Alternative Energy
A net-zero future for gas utilities? Switching to underground thermal networks | Canary Media
Three pilot projects in Massachusetts will connect ground-source heat pumps to heat and cool entire neighborhoods.
Climate Change
Sea Level Rise Will Be Catastrophic—and Unequal | WIRED
A chilling new report predicts a foot of sea level rise in the US by 2050. But quirks of physics mean everyone will suffer in different ways.
Sustainability
Why we need to expand our crop menu
Just 15 crops account for 90% of the world’s energy intake. But climate change threatens to make growing them more difficult. The solution might be to produce some less well-known foods.
Science
These Climate Scientists Are Fed Up and Ready to Go on Strike - The New York Times
Evidence on global warming is piling up. Nations aren’t acting. Some researchers are asking what difference more reports will make.
Environment
The Amazon Rainforest May Be Nearing a Point of No Return | WIRED
Satellites spot troubling signals that may portend a transformation from rainforest to savanna, with profound implications for the planet.
Culture
Brené Brown’s Empire of Emotion | The New Yorker
How a Texan’s stories teach a nation to be vulnerable.
The Elephant in the Courtroom | The New Yorker
A curious legal crusade to redefine personhood is raising profound questions about the interdependence of the animal and human kingdoms.
A Guide to Cannabis in the U.S.
The legal status of the cannabis in the U.S. is often unclear. This map from Tenacious Labs lays out the legality of cannabis state by state.
American Veterans Join the Fight in Ukraine - The New York Times
All across the country, small groups of military veterans are hungry for what they see as a righteous fight to defend freedom against an autocratic aggressor.
How Buffalo Bill and Gen. Philip Sheridan saved Yellowstone National Park - The Washington Post
The park celebrates its 150th anniversary this month. But in the 1880s, its future was in peril.