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

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Scientists Discovered An Amazing Practical Use For Our Leftover Coffee Grounds

We could be producing concrete that's 30 percent stronger by processing and adding charred coffee grounds to the mix, researchers in Australia discovered.

www.sciencealert.com

 

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US lawmakers push to exclude lucrative chemicals from official PFAS definition

Language in Senate defense bill is probably first step to shield widely used toxic F-gases from regulation

www.theguardian.com

 

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Entire Earth vibrated for nine days after climate-triggered mega-tsunami

Landslide in Greenland caused unprecedented seismic event that shows impact of global heating, say scientists

www.theguardian.com

 

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Greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than CO2 is rising in the atmosphere — and fast

Human activities now account for two-thirds of all methane venting to the atmosphere, and our efforts to staunch the flow are not yet bearing fruit.

www.livescience.com

 

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Consumerism and the climate crisis threaten equitable future for humanity, report says

The Earth Commission says hope lies in sustainable lifestyles, a radical transformation of global politics and fair distribution of resources

www.theguardian.com

 

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Greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than CO2 is rising in the atmosphere — and fast

Human activities now account for two-thirds of all methane venting to the atmosphere, and our efforts to staunch the flow are not yet bearing fruit.

www.livescience.com

Because we suck!

 

[blueharvest]

Greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than CO2 is rising in the atmosphere — and fast

Human activities now account for two-thirds of all methane venting to the atmosphere, and our efforts to staunch the flow are not yet bearing fruit.

www.livescience.com

And it's only going to get worse as time goes on.

 

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Louisiana town the canary in the coalmine as climate effects worsen

Lake Charles has been battered by storms over the past 20 years – and now its most famous landmark lies in ruins

www.theguardian.com

 

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Three US states call on environmental agency to regulate PFAS air emissions

North Carolina, New Jersey and New Mexico petitioned regulators to classify some PFAS as hazardous air pollutants

www.theguardian.com

 

[Hobgoblin]

MSN

 

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Biden’s green policies will save 200,000 lives and have boosted clean energy jobs, data shows

Two separate reports find policies will save Americans from pollution in coming decades and added nearly 150,000 jobs

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

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This scientist doesn't think hope will beat climate change

"What are we going to do so that we don’t need hope?” writes Ayana Elizabeth Johnson in her new book.

www.motherjones.com

 

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Led by the South, clean energy sector added more than 150,000 jobs last year

The Inflation Reduction Act has fueled job growth in the clean energy industry, which employs nearly 3.5 million people in the U.S., a new report found.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Record-breaking fires engulf South America, bringing black rain, green rivers and toxic air to the continent

The Amazon fires, fueled by severe drought exacerbated by climate change, have created a toxic smoke cloud spanning about 4 million square miles — an area larger than the entire United States.

www.livescience.com

 

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Kamala Harris framed climate action as a patriotic duty. New research shows why that's effective.

Psychologists found that appealing to American values could boost support for environmental measures.

www.motherjones.com

 

[squeekness]

Record-breaking fires engulf South America, bringing black rain, green rivers and toxic air to the continent

The Amazon fires, fueled by severe drought exacerbated by climate change, have created a toxic smoke cloud spanning about 4 million square miles — an area larger than the entire United States.

www.livescience.com

We are cooking ourselves.

 

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EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.

Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response.

www.propublica.org

 

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"Widespread harm" warning as microplastic pollution may double by 2040

"Everywhere we look, we have found plastics. From remote locations across the globe to the inside our own bodies," Joel Rindelaub said.

www.newsweek.com

 

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We are cooking ourselves.

It's the consequences of a capitalist society and putting money above everything else.

 

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Microsoft wants Three Mile Island to fuel its AI power needs

Microsoft’s 20-year deal is a first of its kind for the software maker.

www.theverge.com

 

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Data center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?

Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official figures

www.theguardian.com

 

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Knowing polluting impact of home fires could modify behaviour, study finds

Voluntary regulations for burning wood and coal to heat homes could help tackle impact on air pollution

www.theguardian.com

 

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Hope for coral reefs after IVF colonies survive record heat event – study

Scientists found 90% of young coral surveyed remained healthy compared with 25% of older corals, after mass bleaching event in the Caribbean

www.theguardian.com

Finally, a little bit of good news for a change.

 

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Hope for coral reefs after IVF colonies survive record heat event – study

Scientists found 90% of young coral surveyed remained healthy compared with 25% of older corals, after mass bleaching event in the Caribbean

www.theguardian.com

Finally, a little bit of good news for a change.

Nice! Hope they stay alive for a long time.