Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. What to know about U.S. oil production and consumption in 6 charts

   Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:03:10 -0000

   The military conflict in Iran led to higher gasoline prices in the United States and around the world. In a Pew Research Center survey conducted in …

2. Extreme Heat Isn’t The Only Climate Impact Shocking Scientists

   Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:30:27 -0000

   Extreme Heat Isn’t The Only Climate Impact Shocking Scientists (Maria)The author writes, “Much of the US just sweltered through the July 4 holiday …

3. ‘Can you help us?’: US oil execs turn to Trump to topple Europe's climate rules

   Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:25:46 -0000

   Your guide to the political forces shaping the energy transformation

4. The plan to make climate science harder to erase

   Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:45:00 -0000

   As climate information disappears from federal websites, scientists are rebuilding it elsewhere. When Rebecca Lindsey was fired from the National …

5. Our Food System Depends on Domesticated Bees. Can They Survive Industrial Agriculture?

   Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:36:56 -0000

   When we think about the workers that keep California’s agriculture afloat, we rarely think about the bees that fertilize our crops. In places like …

6. The One Watering Mistake Experienced Gardeners Say Kills More Plants Than Pests, Drought, or Bad Soil Ever Could

   Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0000

   Michael had been gardening for nearly fifteen years, and people in his neighborhood often came to him with questions about vegetables, flowers, and fruit trees. They usually expected him to recommend expensive fertilizers or miracle products whenever plants struggled. Instead, he almost always …

7. Climate-smart apartments designed to beat the heat

   Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:14:27 -0000

   While most of France suffered from last week's heatwave, a certain number of Montpellier residents were in total comfort in their apartments – without air conditioning. From Middle Eastern-inspired latticework maximising ventilation to curved facades acting as giant sunshades, everything has been …

8. Why Europe Still Struggles to Scale Its Homegrown Climate Tech

   Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:04:07 -0000

   “It’s got nothing to do with technology. It’s nothing to do with execution capability. It’s purely due to access to capital.” Ever since Trump …

9. Next Heat Wave moving toward Michigan: Why this one will feel different

   Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:00:03 -0000

   Forecast models are showing another several-day heat wave coming, starting around this Sunday. This round of heat will come from the northwest, …

10. 3.1 billion-year-old rocks in Australia reveal a forgotten chapter of Earth’s water cycle

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:18 -0000

    In the 45°C heat of the midday April sun, I swing my sledgehammer into the terracotta-varnished lobes of pillow basalt overlooking a sparse, almost …

11. Tick bites are surging in the US this year. Here’s what to know.

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:58:36 -0000

    WASHINGTON — The prime time for ticks is here in the United States, and after an especially active start to the season, experts are urging the public …

12. Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:49:54 -0000

    A potentially catastrophic collapse of the Atlantic Ocean currents that control Europe’s climate may already be inevitable. Based on model …

13. Big Oil Takeover 'Now Complete,' Watchdog Warns as Exxon Lawyer Joins Trump DOJ

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:16:09 -0000

    The executive counsel at the fossil fuel behemoth ExxonMobil is leaving his role to join the Trump Justice Department's newly renamed Energy and …

14. Inside the Carrington Event, the 1859 solar storm that changed history

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:29:12 -0000

    Scientists still talk about this phenomenon today. Plus, more shocking storms recorded In history.

15. Collapse of Atlantic Currents May Already Be ‘Locked In’

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:56:25 -0000

    A vast system of Atlantic currents that delivers warmth to northern Europe is at risk of collapse, according to a growing body of research. The …

16. Weather Service Scrambles in Hurricane Season After Trump Purge

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:08:00 -0000

    Donald Trump’s mass layoffs have dramatically reduced the number of staffers at the National Weather Service—and thus the amount of data it can …

17. The Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption in History

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:46:28 -0000

    Imagine a mountain so powerful that when it exploded, the sound traveled across oceans and continents. Picture ash so thick it blocked out the sun …

18. High overnight temperatures are increasing heat risk in the Carolinas

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:37:56 -0000

    In Charlotte, the burning of fossil fuels has raised summer overnight temperatures by nearly two degrees on average, according to research group …

19. Why worms (and microbes) are catching on as a manure pollution solution

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    At least in California, which has become a test bed for emerging means of cleaning up livestock emissions. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Anthony Agueda, a …

20. Lake Powell Should be Drained to Save Lake Mead, Scientists Say

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:41:49 -0000

    The long-running effort to keep water levels high enough at Lake Powell has prompted a more radical proposal from one Colorado River advocate: send …

21. Are Weather Forecasts Getting Worse Under Trump?

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:59:41 -0000

22. Conflict, climate, no cash: Why poverty persists

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:45:17 -0000

    With just under five years left to complete the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, a new report shows what's hampering progress. And what the …

23. The overlooked wiring problem in the clean-energy transition

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:39:48 -0000

    A household-scale “nanogrid” with direct current (DC) wiring could trim electricity use by almost a tenth compared to a conventional alternating …

24. Bay Area Escape Routes Jam Up as Wildfires Hit the Gas

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:18:20 -0000

    Heat-driven wildfires are tearing across hillsides faster this season, and local officials say evacuation plans built for slower-moving blazes are …

25. I Am Watching a Massive Wildfire Burn the Colorado Mountains from My Back Deck

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:19:42 -0000

    In disbelief, I have watched the Gold Mountain Fire burn the iconic Cimarron Range for a week straight from the back deck of my house atop a mesa overlooking Ridgway, a vibrant mountain town in Southwest Colorado. The wind-blown flames spread through the Cimarrons, consuming aspen and spruce-fir …

26. Renewable energy investments are a moral and economic imperative

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:54:18 -0000

    Budgets reveal our values. They tell us what we fear, what we protect and what kind of future we are willing to build. As lawmakers begin work on …

27. The huge 200kg 'man-eating' sea monster that never actually ate anyone

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:27:13 -0000

    These colossal clams were rumoured to kill humans but the opposite is true – climate change, pollution and overharvesting are pushing them to the …

28. ExxonMobil Trade Can Pump Out A Premium Or Discounted Shares For The Oil Heavyweight

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:39:53 -0000

    ExxonMobil (XOM) is one of the world's largest integrated energy companies, operating across upstream oil and gas, refining, chemicals, and emerging …

29. Can India, Europe produce solar energy without China?

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:02:36 -0000

    With China dominating every step of the solar energy production chain, governments in India and Europe are looking to reduce their overreliance on a …

30. ‘A materials breakthrough’: membranes to separate crude oil could slash energy costs

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:30:00 -0000

    Three teams have developed membranes that can efficiently separate hydrocarbons in crude oil. These materials are scalable, can work under industrial …