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Luisa Neubauer says climate goals are not tough enough In our February 15 1 Planet News we highlighted five youth activists, one of which being Luisa Neubauer of Germany. Germany’s supreme constitutional court has ruled that the government’s climate protection measures are insufficient to protect future generations, after a complaint brought by environmentalist groups. In a groundbreaking ruling,…

We have vertical farming, now there’s underground farming A World War II bunker is growing sustainable salad leaves underground. The world’s first underground farm, 33 metres below London, UK, is growing salad and vegetables for the city. The farm claims to use 70% less water than a conventional, above-ground farm. It’s one of the solutions being proposed to feed…

How to move from gas to electricity In recognition of these forces and the city’s own climate action plan, Philadelphia has commissioned a “diversification study” to find a new low-carbon business model for the nation’s oldest gas utility, which delivers natural gas to 510,000 customers. Of the country’s 120 million households, about 58 percent are heated primarily with natural…

New Climate Action Toolkit Will Help 39 King County Cities Develop Customized Climate Strategies at No Cost A new Climate Action Toolkit created by King County and King County-Cities Climate Collaboration will provide local governments with practical guidance on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for both government operations and at the community-wide scale, spur the…

Connecting Decision-Makers with the Power of Google Earth EngineGEODE (the Global Environmental Online Decision Engine) is a web-based mapping and modeling system currently under development at the Conservation Biology Institute. The goal of the GEODE project is to put the power of Google Earth Engine into the hands of environmental scientists, decision makers, and land managers –…

Bellingham considers taking this environmental step two years before Washington law ​Bellingham City Council members will consider a measure to ban Styrofoam and other kinds of single-use plastics to reduce the amount of plastic going into the waste stream as recycling becomes more difficult. Who does this affect? Bellingham restaurants, grocery stores, lodging, and other…