Lighthouse Eco

Striving for a sustainable Lifestyle

Month: September 2022

Bitcoin climate impact greater than gold mining, study shows

Environmental damage of producing bitcoin averages 35% of its market value over past five years

Acidification of Arctic Happening Up to 4 Times Faster Than Other Oceans

The research followed reports that the Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the Earth as a whole.

Research shows oil field flaring emits nearly five times more methane than expected

“Our findings indicate that flaring is responsible for five times more methane entering the atmosphere than we previously thought”

‘It was wonderful’: Eviation’s Alice electric airplane wins praise after its first flight test

After years of on-the-ground development, Eviation’s all-electric Alice airplane quietly took to the air here this morning for its first test flight.

How Rock Climbers and Snowboarders Became a Political Force

Protect Our Winters, a nonprofit group with an advocacy arm, is changing how climate lobbying is done. It is achieving surprising results.

Cuba entirely without power after Hurricane Ian causes grid to collapse

Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed late on Tuesday, local officials said, leaving the entire country in the dark shortly after Hurricane Ian plowed through the western end of the island

Millions urged to evacuate as Florida Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ian

Florida Gulf Coast residents emptied grocery shelves, boarded up windows and fled to evacuation shelters as Hurricane Ian churned closer on Wednesday

Ships are turning whales into ‘ocean roadkill’. This AI system is trying to stop it

Whale Safe, backed by a tech billionaire, is a step forward, but not the only answer to avoiding collisions, biologists say

California Has Legalized Human Composting

California has joined a growing number of states that allow residents to compost their bodies after death.

4ocean Removes A Staggering 25 Million Pounds Of Trash From The Ocean Setting A World Record

A record-breaking 25 million pounds of trash has been recovered over the past five years from the world’s ocean, and coastlines by the Florida-based  4ocean. 

Sudden die-off of endangered sturgeon alarms Canadian biologists

The deaths within days of 11 sturgeon, a species unchanged for thousands of years, have puzzled scientists