New research has found that after three years of decline, carbon emissions in the United States are on the rise again. Source: Rhodium Group Rhodium Group's research has found that U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose sharply during 2018. Their analysis was based on preliminary power generation, natural gas, and oil consumption data [...]
Long-term climate changes can influence green energy's supply. Photo by Appolinary Kalashnikova on Unsplash One of wind power's challenges is that it varies greatly day by day. A new study by Columbia's Earth Institute's David Farnham found that the same could be true across all green energy sources for decades to come. According [...]
A U.S. Global Change Research Program report finds that U.S. could lose 10% of its GDP by the end of this century due to climate change. Photo by Thomas Hafeneth on Unsplash A new U.S. government report was published over Thanksgiving weekend. This federally mandated study created by the US Global Change Research Program focused [...]
Climate change is going to increase every U.S. city's temperature by 2050. Source: Vox Vox's recent report on climate change predictions for 2050 focused specifically on U.S. cities. The report analyzed existing records of average summer high and winter low temperatures in 1,000 cities from 1865 to 2015. It then compared these averages [...]
Study finds that environmental regulation has helped cut deaths caused by air pollution in half. Photo by Nikola Jovanovic on Unsplash Although some of the reports we have been covering recently in our weekly Stealth Power Blog have been a little worrisome, there is some good news on the horizon. The Atmospheric Chemistry and [...]
A new IPCC report has given the planet just over a decade to get climate change under control. A recently published report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found that "the world stands on the brink of a failure when it comes to holding global warming to moderate levels," according to [...]
As Austin's "ozone season" comes to an end, residents still need to keep an eye out for high-ozone activities. A recent article by The Austin Community Impact Newspaper reported on Austin's ozone levels and the effect they could have on the Austin community. the article explains that Austin's "ozone season" takes place between August and October every [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that vehicles burn approximately six billion gallons of fuel every year while idling. Source: Pixabay A recent opinion piece by Lisa Frusztajer in Cape Cod Times focused on vehicle idling nationwide and its effects. According to Frusztajer, the U.S. Department of Energy (USDE) estimates that the U.S. wastes [...]
Air Pollution's Effects on Your Body and Brain. Air is all around us and unavoidably effects our health. We need air to live, but many human activities such as driving cars or working at power plants have an inverse effect on air quality. A recent article by Business Insider dived into the various effects air pollution [...]
Floodwater from Hurrican Florence causes coal ash and hog farm pollution in N.C. to reach local rivers and lake. Drone photo released by Duke Energy showing flooding from their coal-fired plant into Sutton Lake As Hurricane Florence reached the Carolinas, floodwaters in Wilmington, N.C. caused coal ash and low-lying hog farms' wastes to [...]
