell and his crew are running pumping equipment to bring a former oil and gas well back to life. But they’re not trying to extract black […]
Vintage films show risky (and hilarious) behavior in US national parks – video
The rules of acceptable behavior in the national parks have changed drastically over the past 100 years. It was once legal to drive through trees, ride waterfalls, and boil an egg in the Yellowstone hot springs – but now such actions are generally frowned upon Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Fracking and the burning question of regulation | Letters
With respect to Professor MacDonald (Letters, 22 August), a recently published analysis of peer-reviewed literature between 2009 and 2015 demonstrates that 84% of the studies contain findings that indicate public health hazards, elevated risks or adverse health outcomes in fracking areas, all of which were confident no doubt that their regulations were world class. There are […]
Native Americans encouraged as judge delays North Dakota pipeline ruling
Activists fear the Dakota Access oil pipeline will pollute water and disturb sacred sites. A court is to decide next month if approval violated indigenous rights For as long as it takes: Native American protesters defy North Dakota pipeline construction Native American activists have said they are still hopeful they can halt the construction of […]
America's most remote site: Yellowstone, where only wolves can hear me
The south-eastern edge of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming takes a week of backpacking to hike in and out and is populated by wolves and grizzly bears 100 years of the National Park Service: readers’ photo and stories 10 of the least-visited US national parks The most remote place in the contiguous 48 states, the […]
Would you wear wool shoes to save the environment?
As demand for all-wool shoes grows, a number of US footwear brands are heading directly to the source: the sheep pastures of New Zealand With a population of 4.6 million people and 29.5 million sheep, New Zealand has roughly six sheep for every person. And now, the wooly beasts are helping drive a new movement: […]
Faces of the North Dakota pipeline protest: 'Sacred land is who we are'
Native Americans and protesters await a ruling on an injunction to stop work on the $3.7bn pipeline they say threatens their water and protected land Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment
Regenerative Agriculture with Balbo Jr, Lovins, Potočnik and MacArthur
7.4 billion and counting – that’s a lot of mouths to feed. Can we provide food for all these people under today’s linear agriculture practices; dependent on large amounts of fossil energy and degrading soil ecosystems? In this panel at the 2016 CE100 Annual Summit, voices from different continents and backgrounds outline the alternative approach of […]
'We need to preserve this beauty': your memories of US national parks
To celebrate 100 years of the National Park Service, we asked you to share what America’s natural wonders mean to you The National Park Service turns 100 this week, and to celebrate its century of protecting American’s most treasured places, we asked you to share your memories and photos of the parks. Here’s a selection […]
Dogs in Tanzania sniff out illegal ivory tusks in new anti-poaching effort
Two specially trained dogs help wildlife officials find tusks ‘within a minute’ as part of project between Tanzanian authorities and Wildlife Conservation Society A newly deployed team of specially trained dogs have helped authorities in Tanzania seize a haul of elephant tusks, with conservationists hoping the canine allies can help significantly slow rampant poaching in […]