Scientists achieve ‘impossible’ solar efficiency in renewables breakthrough The breakthrough allows cells to achieve an energy conversion efficiency of 130% – opening up new possibilities for ultra-efficient solar panels. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

Bog restoration could be 'secret weapon' against flooding So the truth finally dawns Environmentalists have been saying this for years and they were looked on as freaks and clowns as Concrete solutions costing millions was always the preferred option www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Holy crap. We are consuming ourselves to death. Literally.

Exactly the same story in Ireland, with our Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), whether at sea or on land, no less trashed than anywhere else. The word 'conservation' is meaningless, and an abuse of language.

“Every year, we unleash this scourge on the countryside." Brilliant to see David Attenborough address the enormous impact of pheasants (for shooting) and cats (people's pets) on native wildlife and ecosystems. These are *crucial* conversations. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

A plastic planet madness Plastic production worldwide has grown from about 2 million tons a year in the 1950s to more than 350 million tons a year in 2015. The World Economic Forum predicts plastic production will double by 2040 yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/the-...

The ice protecting Alaska is vanishing faster than expected www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

From the lab to reality Semi-solid-state EV batteries are now powering up trucks and flying cars With 2C fast charging, the battery can recharge from 30% to 80% in about 15 minutes. electrek.co/2026/03/30/s...

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Hits a Record Low, Again Polar ice acts as a giant air-conditioner for Earth, reflecting the Sun’s heat and providing cool air that regulates global precipitation and storm patterns We are doomed without the Arctic to cool Earth down eos.org/research-and...

Scientists Just Discovered an Amazing New Superfamily of Creatures Deep in the Ocean “It would be like finding dogs” for the first time, says one researcher Which Trump will soon destroy them as he fast tracks deep sea mining in the area where they live www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

An absolutely evil thing to do Federal “God Squad” Votes to Override Endangered Species Laws for Offshore Drilling Final nail in the coffin for endangered Gulf whales and sea turtles who have existed for millions of year now on the verge of extinction www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Arizona wildlife officials have released 19 critically endangered black-footed ferrets in northern Arizona, marking a major step in efforts to restore one of America’s rarest predators to the wild. www.newsweek.com/critically-e...

Scientists achieve ‘impossible’ solar efficiency in renewables breakthrough The breakthrough allows cells to achieve an energy conversion efficiency of 130% – opening up new possibilities for ultra-efficient solar panels. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

💔A palm oil company PT Equator Sumber Rezeki is ramping up its destruction of forests that are home to critically endangered orangutans in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the island of Borneo So far 3,400 acres of forest destroyed between January and August 2025 news.mongabay.com/2026/03/palm...

Strongest El Niño Ever Is Predicted To Happen In 2026 Scientists warn a possible “super El Niño” could form this year, potentially bringing hotter temperatures and extreme weather worldwide Could make wildfire seasons worse in places like California and Oregon. www.greenmatters.com/pn/the-stron...

The UK could potentially see - multiple heatwave deaths - wildfires out of control - more destructive hurricanes with no help from Europe experiencing the same or worse Be warned Be prepared Get ready to aim your bereaved or house damage ire at oil & gas billionaires & their paid MP mouthpieces

No need for deep sea mining China’s water battery breakthrough can last 120,000+ cycles, outlast lithium-ion by decades Chinese scientists unveil a non-toxic, water-based battery that delivers over 120,000 cycles without fire risks of lithium-ion systems interestingengineering.com/energy/china...

Not just planned logging billions of Trees in Oregon Trump to abolish rule that bans roads in 58.5 million roadless acres of 193 million acres managed by U.S. Forest Service, including 9.37 million acres of Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska e360.yale.edu/features/ton...

Strongest El Niño Ever Is Predicted To Happen In 2026 Scientists warn a possible “super El Niño” could form this year, potentially bringing hotter temperatures and extreme weather worldwide Could make wildfire seasons worse in places like California and Oregon. www.greenmatters.com/pn/the-stron...

Fate of Belugas Facing Euthanasia at Closed Canada Theme Park Changes as U.S. Aquariums Offer Help www.greenmatters.com/pn/fate-of-b...

Wenigstens eine gute Nachricht diese Woche. Und es zeigt deutlich wo das Zentrum für Green Tech Forschung liegt. Nicht mehr Europa oder die USA sondern China.

Put these in EVs and I might consider buying one to convert a 1,500lb Honda

teslas still stuck on lithium - Chinese out-compute Elon

"If you are trying to protect life on Earth, you are working in an era defined by loss." As with climate scientists, many on the frontlines fighting for the living world are suffering a mental health crisis. It's *vital* we mind ourselves, and each other. www.butlernature.com/2026/03/22/t...

No need for deep sea mining China’s water battery breakthrough can last 120,000+ cycles, outlast lithium-ion by decades Chinese scientists unveil a non-toxic, water-based battery that delivers over 120,000 cycles without fire risks of lithium-ion systems interestingengineering.com/energy/china...

Rare Old Irish Goat proven to descend from 3,000-year-old Bronze Age herds Advanced DNA and protein analysis links Ireland’s critically endangered Old Irish goat directly to prehistoric herds discovered at Haughey’s Fort interestingengineering.com/science/old-...

Dolphin-shaped robot developed to skim oil spills using sea-urchin-inspired filter Better not to have oil spill in the first place envirotecmagazine.com/2026/03/11/d...

Groups Sue Trump for Imperiling Central Valley Salmon, Steelhead by Excessive Delta Water Pumping “The Delta is the irreplaceable home of iconic and endangered California fish, like salmon and steelhead, and we can’t let Trump’s reckless pumping destroy it,” www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Primarily afforestation/reforestation – by far biggest contributors to carbon removal Direct air capture (DAC) is a technology that removes c02 from atmosphere But carbon capture only removes a 1.3 million tonnes – less than 0.1% of the total thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/102395/what-...

Save This Species: Hawksbill Sea Turtle Although around for 100 million years, 90% of its population has vanished in just the past two centuries One of the worst threats comes from human consumption of their eggs and meat and harvesting of their shells therevelator.org/save-this-sp...

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Groups Sue Trump for Imperiling Central Valley Salmon, Steelhead by Excessive Delta Water Pumping “The Delta is the irreplaceable home of iconic and endangered California fish, like salmon and steelhead, and we can’t let Trump’s reckless pumping destroy it,” www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

The insect apocalypse is upon us threatening world food supply Approximately 25% fewer species of Bees were found between 2006 and 2015 than before 1990 76% less flying insects in Germany forested areas www.livescience.com/animals/inse...

The insect apocalypse is upon us threatening world food supply Approximately 25% fewer species of Bees were found between 2006 and 2015 than before 1990 76% less flying insects in Germany forested areas www.livescience.com/animals/inse...

With our climate collapsing, wars in abundance and wildlife suffering greatest extinction in 66 million years, you have to ask yourself why people so keen to increase human population with research indicating that we have already reached 10 billion people www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...

Poorer low-income countries who are responsible for 1% of global emissions will suffer the most from a 2 C world with their food systems projected to deteriorate 7 times as fast as those of wealthy ones www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Poorer low-income countries who are responsible for 1% of global emissions will suffer the most from a 2 C world with their food systems projected to deteriorate 7 times as fast as those of wealthy ones www.theguardian.com/environment/...

With our climate collapsing, wars in abundance and wildlife suffering greatest extinction in 66 million years, you have to ask yourself why people so keen to increase human population with research indicating that we have already reached 10 billion people www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...

Corporations applied pressure on the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry in the 1990s to revoke Biruté Galdikas' (then, in her 50s) research permits because she was campaigning against logging policies in natural habitat zones of orangutans. Yet, she had a lot of local & international support.

Its not just land being concreted over Vast areas of land being taken from nature for Arg land to feed growing populations leaving no habitat for wildlife who suffer immensely - more noise pollution too

Clothing/washing machines number one source of microplastic pollution—as many as 1.5 million fibers released from a single synthetic garment during a wash cycle Cleanr has developed a filter traps over 90% of microplastics released in each wash cycle www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/09/the-...

Hot and dry?! El Niño is on the way: What that means for California's weather share.google/vBoy93QP2eBn...

Global warming is accelerating We should be acting to slow it down - not speed it up to point of no return Over past decade, global temperatures climbed at an estimated rate of about 0.35°C per decade Compared to just under 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015

Utter madness Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases Department of Interior says a French energy company has agreed to give up two U.S. offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuel projects instead yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/trum...

Clothing/washing machines number one source of microplastic pollution—as many as 1.5 million fibers released from a single synthetic garment during a wash cycle Cleanr has developed a filter traps over 90% of microplastics released in each wash cycle www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/09/the-...

Those who say population is not an issue should look at the UK Vast swathes of the countryside are to be destroyed to build 7 new towns that once built will only get bigger and bigger in one of the most depleted nature countries in the world www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Chernobyl Fungus has Evolved an Incredible Ability There, clinging to the interior walls of one of the most radioactive buildings on Earth, lives a fungus harness ionizing radiation through a process similar to the way plants harness light for photosynthesis www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...

Trump does not care and removes protections for creatures that have existed for millions of years namely sea turtles and in picture below Rice Whales on the verge of extinction down to its last 51, just because his big oil buddies must add billions more to their profits

Has there ever existed a human being so hostile to nature and wildlife Even Hitler liked animals Trump wants to exempt all federally regulated offshore oil from protections for endangered animals—even if it could cause their extinction. insideclimatenews.org/news/2703202...

Not even snakes safe from Trump Federal judge affirms habitat reduction for endangered snakes In a 2021 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reduced critical protected habitat for two endangered species of garter snake by more than 90% from a 2013 proposal www.courthousenews.com/federal-judg...