Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

1. Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it.

   Sun, 08 Mar 2026 06:43:45 -0000

   While running for Senate, former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy criticized “goofy, subsidized green energy crap” and said after taking office last year that military “readiness doesn’t include green solar power generation projects.” The Montana Republican installed rooftop solar and battery storage systems at …

2. How targeting of desalination plants could disrupt water supply in the Gulf

   Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:22:47 -0000

   The military targeting of desalination plants poses a huge risk to water security in the Gulf, one of the most water-scarce regions in the world. Bahrain has said an Iranian drone attack caused material damage to a water desalination plant in the country, marking the first time a Gulf nation has …

3. Electric vehicle sales are plummeting. Will they soon become too niche?

   Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:02:13 -0000

   It's a rough time to be an automaker. Demand for electric vehicles in the U.S. has cratered since last September, when the $7,500 federal tax credit …

4. The audacious plan to refill the Great Salt Lake

   Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:00:40 -0000

   The Great Salt Lake has been shriveling up for decades. At its record low about four years ago, the exposed lake bed became a source of toxic dust, with scientists warning of imminent ecological collapse. A Utah official called the lake an “environmental nuclear bomb.” But a monumental, perhaps …

5. Former Staff Show How Trump Acted to Upend EPA’s Mission and “Make America Sicker”

   Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:17:07 -0000

   In a new report that outlines a dozen high-risk pollutants given new life thanks to weakened, delayed or rescinded regulations, the Environmental …

6. After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe

   Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:30:00 -0000

   Officials in Corpus Christi expect a “water emergency” within months and fully run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel supplies to Texas …

7. Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here

   Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:15:02 -0000

   As the old saw goes, the only constant is change. But change doesn’t always feel as overwhelming as it does right now. We are living in an era of widespread democratic backsliding, sweeping technological disruption and the slow-motion disaster of the climate crisis, to name just a few of the most …

8. A deadly climate change effect is even worse than feared, study finds

   Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:02:37 -0000

   Climate change may threaten tens of millions more people than previously believed, according to a new study that says previous research used incorrect information about water levels along the world’s coastlines. The new research, published March 4 in the peer-reviewed British journal Nature, found …

9. Why This Normal Mediterranean Behavior Shocks Americans: What Mediterranean Locals Do That Americans Find Wild

   Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:01:58 -0000

   And What It Reveals About Confidence, Climate, and Cultural Ease With the Human Form Stroll along a beach in Crete, through the narrow streets of …

10. The most eco-friendly burial option isn’t cremation or human composting

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:41:08 -0000

    With more options than ever, we break down which one's best for the planet. Perhaps one of life’s hardest tasks is deciding what to do with a loved one’s—or even your own—bodily remains. Do you go the cremation route? What about human composting or a green burial? What’s the easiest option? But …

11. 5 Solar Panel Designs So Beautiful You’d Never Know They’re Generating Power

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:30:12 -0000

    A quiet revolution is reshaping the future of sustainable architecture. Instead of treating buildings merely as energy-saving shells, designers are …

12. Batteries become the new home solar as net metering evolves and energy prices soar

    Sat, 07 Mar 2026 23:00:45 -0000

    Net metering — the ability to sell excess electricity back to the grid for fun and profit — has helped make rooftop solar panels the centerpiece of the home energy transition for more than a decade. But, as net metering rules change and electricity prices keep climbing, the value proposition isn’t …

13. This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC News

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:17:26 -0000

    Routine Royal Air Force training flights over the South Atlantic in March 2025 captured smaller chunks of ice escaping from A23a in the background The azure blue iceberg was even spotted from the International Space Station on 27 December 2025 A pod of orcas exploring A23a in December 2023, as seen …

14. When Women Forced Global Climate Talks to Face the Truth | Common Dreams

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:16:20 -0000

    Daniela Durán González’s words felt less like a procedural objection and more like an oracle speaking truth in the court of self-appointed climate …

15. ‘Hurting peoples’ pocketbooks’: Hochul pushes to pare back landmark climate law

    Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:02:44 -0000

    ALBANY, New York — New York’s Democratic governor wants to weaken one of the nation’s most ambitious climate laws in the name of affordability. It’s a major shift for Gov. Kathy Hochul, who once championed New York’s climate efforts on a global stage and rejected permits for gas power plants. The …

16. The reason the Middle East has so much oil is the same reason it’s all stuck there now

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:30:00 -0000

    One fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas shipments typically pass through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on their way out of the Persian …

17. Architect of Trump’s Rollback of Climate Rules Leaves White House

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:59:24 -0000

    Jeffrey B. Clark oversaw the dismantlement of government restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions and water and air pollution. He had also faced a criminal probe in connection with the 2020 election. Jeffrey B. Clark, an architect of many of the Trump administration’s most consequential climate …

18. Researchers puzzled by discovery after ripping apart Tesla battery: 'We were surprised'

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:00:00 -0000

    Researchers studying electric vehicle technology made an unexpected discovery while taking apart a car battery from Tesla and another battery from …

19. This Scientist Has A Bold Prediction For The Next Dominant Animal Species

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:17:28 -0000

    With the risks imposed from a rapidly shifting climate, human extinction has been on the mind of some evolutionary biologists. What the world might …

20. Scientists Invented an Entirely New Method of Refrigeration

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:30:12 -0000

    Say hello to ionocaloric cooling. It's a new way to lower temperatures, with the potential to replace existing chilling methods with a safer, …

21. China Is Doing More Than Just Turning Deserts Into Fertile Soil

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:17:00 -0000

    Over the past 60 years, scientists in China have been working on a project that could change how we approach the ongoing risks of desertification …

22. Earth is warming faster than previously estimated, new study shows

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:14:44 -0000

    Planetary warming has significantly accelerated over the past 10 years, with temperatures rising at a higher rate since 2015 than in any previous decade on record, a new study showed. The Earth warmed around 0.35 degrees Celsius in the decade to 2025, compared to just under 0.2C per decade on …

23. Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:51:07 -0000

    A gradual northward shift in the Gulf Stream has provided more evidence that the system of currents that keeps Europe warm is weakening. What’s more, …

24. Warning Issued as Thousands Told to Stay Inside for 37 Hours

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:37:27 -0000

    A powerful windstorm is expected to intensify through the weekend, prompting officials to urge thousands of residents to stay indoors as hazardous …

25. Coalition considering support for Gulf military aid proposal | Evening News Bulletin 8 March 2026

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    The Coalition considering Labor's proposal for Australian military assistance to Persian Gulf countries; The US embassy in Oslo hit by an explosion; …

26. The Planet is Heating Faster Than Ever Before, New Research Shows

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:23:36 -0000

    The pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, a new study published today in Geophysical Research Letters has found—meaning that we could breach the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures before 2030. Between 1970 and 2015, global mean …

27. Ranked: The Countries Producing the Most Geothermal Power

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:31:09 -0000

    The Countries Producing the Most Geothermal Power See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS …

28. Connecting with Careers in Horticulture

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    (Feature Impact) Imagine a career that fuels your passion for a cleaner world. One that fights climate change, helps communities grow food and powers …

29. Commonwealth can remain 'force for good' if nations work together, King to say

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:49:50 -0000

    The King will tell the Commonwealth that by “working together” member nations can ensure the institution remains a “force for good”. In his message …