Taking care of his mud crab farming plot among the mangroves along the coast of his Janashi village is a routine for Rajan Dhanawade. Over 1,000 green mud crabs are being cultivated in fiber nets placed in the mud among the mangrove roots at the beach. Every day, Rajan takes crabs in his hands, checks...
Who Are the World’s Biggest Climate Polluters? Satellites Sweep for Culprits
"A key focus for climate-monitoring satellites is methane, a potent greenhouse gas that leaks erratically from wellheads, pipelines and storage tanks, making it tougher to detect—especially in remote locations and authoritarian countries that don’t allow field inspections or aircraft overflights."
Xcel Energy pioneering bridge between nuclear and the hydrogen economy
"A new frontier for nuclear energy in the United States is under exploration, and Xcel Energy is at the forefront with a project to produce hydrogen, most likely at its Prairie Island plant near Red Wing, Minnesota."
Biden’s ‘Climate-Resilient Economy’ Roadmap Is Largely Superfluous
The Biden administration believes that private companies and markets are not effectively pricing into their calculations the effects of man-made climate change on housing, stocks and bonds, physical assets, crop yields, and fire risks. Consequently, President Joe Biden has issued Executive Order 14030 on Climate-Related Financial Risk.
MIT’s Kerry Emanuel Says Policymakers Should Prioritize Nuclear Energy Over Social Policy Goals
As the world looks for serious solutions to climate change in the coming weeks at COP, global leaders and delegates would do well to heed the words of Dr. Kerry Emanuel and embrace nuclear energy.
MIT spinoff Via Separations scores $38M Series B to decarbonize manufacturing
"The Via solution sits in a shipping container in the middle of the manufacturing process and acts as a filtration system for whatever is being produced."
One of AOC’s Worst Green New Deal Ideas is Included in Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Plan
"With the proposal gaining momentum in Washington, DC, it’s well worth examining its actual merits. And even a cursory glance reveals that in reality the plan would simply waste money, create zero jobs on net, and do nothing to mitigate climate change."
Let’s Find Common Ground on America’s Energy Future
"Together, we can chart a path forward that grants customers freedom of choice, ensures a reliable energy system and protects the environment. We can do far more for our nation and our planet by coming together than we can by remaining apart."
The discreet charm of nuclear power
"In the ten years to 1992 the amount of nuclear energy consumed worldwide had increased by 130%. What was more, some talked of using nuclear plants to produce not just electricity, but also hydrogen which could then form the basis of synthetic fuels."
6 Takeaways from COP26
C3 Solutions spent the last two weeks in Glasgow, Scotland for the United Nations climate meeting known as COP26. Throughout the two weeks, several notable observations stood out.