How to celebrate Earth Day 2020 online
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Bill Gates backing plan to stop climate change by blocking out the sun
Source: MSN It sounds like a wacky idea out of science fiction – but it’s backed in part by billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates and top scientists from Harvard. The […]
Himalayas visible for first time in 30 years as pollution levels in India drop
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges $10bn to save Earth’s environment
Source: The Guardian By Richard Luscombe; @richlusc Move comes a month after Amazon threatened to fire employees who spoke out about company’s role in the climate crisis Jeff Bezos, the […]
Antarctic island hits record temperature of 20.75C
Source: BBC Antarctica has exceeded 20C for the first time, after researchers logged a temperature of 20.75C on an island off the coast of the continent. Brazilian scientist Carlos Schaefer […]
Burying the Dead in Taipei’s Public Parks
The eco-friendly approach reflects Taiwan’s shifting funerary practices. Source; Atlas Obsecura by Amandas Ong Twice a year, the Chen brothers Boris and Po-An hop onto the latter’s motorcycle and make […]
Prince Charles: We need a new economic model or the planet will burn
Source: CNN Business Davos, Switzerland (CNN Business) Only a revolution in the way the global economy and financial markets work can save the planet from the climate crisis and secure […]
Thousands of Australian residents had to take refuge on a beach as wildfires raged
(CNN) Australians are facing a terrifying start to the new year, as bushfires rip through popular tourist spots on the country’s southeast coast, forcing thousands of people to take refuge […]
Why the world is running out of sand – BBC Future
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Pope Francis Weighs Adding ‘Ecological Sin’ to Church Teachings
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Among U.S. Muslims, what is essential to what being Muslim means to them?
Source: Pew Research Center Muslims also were asked whether each of eight actions and behaviors is an “essential” part of what being Muslim means to them, an “important but not […]
BBC: How air conditioning could help to save the planet
BBC News – Durwood Zaelke: How your air conditioning could help to save the planet https://t.co/c2TtI9vE3N — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) November 11, 2019 Durwood Zaelke: How your air conditioning […]
Jane Goodall: These 4 Issues May Not Seem Related to Climate Change. But They Are and We Need to Solve Them Now
Source: Time Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and a United Nations Messenger of Peace. I’ve stood with Inuit elders by a great ice cliff in Greenland […]
After Bahamas: How localisation can save the climate
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Amazon fires: Merkel and Macron urge G7 to debate ’emergency’
Source: BBC News The French and German leaders say the record number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is an international crisis which must be discussed at this weekend’s G7 […]
Rising temperatures will make Hajj pilgrimages to Mecca dangerous, says study
Source: Sky News British Muslims are being urged to take the lead on fighting climate change as a study suggests rising temperatures will make pilgrimages to Mecca dangerous. The Hajj, […]
We Already Have the World’s Most Efficient Carbon Capture Technology
Empress trees mature several times faster than your average oak or pine and absorb about 103 tons of carbon a year per acre. To help battle global warming, companies around […]
Forget new crewed missions in space; NASA should focus on saving Earth
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
More Than a Million Species At Risk According to UN
The U.N. Reports That 1 Million Species Could Go Extinct. It Shows How Hard It Will Be to Heal the Planet Source: Time There’s an awful lot of awful in […]
Nature crisis: Humans ‘threaten 1m species with extinction’
Source: BBC News By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, Paris On land, in the seas, in the sky, the devastating impact of humans on nature is laid bare in a compelling UN […]