Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Pipeline to Cross Underneath Appalachian Trail After a strenuous and drawn-out legal battle, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a pipeline company to construct a new 600-mile natural gas pipeline that would cross underneath the Appalachian Trail on federal land. Related: Get Paid to Drink Beer and Hike the Appalachian Trail NPR News reports that The 7-2 decision overturned one part of a lower court […] SnowBrains | June 17, 2020 0 Comments
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Predicted To Fall Almost 8% — Largest Decrease Ever The COVID-19 pandemic is delivering the biggest shock to the global energy system in 70 years, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. NPR News covered the topic in a recent article and said: “Global energy demand is expected to fall by 6% this year, seven times the decline brought by the financial crisis 10 years ago. […] SnowBrains | May 2, 2020 0 Comments
Construction Begins on The Largest Wetland Restoration Project in the History of the Lake Tahoe Basin The California Tahoe Conservancy announced Tuesday that they’ve begun construction on restoring the Upper Truckee River Marsh, the largest wetland restoration project in the history of the Lake Tahoe Basin, according to the Tahoe Daily Tribune. The marsh is a popular recreation area and home to over 600 acres of wetlands which serve as a natural filter for pollutants that […] SnowBrains | May 2, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Space to Roam: An EPIC Tribute to North America’s Public Lands You might think this video was showcasing the alien landscape of some far off, inter-galactic world but NO — it’s actually presenting to you some of the most stunning public land areas found right here in North America. So sit back, relax and enjoy these incredibly beautiful landscapes provided by BBC Earth. RELATED: Friday Fun: Snoop Dogg Hilariously Narrates […] SnowBrains | April 25, 2020 0 Comments
Price of Oil Nose-Dives Below Zero for First Time in History “Almost by definition, crude oil has never fallen more than 100%, which is what happened today,” said Dave Ernsberger, global head of pricing and market insight at S&P Global Platts. Of all the recent financial market crashes as a result of COVID-19 related shutdowns, none caught as many off guard as did the crash of the U.S. oil market today […] SnowBrains | April 22, 2020 0 Comments
NASA Captures Breathtaking New Images of Saturn What. A. Photo. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently captured this photo of Saturn showing these mysterious yet captivating fluorescent colors that are a result of auroras at the planet’s north and south poles. NASA said in an Instagram post: “This false-color composite image, constructed from data obtained by our Cassini spacecraft, shows the glow of auroras streaking out […] Brains SnowBrains | April 18, 2020 0 Comments
Trump Administration Planning to Open 2.3 Million Acres of Wildlife Refuge Land for Hunting and Fishing The Trump administration plans to open 2.3 million acres of land for hunting and fishing at over 100 national wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries under a proposal announced on Wednesday, April 8, that aims to give Americans more recreational access on public lands. Several hunting and fishing have already said that they are in favor of the plan, but there […] SnowBrains | April 14, 2020 1 Comment
Big Sky Resort, MT Announces Their Ski Lifts Go Green Renewable energy credits eliminate lift operation’s annual carbon footprint Big Sky Resort announced yesterday that its ski lift operations are now in alignment with The Big Picture, the ski area’s initiative to reduce operating impact and become carbon neutral by 2030. Related: Ramcharger 8: North America’s First 8-Seater Chairlift Opened at Big Sky Resort, MT The resort recently purchased Renewable […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 6, 2020 0 Comments
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