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Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · 26d

A short trip to the grocery store, and you'll find palm oil in snacks, chips, cookies, and candies. Meanwhile, in Borneo, palm oil plantations are destroying habitats, threatening biodiversity.

Full article by Marina De León for @therevelator.org: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/palm-oil-con...

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Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · 26d

Reefs, nature's historical records, out of the coast of Malaysian Borneo, help us mark the moment in which heavy, industrial deforestation began, and what preceded it.

Full article by Grace van Deelen for @eos.org: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/coral-cores-...

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Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · 26d

A group of researchers went on an expedition to Hawai'i' to study its fossilized reefs, to get some answers on the Earth's past.

📰 Read the full article by Jody M. Webster, Christina Ravelo for @eos.org: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/unlocking-cl...

#Hawaii #Fossil #Reef

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Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · 26d

When resources are limited, one must find alternative ways to cook and survive. That is the case for refugees in Uganda, who manage to turn their food waste into clean cooking fuel.

Read the full article by Esther Nakkazi for @scidevnet.bsky.social: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/ugandas-refu...

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Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · 26d

Historically, “rich countries” are known to be the primary carbon emitters, while Africa is one of the continents that majorly bears climate change consequences.

Yet,Africans still place the blame on themselves.

Article by Ayesha [email protected]: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/survey-very-...

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Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · 26d

Tongass National Forest in Alaska once again becomes the center of attention during the latest Trump administration. Courtney Lindwall explains in her article for @nrdc.org why it is so important to keep fighting for the Roadless Rule.

Full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/alaskas-tong...

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Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · 26d

How would you feel if your homeland slowly, but inevitably, changed in front of your eyes?

Maddy Keyes, for @insideclimatenews.org, shares her report on locals’ testimonies from the town of Nuuk, Greenland.

Full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/surviving-th...

#Greenland #Inuit #ClimateChange

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Aug 4

In the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation,Jessica Corbett, writing for @commondreams.org, emphasizes that preservation of glaciers is a matter of survival.According to experts, melting glaciers present a huge threat to the ecosystem.

Full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/scientists-w...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Aug 4

Animal rights groups tried to stop the Makah whaling tradition, a practice that goes back 1500 years.After decades of fighting,the Makah tribe can resume hunting activities.

Frank Hopper,writing for YES!Magazine celebrates this important win.

Full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/the-makah-tr...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Aug 4

Climate change thrives on social inequities, and urban heat islands are the prime example.

Mohammed El-Said reports for SciDev.Net the findings of a recent study.

Read the full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/urban-heat-i...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Aug 4

Survival, biodiversity, food and evolution are the protagonists of the bee discourse, and a well-deserved spotlight is what bees need in order to protect them, and our future.

Read the full article by ONE writer Elisabetta Fenu: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/the-spotligh...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Jul 21

The sustainable and economical production of hydrogen is crucial for decarbonization. The process of water electrolysis, able to produce such hydrogen, could hold the key. Attention has been brought to it, leading to breakthroughs.

📰 Read the full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/the-new-fron...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Jul 14

Oman has set an ambitious goal, a government development program called “Vision 2040”.

Farzad R. Bonesh, ONE writer, illustrates what the future holds for Oman, which is aiming to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Read the article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/the-role-of-...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Jul 11

In 2021, the EU Green Taxonomy was introduced as a reliable system to define which economic activities are environmentally sustainable. Things are now more confusing and messier than before.

Full article : www.onlynaturalenergy.com/the-gas-is-a...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Jul 2

Only Natural Energy is back with the July-September 2025 issue, featuring original articles by our editorial team and a curated selection of topics focusing on climate change, energy transition, sustainable policy and much more.

👉 Read the full issue here: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/july-septemb...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Jun 20

Indigenous groups in the Biobío River faced a shock when hydropower arrived in central Chile. Now another hydropower plant is set to be constructed. Michael Lieberherr Pacheco reports on @dialogueearth.bsky.social the threats of the Rucalhue Dam.

Read: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/citizens-and...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Jun 16

"Where human activity goes, plastic debris inevitably follows", the words of Pere Monràs i Riera and Elisenda Ballesté for @theconversation.com. New research has shown that plastic debris is threatening the Antarctic ecosystem.

Full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/unveiling-th...

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Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Jun 12

Volcanologists could provide the perfect expertise for improved city hazard management, as they have long-customised hazard information for local communities.
Jonathan Fink and Michael Armstrong,for @eos.org,explore all the solutions.

Read the full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/how-volcanol...

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Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Jun 9

In Tigray, Ethiopia, the Development Alliance (DA) and CIFOR/ICRAF launched a project to help rebuild war-torn communities. Promoting agriculture and sustainable development proved to be very effective.

Read the full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/an-effective...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · Jun 6

It's not uncommon to stumble upon a bright yellow field of Canola in bloom. Theo Hart, ONE scientific writer, proposes Canola straw as a source for fermenting, thus making it very useful for producing biofuels.

Read: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/biofuels-fro...

#canolastraw #biofuel #ferment #canola

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · May 29

"Nearly 95% of countries have missed a UN deadline to submit new climate pledges for 2035", Daisy Dunne reports for @carbonbrief.org.

Read the full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/analysis-95-...

#UnitedNations #Parisagreement #climatepledge #COP30

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · May 28

Berlin's BTB GmbH, an energy provider for 80,000 households, burned coal for the last time on March 25, 2025, as it moves toward more sustainable heat sources.

Read the full article, by Morgan Henley of @ceebankwatch.bsky.social: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/landmark-mom...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · May 22

What if we developed efficient methods to cook food using direct sun energy? Solar cooking is already a reality in many countries and could be the key to a more sustainable lifestyle.

By Lenore Hitchler: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/the-solar-co...

#solarenergy #cooking #solaroven #renewables

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · May 21

A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health suggests that rising temperatures and CO2 levels may increase the amount of inorganic arsenic in rice. Georgina Gustin explains the findings in an article for @insideclimatenews.org

Read the full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/half-the-wor...

Only Natural Energy - ONE @onlynaturalenergy.bsky.social · May 16

Sotacarbo's Director of Research & Development Alberto Pettinau paints the big picture of our planet's health. It is a long and winding road.

Read the full article: www.onlynaturalenergy.com/the-long-and...

#climatechange #globalwarming #energytransition #fossilfuels #renewableenergy