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

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Alberta testing water tech as possible extreme drought looms

Alberta is spending millions of dollars on technology projects to help conserve, track and manage water usage as the province faces the risk of extreme drought conditions into the spring and summer.

calgary.ctvnews.ca

 

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Arizona GOP leaders, Chamber sue EPA over new air pollution standard

A group of prominent Arizona Republicans sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday over new air pollution regulations that they claim will hurt the economy. The Republican leaders o…

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

Using nature to help the climate: Four ways that work

A new study finds that four nature-based climate solutions—the ones that companies and other entities use most often to claim carbon credits—have robust scientific foundations. The four pathways are conservation or reforestation of tropical forests; and conservation or reforestation of temperate...

phys.org

 

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Arizona GOP leaders, Chamber sue EPA over new air pollution standard

A group of prominent Arizona Republicans sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday over new air pollution regulations that they claim will hurt the economy. The Republican leaders o…

thehill.com

Who needs clean air?

 

[blueharvest]

Melting polar ice is slowing Earth’s rotation and may affect time

A new study found that ice loss caused by climate change is redistributing mass on the Earth enough to alter its spin.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Melting polar ice is slowing Earth’s rotation and may affect time

A new study found that ice loss caused by climate change is redistributing mass on the Earth enough to alter its spin.

www.nbcnews.com

Humanity, finding new and interesting ways to break the planet.

 

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[squeekness]

Because who needs trees?

 

[blueharvest]

Climate denial in American politics

We have been too tolerant for too long of deviant behaviour by elected officials who ignore climate change science.

www.nationalobserver.com

 

[blueharvest]

Florida map shows where state will become underwater from sea level rise

By the year 2100, a large part of Miami could be consumed by the sea due to sea level rise, scientific modelling suggests.

www.newsweek.com

 

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Florida map shows where state will become underwater from sea level rise

By the year 2100, a large part of Miami could be consumed by the sea due to sea level rise, scientific modelling suggests.

www.newsweek.com

By that map my house will gone, too. Along with the rest of Cape Cod.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

EV buyers want SUVs and sedans, not minivans or trucks, survey says

There's also a wide spread when it comes to acceptable range, Edmunds found.

arstechnica.com

 

[blueharvest]

Study says since 1979 climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people

A new study says climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas.

apnews.com

 

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[DA_Champion]

A wealthy White man attempted to lecture a South American leader on climate change. It was sick, but thankfully he got owned.



The fight against climate change should start in Western countries.

 

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'Spinning and whirling': Strange fish behavior sparks emergency government response

Endangered smalltooth sawfish are acting bizarrely and dying off the Florida coast, NOAA announced.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in

Investigation reveals project oil giant promoted may never leave drawing board and has received no licence or government support

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

A wealthy White man attempted to lecture a South American leader on climate change. It was sick, but thankfully he got owned.



The fight against climate change should start in Western countries.

We are the biggest offenders. We should be changing over to all green energy and helping poor countries bypass oil altogether.

 

[blueharvest]

Study says since 1979 climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people

Climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds.

phys.org

 

[blueharvest]

From Miami to Melbourne, a quiet revolution is underway to fend off a silent and invisible killer

Several chief heat officers have been appointed in cities worldwide to prepare residents for increasingly frequent and severe bouts of excessive heat.

www.cnbc.com

 

[blueharvest]

Court approves 3M settlement over 'forever chemicals' in public drinking water systems

Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and several consumer products.

apnews.com

 

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Court approves 3M settlement over 'forever chemicals' in public drinking water systems

Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and several consumer products.

apnews.com

But I suppose they won't stop making those chemicals to begin with.

 

[blueharvest]

This kind of fracking can help solve our climate problems

The US government aims to make geothermal energy a viable clean power source.

www.motherjones.com

 

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This kind of fracking can help solve our climate problems

The US government aims to make geothermal energy a viable clean power source.

www.motherjones.com

As long as they don't pump toxic chemicals down there while they do it.

 

[blueharvest]

Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016

Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal

www.theguardian.com