Category Archives: Carbon Emissions

This NASA Satellite Is ‘Sounding’ Our Atmosphere to Understand Fossil Fuel Emissions

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Becky Ferreira

The OCO-2 spacecraft has been working hard to quantify the impact of humans on the global climate since 2014. Continue reading This NASA Satellite Is ‘Sounding’ Our Atmosphere to Understand Fossil Fuel Emissions→

Stop Telling People Not to Have Kids to Save the Planet

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Kate Lunau

I’m terrified of climate change, but I became a parent anyway. Continue reading Stop Telling People Not to Have Kids to Save the Planet→

How Trump Can Dismantle 10 Years of Fossil Fuel Regulations in 100 Days

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Meredith Rutland Bauer for Motherboard

He’s already promised to cut regulations on coal and shale right after he takes office. Continue reading How Trump Can Dismantle 10 Years of Fossil Fuel Regulations in 100 Days→

The US Hasn’t Seen Carbon Emissions This Low Since 1991

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Sarah Emerson for Motherboard

Thanks to warmer weather and renewable energy, carbon emissions in 2016 were the lowest they’ve been since 1991. Continue reading The US Hasn’t Seen Carbon Emissions This Low Since 1991→

Humans Have Used All the Earth’s Resources for the Year

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Sarah Emerson for Motherboard

By 2030, we’ll need more than two Earths to support our natural resource needs. Continue reading Humans Have Used All the Earth’s Resources for the Year→

Something Is Causing Siberia’s Tundra to Literally Bubble Underground

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Sarah Emerson for Motherboard

Siberia, you scary. Continue reading Something Is Causing Siberia’s Tundra to Literally Bubble Underground→