Urban wetlands in Thailand, a coal-free grid in the UK, gorilla-aided drug discovery, the new electric USPS vehicles, wolves recolonizing California, and more!
I love the through line in the UK energy mix starting in the 1880s. Good to remember that we all love having electricity, but the negative externalities are just as much a part of the economic reality of industrialization . But we can do both, cleaner energy mix AND electricity. Also, the evolution of moths to deal with coal dust in the 1800s England will forever be stuck in my head...
Hampshire is my home county and it would be an absolute source of pride if beavers could become widespread again. I hope we can start looking a bit more like the Isle of Wight, which seems to have a lot of conservation success, and still has a red squirrel population that's honestly top of my bucketlist to see when I visit in October. It can be really sad to think of the amazing species we've lost to the mistakes of the past, but it will be magical to see them emerging anew, quite like fairytale critters come to life really, given how deprived of nature the UK has become.
Love all this good news today!! It’s really lightened my mood. Sponge parks are the coolest. I’ve seen them in the Netherlands but didn’t know about Bangkok. Thanks!
Nuclear produces less emissions than fossil fuels, and causes far less human injury & death than fossil fuel-induced air pollution. Still not as good as renewables, though - here's my full article.
The United States' current radiation-shielded storage of spent fuel rods is a safe solution that's working very well, and there are also opportunities to recycle spent fuel rods as France does.
Love the info on USPS electric vehicles. Zion is too crowded, even if the buses are now electric.
I love the through line in the UK energy mix starting in the 1880s. Good to remember that we all love having electricity, but the negative externalities are just as much a part of the economic reality of industrialization . But we can do both, cleaner energy mix AND electricity. Also, the evolution of moths to deal with coal dust in the 1800s England will forever be stuck in my head...
Absolutely -we can definitely do both!
Hampshire is my home county and it would be an absolute source of pride if beavers could become widespread again. I hope we can start looking a bit more like the Isle of Wight, which seems to have a lot of conservation success, and still has a red squirrel population that's honestly top of my bucketlist to see when I visit in October. It can be really sad to think of the amazing species we've lost to the mistakes of the past, but it will be magical to see them emerging anew, quite like fairytale critters come to life really, given how deprived of nature the UK has become.
Absolutely! A Nature Renaissance!
Love all this good news today!! It’s really lightened my mood. Sponge parks are the coolest. I’ve seen them in the Netherlands but didn’t know about Bangkok. Thanks!
Thank you!
Describing nuclear sourced electric as clean energy is just wrong. Unless you have a solution to spent fuel rods....
Nuclear produces less emissions than fossil fuels, and causes far less human injury & death than fossil fuel-induced air pollution. Still not as good as renewables, though - here's my full article.
https://sammatey.substack.com/p/nuclear-power-is-better-than-fossil
The United States' current radiation-shielded storage of spent fuel rods is a safe solution that's working very well, and there are also opportunities to recycle spent fuel rods as France does.
https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-spent-nuclear-fuel
Nuclear energy could save this planet if we do it right.