Salmon cannon helps fish migrate
Dams generate hydroelectricity, the world’s largest share of clean energy. But for many freshwater fish, they are a nuisance and a major reason their populations are struggling.
this seattle companyHelping the fish move around these obstacles is by shooting them through a tube onto a water mattress – without any added stress, injury or low survival rates.
Overheated cities find ways to stay cool
Global warming trends mean more frequent, intense heat waves. This is bad news for cities, where extreme heat strains critical infrastructure and threatens public health.
But cities around the world are finding solutions to urban warming: planting trees, redesigning buildings and supporting vulnerable communities with solar-powered cooling systems and vital resources.
Why are pastors hesitant to talk about climate in American churches?
In the United States, where environmentalism is a heavily politicized issue, approximately 90% of faith leaders from all major Christian denominations believe in human-caused climate change to at least some degree. But only half have ever discussed it with their congregants.
That hasn’t stopped Reverend Bradley Matson and Brother Ken Taylor. He has used his sermons and small acts of environmental stewardship to encourage climate action – and he has received a varied response.
Green Daddy turns Afropop into a climate platform
Singer-songwriter Vicente Kikabi, known as Green Daddy, is using music and grassroots education to create lasting change in Uganda.
With easy-to-miss neon-green hair and an urgent message, he’s building an “eco-army” of young learners who take his message beyond the classroom.
Edited by: Sarah Stephan