Casey Crownhart
In 2023, humans generated more energy-related emissions than ever before. Here’s why clean energy hydropower was the culprit
Hydropower is a staple of clean energy and it’s one of the world’s largest sources of renewable electricity ...
Cleaning up the atmosphere: Can seaweed farming help capture carbon dioxide?
Researchers are looking into a wide range of approaches to removing carbon from the atmosphere. Some are straightforwardly technical, like direct ...
Dissecting claims that lab-grown meat can meaningfully help address climate change
One of the major drivers for businesses focusing on cultivated (or lab-grown, or cultured) meat is its potential for cleaning ...
Viewpoint: Cultured meat mixed with plant-based protein might be good for the environment but it still can’t match the taste of a quality regular hamburger
I stared down the lineup of sliders, each on a separate bamboo plate. On the far left was a plant-based ...
Carbon removal breakthrough: Genetic tools that have created climate resilient crops could capture carbon dioxide as well
To understand just how powerful genetic tools can be in agriculture, take a look at [Pamela Ronald, a plant geneticist ...
CRISPR crops: Can carbon-sucking gene edited crops help address climate change? Jennifer Doudna thinks so
The Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI), a research group in Berkeley, California, founded by CRISPR co-inventor Jennifer Doudna, has announced a new program to ...
Hardier rice crops without genetic modification? Tweaking its microbiome is one option
Yes, plants have microbiomes, too, and those billions of tiny hitchhikers can help them grow and fight off invading pathogens ...
