Global warming. Inequality. COVID-19. And Al Gore is … Optimistic? – Grist

News on climate in the time of coronavirus Subscribe today This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Before he was the guy with the climate change PowerPoint presentation, before…

Volvo & Blockchain, Low-Tech Carbon Capture, New Audi & Seat EVs — CleanTech News Show #16

This is the 16th broadcast of CleanTechnica’s weekly news show. This week’s show covers Volvo’s plans to use blockchain, rock dust as a low-tech carbon capture solution, an explanation of what greenwashing is, a bunch of new EVs — like the Audi Q4 Sportback, Seat Cupra El-Born, Audi A7 PHEV, and Mercedes S-Class PHEV — and a lot more

Jurassic fossils from northeastern China reveal morphological stasis in the catkin-yew

(Science China Press) Dong and colleagues studied well-preserved plant fossils from the Middle-Late Jurassic Daohugou Bed in eastern Inner Mongolia, northeastern China. These fossils closely resemble the extant catkin-yews Amentotaxus. They provide unequivocal evidence that the catkin-yews have undergone little morphological change over at least ~160 million years. Like ginkgo, the catkin-yews are living fossils that provide an important new example of evolutionary stasis.

‘Climate Breakdown’? How To Create Scary Climate Models (And Headlines)

Shock, horror: According to the WMO and the Met Office, there is a 3-20% chance of the forthcoming five-year global temperature average exceeding 1.5°C. There are several definitions of hustle. One of them is to use forceful actions to promote…

Scientists Generate Electrical Field That Can Help Repair Fractured Bones

Scientists have created a natural polymer device to heal broken bones that mimics the natural electric field of our body to stimulate bone growth.

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The Seen And Unseen In Energy Production And Use

Over the past several days, you have probably seen multiple articles reporting on reverses suffered in the U.S. courts by developers of pipelines to transport oil and natural gas. In one case, a Federal District Court even ordered an existing,…

COURTS: Big Oil: Judges ignored key issues in Calif. climate ruling

Oil industry attorneys this week asked a federal appeals court to reexamine its decisions in two major California climate cases.

CONGRESS: Dems offer budget boost to regulators tracking emissions

A spending bill being considered by House appropriators today would give state and local air regulators their first big budget increase since EPA added greenhouse gases to the list of pollutants they’re responsible for tracking.

PANDEMIC: ‘No new coal.’ U.N. chief chides nations for virus response

World leaders must withdraw their support for fossil fuel industries in their coronavirus recovery plans, the United Nations’ top official said yesterday.

ENERGY TRANSITIONS: Va. joins RGGI as Pa. lawmakers step away

Virginia has officially joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), becoming the first Southern state to participate in the carbon cap-and-trade pact among Northeastern states.