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Celebrating SkyTruth’s 2022 Program Accomplishments

January 2, 2023 in /by

As we enter a new year, we face two of the greatest challenges of our time: a changing climate and a biodiversity crisis

At SkyTruth, we’re making sure the impacts of poorly regulated industrial activity on ecosystems and people don’t go unseen. By sharing the view from space, we’re removing the veil that protects those who pollute oceans with bilge, degrade critical habitats through mining, and warm the Earth by emitting methane. If people see with their own eyes the damage being done, they can put pressure on governments and businesses to clean up their acts.

Oil Pollution from Commercial Shipping is a Big Problem, and Getting Bigger

June 21, 2022 in /by

Cerulean is the tool we’re building to stop it

Late last week a group of researchers led by Dr. Yanzhu Dong — including SkyTruth’s Science Advisor, Dr. Ian MacDonald — published a major new study in the prestigious journal Science with a disturbing conclusion: commercial shipping is a major source of chronic, day-to-day oil pollution in our ocean, and pollution from shipping is rapidly getting worse.

The trouble with methane

April 29, 2021 in , , , /by

Methane leaks from oil and gas operations are a big problem for climate. Solutions are coming.

Over the 162 years since the world’s first commercial oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania, a vast network of oil and gas wells, pipelines, pumping stations, storage tanks, refineries, and distribution lines has been built. And this network — including the modern pieces — is riddled with leaks. That’s a big problem, because methane in the air absorbs heat from the sun, warming up our atmosphere.

Supporting SkyTruth

November 19, 2020 in , , , , , , , /by

SkyTruth developed new techniques to monitor and protect the planet throughout 2020. Help us accomplish even more in 2021.

At SkyTruth we say that seeing is believing, and — even more importantly — if you can see it, you can change it. To help us continue illuminating the reality of environmental impacts on the ground in 2021, please consider making a year-end donation to SkyTruth.

Conservation Vision at Work

October 28, 2020 in , , , , , , , , , , , , /by

SkyTruth is automating image analysis for conservation.

If you’d like to hear more about Conservation Vision please join me and a few of our  experts at SkyTruth tomorrow  (Thursday, October 29, 5-6pm Eastern) for an online presentation and Q&A we call Cutting Edge Conservation with SkyTruth. Click here to register in advance for this event – space is limited!