Category: Environment

Best Laid Plans: Why They Often Fall Short

When we’re thinking about our plans, we don’t consider all the tiny micro-tasks that need to get done.


US Air Force Hopes to Collect Solar Energy in Space, Beam It to Earth

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is working on harvesting solar energy in space and beaming it back to Earth to address the energy demand of its military personnel deployed at remote bases. The project, named the Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research Project (SSPIDR), will allow solar energy to be harvested and beamed back…


Top 10 Reasons to Eat Organic

Eating organic isn’t a fad. In fact, a 2019 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated that sales from U.S. organic farms reached $9.9 billion, a 31 percent increase from 2016 and 2019. Whether you’re avoiding pesticides, looking for a healthier diet, or concerned about the environment, there is no shortage of reasons to eat…


Safari-Goer Spots Incredibly Rare Melanistic Serval Wildcat, and the Photos Are Amazing

One of the world’s most elusive species of wildcat with a rare genetic trait has been snapped by a lucky photographer at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. Brahmanand Kori, 21, was able to photograph the melanistic serval while visiting Amboseli National Park in Kenya earlier this month. Melanism is a trait in animals characterized by an…


PA Senate ERE Committee Wants to Keep PA Out of Greenhouse Gas Program

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is pressing for his state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a program intended to cap and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector. However, State Senate Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Chairman Gene Yaw (R) told The Epoch Times that Wolf’s proposed plan to enter Pennsylvania…


Pennsylvania Senate Committee Wants to Keep State Out of Greenhouse Gas Program

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is pressing for his state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a program intended to cap and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector. However, State Senate Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Chairman Gene Yaw (R) told The Epoch Times that Wolf’s proposed plan to enter Pennsylvania…


Supreme Court Revives Oil and Gas Company Federal Appeal in Climate Change Case

The Supreme Court on Monday has backed a bid by oil and gas companies to keep a lawsuit against them in the federal courts after a lower federal court ruled that the case should be heard in a state court. The oil and gas companies, including Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, and Chevron, had asked the nation’s…


Green Energy Is Politics, Not Science

Commentary Green energy is prevalent in the United States and Europe, accompanied by ultra-leftist and socialist lines. They are taking advantage of some so-called harm caused by extreme climate and Earth changes. The environmental policies are not based on science, but politics of redistributing social power and wealth. In some parts of the United States,…


Shocking VIDEO: Sightseers Caught Playing Volleyball in Front of Erupting Volcano in Iceland

Astonishing footage shows a group of professional volleyball players having a game—in front of an erupting volcano. Rut Einarsdottir went to Fagradalsfjall in Geldingadalir, Iceland, to witness the eruption with her friend Árdís Drífa Birgisdóttir. The pair spotted a team of volleyball players at the sight, including Icelandic national team member Thelma Dögg Grétarsdóttir, playing…


25,000 Barrels Suspected to Contain DDT Chemicals Found Off California Coast

SAN DIEGO—Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected. The 27,345 “barrel-like” objects were captured in high-resolution images…