Harold Hamm, Oklahoma Oil Tycoon, Allies With Trump to Reshape U.S. Energy
Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump.
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Flooding remains threat in Pacific north-west as Washington declares emergency
Torrential rain has caused mudslides, washed out roads and submerged vehicles with more deluges expected on Sunday Dangerous flood waters from historically swollen rivers in the Pacific north-west were continuing to cause a huge threat on Friday as 100,000 people…
Building the International Space Station
From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers…
Moon to Mars Architecture – Mars Architecture Trade Space
Mars Architecture Trade Space Introduction In space architecture analysis, the trade space is the range of possibilities for a mission or campaign. The Mars trade space represents the many approaches that NASA could take to land the first humans on…
Opening up Victoria’s Otway basin to offshore gas exploration an ‘environmental betrayal’, Greens say
Federal resources minister Madeleine King announces five new offshore exploration zones as part of future gas strategy Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Greens and environmental groups have condemned the federal government’s move to…
Coalmine expansions would breach climate targets, NSW government warned in ‘game-changer’ report
Environmental advocates welcome Net Zero Commission’s report which found the fossil fuel was ‘not consistent’ with emissions reductions commitments Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Get our breaking news email, free app…
Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for rare orangutan species
Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 people Indonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the Tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival…
‘Soil is more important than oil’: inside the perennial grain revolution
Scientists in Kansas believe Kernza could cut emissions, restore degraded soils and reshape the future of agriculture On the concrete floor of a greenhouse in rural Kansas stands a neat grid of 100 plastic plant pots, each holding a straggly…
Sumatran flood disaster may have wiped out key Tapanuli orangutan population
JAKARTA — A Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape, has been discovered dead in mud and log debris in a village in northern Sumatra — a grim sign of how severely recent floods and landslides may have devastated the…
The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how | Rebecca Solnit
There’s much more to do, but we should be encouraged by the progress we have made Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris climate treaty, one of the landmark days in climate-action history. Attending the conference as a journalist,…