Audrey Carleton

Audrey Carleton is an environmental journalist based in Brooklyn.

shell

Shell Consultant Publicly Quits Over Company's ‘Extreme Harm’ to Earth

"I just can’t be a part of this anymore," she said, urging other colleagues to quit: "Do it now."
Audrey Carleton
5.25.22
Tech news

Majority of U.S. Power Grid at Risk of Failure This Summer, Report Warns

The Midwest is at "high risk of energy emergencies" and Texas and the West could see outages and shortfalls amid high heat and drought.
Audrey Carleton
5.20.22
tech-science

Harnessing the Night Sky to Generate Electricity Can Complement Solar, Scientists Say

What if we could generate power from the Sun during the day, and the dark sky at night? Scientists are getting closer to making this reality.
Audrey Carleton
5.20.22
climate change

Climate Change Will Make Heat Like India’s 100 Times More Likely, Study Finds

UK researchers modeled heat under likely emissions scenarios.
Audrey Carleton
5.19.22
tech-science

Scientists Discover Nearly 1 Billion-Year-Old Organisms, Possibly Alive

The microorganisms are 830 million years old, and may still be kicking. The find has implications for the search for life on Mars, researchers say.
Audrey Carleton
5.17.22
Tech news

Scientists Create Algae-Powered AA Battery That Powers a Microprocessor

Scientists hope tiny fuel cells that use algae, light, and water to create energy could one day charge our phones, among other uses.
Audrey Carleton
5.16.22
Tech news

Scientists Make Paper Durable Like Plastic, Without the Pollution

The silica-resin coating is easily applied to paper and makes it waterproof, without creating plastic pollution, and it's anti-bacterial to boot.
Audrey Carleton
5.13.22
neoliberal

Neoliberalism Has Poisoned Our Minds, Study Finds

“Institutions can promote well-being and solidarity, or they can encourage competition, individualism, and hierarchy.”
Audrey Carleton
5.12.22
tech-science

Melting Glacier Reveals Nearly Two Dozen Huge Ancient Sea Creature Fossils

Glacier melt due to climate change led researchers to 23 ithcyosaur fossils in Patagonia, including a 4 meter long fossil of a pregnant female.
Audrey Carleton
5.11.22
tech-science

Gravity Anomaly Reveals Ancient City-Sized Lake Hidden Under Antarctic Ice

Lake Snow Eagle is the size of Chicago and may contain important clues for scientists about the past and future of the ice sheet.
Audrey Carleton
5.10.22
tech-science

Bizarre ‘Road to Atlantis’ Discovered In Unexplored Part of Pacific Ocean

“Are you kidding me? This is crazy,” said one scientist when the odd geological feature was discovered on a video stream.
Audrey Carleton
5.9.22
Tech news

The Department of Justice Announced New Climate Cops. What Can They Do?

The agency announced the new Office of Environmental Justice along with the EPA to tackle pollution disproportionately affecting marginalized communities.
Audrey Carleton
5.9.22
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