Remember the days when you didn’t know what raw milk was (and didn’t need to)? Well, those are over: raw—or unpasteurized—milk has been in the news for months. Robert F.…
Year: 2024
The First Sleep Apnea Drug Is Here
The weight-loss drug Zepbound (tirzepatide) now has another major benefit: on Dec. 20, it became the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat obstructive…
What to Know About Walking Pneumonia
You’re probably very familiar by now with the most common respiratory illnesses that can cause winter misery: cold, flu, COVID-19, and RSV. But the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Frederick Lubbe: survivability of herbs in the winter
In this blog post Frederick Lubbe, postdoc at Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, presents his work ‘New opportunities for grassland species in warming temperate winters’. He…
Holiday safety tips for your furry friend
Can you believe it’s already Christmas Eve?! Here are some tips to keep in mind while celebrating the holidays with your human, and furry family members! Tinsel Tinsel is a…
Future fuels, food and land use implications
I recently had the honour to represent Shell as an industry observer and panellist at the 80th anniversary of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). This important United Nations agency…
A symbolic gesture or Trojan horse? Ohio groups question purpose of ‘green’ nuclear bill
Ohio environmental advocates are questioning the intent of a pending state law that would add nuclear power to the state’s legal definition of “green” energy. House Bill 308’s sponsors say…
Department of Energy funding to boost community-led geothermal projects
Two community-based geothermal pilot projects, each led by equity-focused nonprofits, have advanced to the second phase of funding through a U.S. Department of Energy program. Blacks in Green, a community…
Brad Kittredge, Brightside Health
Brad Kittredge is CEO of Brightside Health, which he co-founded with CMO Mimi Winsberg. They are a large online mental health group that aims a providing more access with higher…
Journey to Scott Reef
Scott Reef- Nush Freedman Photography Dipping beneath the ocean surface at one of Australia’s most precious oceanic coral reefs will remain an experience of a lifetime for me. To don…