Discussion: Global Warming, Emission Standards, and Other Environmental Issues - Part 1

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The power companies won't like that, they aren't known for keeping their infrastructure up to code.

 

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Countries consider pact to reduce plastic production by 40% in 15 years

Motion sets out worldwide target in alignment with Paris agreement to limit global heating to 1.5C

www.theguardian.com

 

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Countries consider pact to reduce plastic production by 40% in 15 years

Motion sets out worldwide target in alignment with Paris agreement to limit global heating to 1.5C

www.theguardian.com

Hope they all agree.

 

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And yet we can't ban cigarettes .....

 

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Sen. Whitehouse: Climate change could crash the financial system

Welcome to The Hill’s Sustainability newsletter{beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Sen. Whitehouse: Climate change could crash the financial systemClimate chang…

thehill.com

 

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Democrats say Big Oil misled public for decades about climate change

A new report released Tuesday details how oil companies knew the consequences of its emissions since at least the 1960s.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Sen. Whitehouse: Climate change could crash the financial system

Welcome to The Hill’s Sustainability newsletter{beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Sen. Whitehouse: Climate change could crash the financial systemClimate chang…

thehill.com

Is that what it would take to finally make humanity care?

 

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A Switzerland-size hole opened in Antarctica's sea ice in 2016-17. Now we know why

The abnormally large 'Maud Rise polynya' has finally been explained.

www.space.com

 

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A Switzerland-size hole opened in Antarctica's sea ice in 2016-17. Now we know why

The abnormally large 'Maud Rise polynya' has finally been explained.

www.space.com

Scary. Big floods coming.

 

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Court strikes down youth climate lawsuit on Biden administration request

Attorney and non-profit founder Julia Olson calls appeals court ruling on lawsuit filed by 21 young people ‘tragic and unjust’

www.theguardian.com

 

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US House votes to remove wolves from endangered list in 48 states

The U.S. House voted to end federal protection for gray wolves in 48 states, though the bill's ultimate prospects are uncertain.

apnews.com

 

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US House votes to remove wolves from endangered list in 48 states

The U.S. House voted to end federal protection for gray wolves in 48 states, though the bill's ultimate prospects are uncertain.

apnews.com

I still think it might be too soon.

 

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Government defeated in High Court over climate plans

Activists argued that the plan for cutting emissions would not meet the UK's climate targets.

www.bbc.com

 

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Nobody is going to meet their goals.

 

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Nobody is going to meet their goals.

Probably not.

 

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Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes

Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide among the 371m lb of pollutants released by just 41 plants in five years

www.theguardian.com

 

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Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes

Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide among the 371m lb of pollutants released by just 41 plants in five years

www.theguardian.com

Awesome. Hope they have to clean it all up.

 

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Climate change could virtually disappear in Florida — at least according to state law

Florida is on the verge of repealing what’s left of a 16-year-old law that puts climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions.

apnews.com

 

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Awesome. Hope they have to clean it all up.

They probably won't. They'll probably just get a fine or something.

 

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They probably won't. They'll probably just get a fine or something.

So stupid.

 

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Not good.

 

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Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption

The GOP is targeting EV tax incentives and EPA rules.

www.theverge.com