by Jule Owen | Sep 10, 2024 | Carbon neutral, Climate change, Energy tech innovation
In a significant advancement in sustainable materials science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have discovered a method to process nanocellulose – a renewable, plant-based biomaterial – that reduces energy consumption by 21%. This innovation results...
by Jule Owen | Dec 14, 2023 | Climate, Climate change
Joseph Romm’s “Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know” provides a thorough and accessible examination of one of the most pressing issues of our time. Romm, a physicist and climate expert, breaks down the complex science of climate change into...
by Jule Owen | Aug 19, 2023 | Capitalism, Climate, Climate change, Economics, Human belief
In “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate,” Naomi Klein presents a powerful and urgent critique of the current economic system and its role in driving the climate crisis. Klein, an acclaimed journalist and social activist, argues that the...
by Jule Owen | Jul 31, 2023 | Book review, Climate, Climate activisim, Climate change, Mental health
This is a uniquely important book. Thinking about the future, especially taking a clear and honest view of climate change, is not without mental peril. Our geopolitically unstable world, the rise of social media, the exponential rate of technological innovation,...
by Jule Owen | Jun 12, 2023 | Book review, Climate, Climate change, Mass extinction, Sixth mass extinction
Peter Brannen’s “The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions” provides a gripping and enlightening exploration of the planet’s most catastrophic events. Brannen, a science journalist,...
by Jule Owen | Sep 27, 2022 | Book review, Climate, Climate change
In “The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis,” Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac present a compelling and urgent call to action on one of the most pressing issues of our time: climate change. Figueres and Rivett-Carnac, who played pivotal...
