In a publication announced at the Stanford Geothermal Workshop this week, Fervo said it has been able to drill a horizontal well in just 21 days. That's a 70% reduction in drilling time over its first horizontal well, which was drilled in Nevada in 2022 as part of a Google-backed effort known as Project Red. The company says this reduction in time has led to an additional reduction of costs, with the latest well coming in at US$4.8 million, down from $9.4 million.
The goal of sustainability in cotton is moving beyond the field to the entire supply chain. The focus is shifting to put more focus on the manufacturing process and chemistry.
“Verification through the U.S. Cotton Trust protocol will be an important component for U.S. cotton. The days of not having to do anything are probably over. We’re going to see continued trends from brands and retailers asking our industry for more verification,” says Berrye Worsham, president and CEO of Cotton Incorporated.
Since 1990, 420 million hectares of forest have been lost as a result of human activity including land clearing for agricultural farming and logging. As of 2020, forest cover accounts for about 31% of the world’s total land area. Though the rate of deforestation has decreased over the past three decades, we’re losing thousands of hectares more with every passing day. September 2022 went down in history as a record-breaking month for deforestation in the Amazon, the world’s largest and most important rainforest. Here are 10 stunning deforestation facts you need to know and why we need to protect our forests more than ever.
In the heart of the Arctic’s ethereal vastness, where the whispers of cold winds meld with the ethereal dance of the auroras, resides the polar bear, a creature as majestic as it is a poignant symbol of the environmental challenges of our time. Known scientifically as Ursus maritimus, these creatures are not merely the Arctic’s apex predators but also key components of their fragile ecosystem. Their seemingly white fur, composed of clear, hollow tubes alongside a substantial layer of blubber, equips them superbly for survival in their frigid realm. These natural adaptations enable not just warmth in the biting cold but also camouflage against the ice and snow, making polar bears unparalleled hunters of the Arctic.
Sheila Wagoner is not a fan of the wind farm overlooking Keyser, West Virginia.
"I really don't care for those windmills," the 71-year-old says. "I guess I wasn't brought up with that kind of society. Like 50 of 'em together? Who likes all that?"
It's not just the visual contrast that Wagoner finds bothersome. She is from one of many families in Keyser — and throughout West Virginia — that relied on the coal industry for generations. Her late father worked as a railway engineer for coal trains that used to run non-stop through Keyser.
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Sunita Kumari Chaudhary quietly weaves together lengths of rope, binding them with grass collected from the riverbank in her village of Dang. She skillfully shapes the materials into a jewelry box. As she weaves, she's instructing a small group of women how to work with the materials.
Packaging groups are telling federal agencies fighting food waste to embrace packaging technology as a more prominent solution in a national strategy.
The U.S. EPA, Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration in December announced the Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics. It’s meant to be a “whole-of-government” approach toward a joint goal of halving food loss and waste by 2030, against a 2010 baseline. It also aims to increase organics recycling. Implementation would begin this year.
In the US state of California, the Placer County Board of Supervisors has authorised county staff to prepare and release a request for proposals (RFP) for a proposed Cabin Creek biomass facility project in North Lake Tahoe - the Eastern Regional Landfill.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced $29 million in funding to drive research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of low-carbon-intensity, purpose-grown energy crops critical to accelerating a clean energy economy. The Regional Resource Hubs for Purpose-Grown Energy Crops funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will advance a domestic supply chain of alternative carbon sources necessary to produce biofuels and bioproducts to decarbonize the transportation and industry sectors, as well as innovate and grow the U.S. agricultural industry.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) skills are essential for workers in the bioeconomy and clean energy transition. The Department of Energy (DOE) has several opportunities with upcoming deadlines for students and educators to help expand knowledge, elevate career paths, and bring new tools into the classroom!