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We’ve heard these claims before. But the mounting scale of the climate and energy conundrum is fuelling more money and favourable policies into atomic power.

Warming rivers killing fish, imperiling industry Fishermen who make their living off adult salmon are sounding the alarm as blistering heat waves and extended drought in the US West raise water temperatures and imperil fish Author: The Klamath River at Martins Ferry, on the Yurok Reservation. (Photo by Alex Schwartz/Herald and News) Fishermen who make their living off adult salmon are sounding the alarm as blistering heat waves and extended drought in the US West raise water temperatures and imperil fish Daisy Nguyen Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in...

4 Gray Whales Wash Ashore in Just Over a Week Don't like to read? In just over a week — nine days — four gray whales have washed ashore in San Francisco Bay Area. On April 9, 2021, experts announced that one had been struck by a ship. They are currently investigating how the other three whales died. Director of Pathology at The Marine Mammal Center, Dr. Pádraig Duignan, said: It’s alarming to respond to four dead gray whales in just over a week because it really puts into perspective the current challenges faced by this species. On March 31st, the carcass of a 41-foot �...

Credit Sam Beebe / Flickr An Idaho congressman may have taken the first step in untangling the tricky knot of dams in the Northwest and their effects on salmon. Representative Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, laid out a $33 billion Columbia Basin Fund. While it includes breaching the four lower Snake River dams, it also addresses replacing their benefits, such as energy and irrigation for local agriculture. Brian Brooks, executive director of the Idaho Wildlife Federation, said it's a critical lifeline for the region's endangered salmon and steelhead. "My reaction to Simpson coming out with this plan ...

Support OneGreenPlanet Being publicly-funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high quality content. Please support us! Support Us There are many causes of habitat destruction, including leveling land for development and deforestation resulting from the logging industry. In total, about 18 million acres of forest are lost worldwide every year. This loss of habitat, along with degradation resulting from the environmental impact of pollution and climate change, is causing species to go extinct at a rate 1,000 times faster than they would if humans weren’t in the p...