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Climate change is expected to have a significant impact on the state of Colorado in the coming decades. As global temperatures continue to rise, Colorado is likely to see an increase in severe wildfires, major flooding, and other weather-related disasters.

You’ve heard of recycling. You’ve heard of upcycling. But there’s a hot new eco-trend on the rise: chickencycling. Chickencycling is recycling food scraps by feeding them to chickens instead of composting them or throwing them away.

Francisco Elvira walks through his burnt olive orchard, pausing to check the stunted fruit on nearly bare trees. "Look at them!" he cries in despair. "They should be overflowing with olives by now, as the harvest approaches." They are, however, vacant. "This is the crop that will supply the oil in stores next year."

Created by members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in 1947, the doomsday clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe. The symbolic "clock" is based on the opinions of nuclear experts and scientists who gather regularly to evaluate the potential conditions of the planet that technologies can cause. These experts and scientists claim that once the clock strikes midnight, it will officially be doomsday.

It has long been predicted that humanity will eventually destroy itself. The instrument that scientists have used to predict how much time we have left before such an event occurs is the Doomsday Clock. (source)

Would you live without eating beef? If that’s too much to fathom, would you happily eat lab-grown beef? While some people are vegetarians or vegans by choice, others do it because of their faith or health-based reasons to avoid meat consumption. Another group firmly believes that meat production, especially beef is bad for the environment. It’s this last reason that the Dutch government has started implementing a “plan, costing tens of billions of dollars, to "radically" reduce the number of livestock raised in the country by more than 35 million by 2030.”

Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and billionaire, believes that finding a solution to stop cows from burping is a valuable idea, according to Bloomberg. He has invested in an Australian startup that is working on reducing methane emissions from cows by researching food supplements for livestock.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul's recent push for a ban on gas hookups in new buildings has sparked a heated debate among New York residents. While the Governor has stated that the move is necessary to combat climate change and promote cleaner energy sources, many need clarification on the consistency of her actions.

Mark Ruffalo, star of Marvel's Hulk, feels very strongly about climate change. In 2013, he agreed to be one of the founders of The Solutions Project (TSP), a grassroots group out of Oakland, CA that fights for "climate change to foster racial equity."

Residents of Central New York are questioning what the future holds as they experience an anomaly of unseasonably warm weather amid winter. January 2023 has seen record-breaking temperatures, with the warmest day recorded at 46 degrees in Syracuse and even higher in some areas. December also saw unusual warmth, with the highest degree reaching 63 degrees.

Are we on the brink of solving one of the biggest environmental crises of our time?. A new study from an international team of researchers suggests a groundbreaking solution to removing excess CO2 from the Earth's environment-fertilizing, the ocean, with iron-based nanoparticles.

Scientifically named Mammuthus primigenius, the woolly mammoth was an elephant-like mammal covered in fur with large tusks and resistant to subzero temperatures. Sharing a common ancestor with modern elephants, the mammoth and the elephant split into two species around 6 million years ago. Theory suspects the mammoth could have gone extinct due to climate change, human hunting, or a virus over 10,000 years ago.

Projects will mitigate carbon emissions by enhancing urban and natural forests and restoring coastal ecosystems. This week the NJ Department of Environmental Protection announced it had awarded a total of $24.3 million in Natural Climate Solutions Grants to local governments and nonprofits around the state to create, restore, and enhance New Jersey’s green spaces and tree canopies in urban areas, salt marshes, and forests.

Denver residents asked for better recycling and composting options and in Jan 2023 that wish is becoming reality for 180,000 homes. Recycling has started this month and composting services will arrive in Summer.

Two Girl Scouts from Fairfield, Connecticut are getting attention for their book on Climate Change after a boost from Actor Leonardo DiCaprio on Twitter. These two high school freshmen wrote and illustrated the book “Susie Speaks Up” which is about a young girl who learns about climate change as she travels the world.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. - Indiana schools are making significant changes to their science curriculum, with new state science standards that require more education on climate change set to take full effect by the next school year.

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The recent warm weather in Maine is having a significant impact on outdoor activities that typically thrive in the colder months. With little snow or ice, traditional winter pastimes such as snowmobiling, ice fishing, and smelting are struggling to get off the ground.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a well-known and polarizing figure in American politics, and is often displayed in the media as being both controversial and progressive. As a member of the Democratic Party, she often takes positions that are at odds with those of the Republican Party.

Respondents' choices of foods that contain red meat were limited when climate labels were added to the menu. The latest study, which includes climate labels on fast food menu items may significantly influence a consumer's choice to feed healthily.