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

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China adds new clean power equivalent to UK’s entire electricity output

Data shows continued surge in wind and solar power amid hopes Chinese greenhouse gas emissions may have peaked

www.theguardian.com

 

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The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S.

Using the EPA’s data, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level. Look up your home to see if you and your loved ones are living in a hot spot.

projects.propublica.org

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Wind and Solar Produced More Energy Than Coal in the U.S. From January Through July This Year, a First - EcoWatch

From January through July of this year, wind and solar in the U.S. generated more net electricity than power from coal.

www.ecowatch.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Wind and Solar Produced More Energy Than Coal in the U.S. From January Through July This Year, a First - EcoWatch

From January through July of this year, wind and solar in the U.S. generated more net electricity than power from coal.

www.ecowatch.com

Stop trying to take away jobs!

 

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Biden-Harris Administration’s Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Lease Sale Yields Nearly $93 Million | U.S. Department of the Interior

Interior announced the results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The sale – the first in the region in a decade – resulted in two provisional winners and $92.65 million in winning bids.

www.doi.gov

 

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The EPA is enacting a historic pesticide ban

We knew Dacthal was carcinogenic in 1995. Why did it take decades to regulate?

www.motherjones.com

 

[blueharvest]

Best-case scenario for climate change is now 1.6°C of warming

The totemic climate goal of keeping warming below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is essentially impossible at this point

www.newscientist.com

 

[squeekness]

Best-case scenario for climate change is now 1.6°C of warming

The totemic climate goal of keeping warming below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is essentially impossible at this point

www.newscientist.com

I'm not surprised. We didn't care enough to really try.

 

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Biden-Harris Administration announces $34 million to modernize NOAA Fisheries’ data, infrastructure and workforce

Funding aims to accelerate data distribution capabilities to meet climate-related mission demands

www.noaa.gov

 

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Rubbish and disease could disrupt Antarctic ecosystems as ice buffers melt, study finds

Simulated study shows southern ecosystems could be compromised by objects from South Africa, South America, New Zealand and Australia as global heating continues

www.theguardian.com

 

[:eek:]

About 500,000 trees cut down at site of Tesla gigafactory near Berlin

Satellite image analysis shows 329 hectares of forest cleared during development of factory in Germany

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

About 500,000 trees cut down at site of Tesla gigafactory near Berlin

Satellite image analysis shows 329 hectares of forest cleared during development of factory in Germany

www.theguardian.com

Nice. Because who needs clean air anyhow?

 

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Big polluters targeting esports industry with advertising deals, report reveals

Oil firms, petrostates, airlines and carmakers ‘doubling down’ on sector that is popular with young people

www.theguardian.com

 

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We must restore nature to avoid global catastrophe, warns biodiversity summit president

Just cutting carbon emissions will not prevent climate breakdown, says Susana Muhamad before Cop16 in Colombia

www.theguardian.com

 

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Billions of crabs suddenly vanished, likely due to climate change, study says

Billions of crabs vanished unexpectedly, forcing the closure of Alaska's crab fishing industry. Scientists now have more answers.

www.usatoday.com

 

[squeekness]

Billions of crabs suddenly vanished, likely due to climate change, study says

Billions of crabs vanished unexpectedly, forcing the closure of Alaska's crab fishing industry. Scientists now have more answers.

www.usatoday.com

Bad news for the industry? Bad news for the crabs!!!

 

[blueharvest]

Scientists closely watching these 3 disastrous climate change scenarios

Some climate change scenarios are so dire that experts are constantly monitoring them. Here's the latest news.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Bad news for the industry? Bad news for the crabs!!!

We're in a pro-capitalist society, we have to frame it as a loss to some industry instead of an environmental disaster that is actively happening.

 

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EPA Finalizes First-of-its-Kind Strategy to Protect 900 Endangered Species from Herbicides | US EPA

EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes First-of-its-Kind Strategy to Protect 900 Endangered Species from Herbicides

www.epa.gov

 

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EPA Finalizes First-of-its-Kind Strategy to Protect 900 Endangered Species from Herbicides | US EPA

EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes First-of-its-Kind Strategy to Protect 900 Endangered Species from Herbicides

www.epa.gov

Hope it actually works.

 

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SCOTUS could deal another blow to climate action

It could decide to pause a plan to slash power plant pollution.

www.theverge.com

 

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In boosting clean energy in Minnesota, Walz lays foundation for climate influence if Harris wins

Minnesota had a half-century-old process for permitting clean energy projects that could keep developers waiting over a year for approval. For Gov.

apnews.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[squeekness]

Trump is the one with no clue,or doesn't care. Pick one.