Scientists have found numerous links between infectious diseases and climate change, but a new study indicates that an autoimmune disease may be affected by warming temperatures, as well. Changing precipitation and extreme temperatures shift how infection vectors interact with their environments. They push mosquitoes, mice and ticks into new areas, exposing new populations to malaria, Lyme disease and influenza.
The modern world is creeping up on Mongolia's reindeer herders and could destroy the ancient nomadic culture unless urgent steps are taken to preserve it, a new U.N. Environment Programme report finds. Climate change, tourism, unregulated mining and logging, and water pollution all have a hand in chipping away at the lifestyle of Mongolia's Dukha culture, according to the report.
HOUSTON -- Major changes are in store for the nation's natural gas industry in the next five to 10 years, an official with the Chicago-based Gas Technology Institute said during an industry gathering here Wednesday. (EnergyWire, )
In the obscure world of federal rulemaking and administrative law, Wednesday's gathering of progressives at American University was about as close as you could get to an old-fashioned revival meeting. (Greenwire, )
Tesla Motors Inc. has announced it will sell up to $830 million in shares and debt as part of its plans to repay a federal loan. (Greenwire, )
The poor man’s satellite? (ClimateWire, )
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee yesterday approved a bill that would bypass administrative review and issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. (Greenwire, )
The chief of the world's largest independent oil company said that humans are accelerating climate change and that action must be taken. (Greenwire, )
