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

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‘Staggering’ environmental impact on Great Barrier Reef caused by cruise ships

Conservationists say the response by the local authority has been ‘surprising’ and ‘disappointing’

www.independent.co.uk

 

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This is how many animals could go extinct from climate change

Even a single degree of warming can have devastating consequences for the natural world.

www.vox.com

 

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This is how many animals could go extinct from climate change

Even a single degree of warming can have devastating consequences for the natural world.

www.vox.com

It's going to happen. Humans don't care enough to stop it.

 

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Climate crisis deepens with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record

Average global temperature in November was 1.62C above preindustrial levels, bringing average for the year to 1.60C

www.theguardian.com

 

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Younger people at greater risk of heat-related deaths this century – study

New research estimates a 32% increase in deaths of people under 35 if greenhouse gases not radically cut

www.theguardian.com

 

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Green, Indigenous Groups Warns Arctic Still at Grave Drilling Risk When Trump Returns | Common Dreams

Alaska's wildlife and Indigenous leaders are fighting to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling. Will the Biden administration listen to their pleas and preserve this sacred land for future generations? Join the fight to save the caribou herds and polar bears before it's...

www.commondreams.org

 

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It's going to happen. Humans don't care enough to stop it.

Yeah, it's too late to do anything about it now.

 

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Do it while they can. Before the EPA gets defunded.

 

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Trump's pick for energy secretary thinks climate change is good, actually

Chris Wright, a Big Oil CEO picked by Trump to lead the Department of Energy, says the planet could stand to be a little warmer.

www.msnbc.com

 

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Trump's pick for energy secretary thinks climate change is good, actually

Chris Wright, a Big Oil CEO picked by Trump to lead the Department of Energy, says the planet could stand to be a little warmer.

www.msnbc.com

I think most of the global warming victims would disagree.

 

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Arctic tundra is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, US agency says

Drastic shift driven by frequent wildfires, pushing surface air temperatures to second-warmest on record since 1900

www.theguardian.com

 

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Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds

The next United Nations climate conference will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation has turned the surrounding rainforest from a vital carbon sink into a significant carbon source.

apnews.com

 

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Arctic tundra is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, US agency says

Drastic shift driven by frequent wildfires, pushing surface air temperatures to second-warmest on record since 1900

www.theguardian.com

We are so screwed. It's too late.

 

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Trawl the sea or mine for metals? Pacific nations wrestle with how to protect oceans - and livelihoods

Palau plans to allow more fishing in its marine sanctuary, as countries across the region seek to balance conservation with economic needs

www.theguardian.com

 

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‘Making Argentina great again’? What a year under a climate-change denying president has done for the country

Javier Milei’s push for extraction and cuts to land protections have left people fearing for their way of life – and environmentalists concerned about the future

www.theguardian.com

 

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Why describing climate shifts as “tipping points” may backfire

Fear is an unreliable motivator, a new study argues.

www.motherjones.com

 

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Elon Musk Is Why We Shouldn’t Cast CEOs as Climate Saviors

Liberal politicians and commentators have long insisted that corporations can power the green energy transition and save us from climate chaos. Musk should be the overdue end of that delusion.

newrepublic.com

 

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‘Forever chemical’ found in mineral water from several European countries

Contamination thought to stem from the heavy application of pesticides containing TFA, a type of PFAS

www.theguardian.com

 

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‘Forever chemical’ found in mineral water from several European countries

Contamination thought to stem from the heavy application of pesticides containing TFA, a type of PFAS

www.theguardian.com

I'm more inclined to believe chemicals like these are more to blame for autism than vaccines.

 

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Anxious scientists brace for Trump’s climate denialism: ‘We have a target on our backs’

Experts express anxiety – and resilience – as they prepare for president-elect’s potential attacks on climate research

www.theguardian.com

 

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Florida is a gonner. Can't say I will miss it.

 

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This is the best way to counter Trump-era climate denial

When farmers and green workers inevitably protest the fallout of Trump’s policy changes, climate campaigners must be ready, writes Chris Wright

www.independent.co.uk

 

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This is the best way to counter Trump-era climate denial

When farmers and green workers inevitably protest the fallout of Trump’s policy changes, climate campaigners must be ready, writes Chris Wright

www.independent.co.uk

Hope so. Hope the midterms wipe out a lot of Republican Congressmen.