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- www.propublica.org EPA Says It Plans to Withdraw Approval for Chevron’s Plastic-Based Fuels That Are Likely to Cause Cancer
The decision comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that the EPA had found that one of the fuels had a cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than the agency usually considers acceptable.
- www.theclimatebrink.com You will not escape the climate crisis
We are literally all in this together
- phys.org Study finds about 40% of public supports rationing measures to fight climate change
Rationing of goods such as meat and fuel can both effectively and fairly reduce consumption with high climate impact. Almost 40% of the public say they could accept such measures. These are the findings of new research from the Climate Change Leadership Group at Uppsala University.
- theconversation.com Enough, already: why humanity must get on board with the concept of ‘sufficiency’
Sufficiency is a new approach to solving humanity’s consumption problems. It’s about using less, ensuring wellbeing for all humans, and staying within planetary boundaries.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13842896
> >Humanity’s rapacious consumption is more than Earth and its climate can handle, which is driving an ecological crisis.
- newrepublic.com Hurricane Helene Proves There Are No Climate Havens
Already we can draw two big lessons from the storm’s catastrophic fallout.
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Great illustration on the total amount of coal burned in the UK
Just imagine burning up the top 7.5cm of ground in the whole world. The whole atmosphere would be covered in a thick cloud of smoke.
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North Carolina Was Set Up for Disaster | The climate deck is so stacked now that even places that seem safe are witnessing dangerous impacts.
www.theatlantic.com North Carolina Was Set Up for DisasterThe climate deck is so stacked now that even places that seem safe are witnessing dangerous impacts.
- phys.org Cities unprepared for impact of climate change, says report
Half of the world's population lives in cities, and that proportion is expected to increase to 70% by 2050. With their large populations, lack of green spaces that can cool a warming environment, and aging infrastructure that is vulnerable to floods and other extreme weather, many of the world's cit...
- www.ft.com Extreme wildfires are here to stay. Can human beings really fight them?
Fighting for survival, and hope, on a permanently hotter planet
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Climate Voters for Harris phonebanking | Tuesdays and Thursdays (Except on October 1)
events.democrats.org Climate Voters for Harris: Organize Together · The Democratic National CommitteeOur bi-weekly phone bank will be paused on 10/1 so that the team can watch climate champion Gov. Tim Walz defend our country from MAGA enthusiast J.D. Vance. Please use this event link to join the watch party. For every other Tuesday and Thursday... Join Climate Voters for Harris-Walz for our Clim...
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Coal generation in OECD countries falls below half of its peak | almost all OECD countries are making good progress on phasing out coal power, replacing it predominantly with solar and wind
ember-climate.org Coal generation in OECD countries falls below half of its peakAs the UK closes its last coal power plant, almost all OECD countries are making progress on phasing out coal power, replacing it mostly with solar and wind.
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Around the World, Diplomats Gird for a Trump Assault on Climate Action | Some leaders insist that the global clean energy transition will happen with or without the United States.
www.nytimes.com Around the World, Diplomats Gird for a Trump Assault on Climate ActionSome leaders insist that the global clean energy transition will happen with or without the United States.
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End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down | UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good
www.theguardian.com End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts downUK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good
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Fixing climate change is about to accelerate | Simon Clark
with Google's assault on Invidious leaving it inoperable, consider watching this video with FreeTube, a nifty open source program that lets you watch youtube videos privately!
- www.nationalgeographic.com Thousands of oil rigs are nearing the end of their life—what will happen to them?
Massive, offshore rigs the size of skyscrapers remain at sea around the world. Here's why these environmentalists say some should be left alone.
- apnews.com Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it's hot. Trees are a climate change solution
Cities are adding trees and green spaces as one way to blunt the impact of warmer average temperatures and heat waves that are longer and hotter due to climate change.
- www.wri.org 6 Graphics Explain South America’s Forest Fires
Data on WRI’s Global Forest Watch platform shows that the number of fire alerts in the Amazon region are 79% higher than average for this time of year.
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The climate fight that’s holding up the US farm bill | 11 percent of the country’s emissions come from agriculture. Will Congress do anything about it?
grist.org The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill11 percent of the country’s emissions come from agriculture. Will Congress do anything about it?
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The climate crisis is here. We can still have a better world. | Our hotter planet doesn’t have to be a hopeless planet.
www.vox.com The climate crisis is here. We can still have a better world.Aryana Elizabeth Johnson: What If We Get It Right explores hope in the climate crisis, a vision for the future and a strategy to build a better world.
- www.theguardian.com Scientists criticise UN agency’s failure to withdraw livestock emissions report
Academics say there has been no serious response from FAO to their complaints of ‘serious distortions’ in report
- www.vox.com Are we underestimating global warming?
Climate change: Why do some climate models predict it will be much hotter than others?
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Project 2025 says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ‘should be broken up and downsized’
www.poynter.org What does Project 2025 say about the National Weather Service, NOAA and National Hurricane Center? - PoynterThe policy blueprint for a Republican administration says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ‘should be broken up and downsized’
- www.theguardian.com Leonard Leo-linked group attacking efforts to educate judges on climate
Rightwing US thinktank claimed in report that non-profit holding trainings is ‘corruptly influencing the courts’
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Nepal Flooding and Landslides Kill at Least 170 People | The mountainous country is experiencing more extreme weather driven by climate change
www.nytimes.com Nepal Flooding and Landslides Kill at Least 170 PeopleThe mountainous country is experiencing more extreme weather driven by climate change, including melting glaciers that add to the frequency and severity of flooding.
- www.motherjones.com With "balkonkraftwerk," Germany's renters have access to solar electricity
This simple tech has helped expand the appeal of clean energy.
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U.K., home of the industrial revolution, shuts its last coal-fired power plant | Britain was a country powered by coal. Now it’s the first G-7 nation to quit it.
wapo.st U.K., home of the industrial revolution, shuts its last coal-fired power plantBritain was a country powered by coal. Now it’s the first G-7 nation to quit it. In a matter of hours, the boilers at the Ratcliffe plant will cool to the touch.
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El Salvador’s Self-Proclaimed Dictator Is On Trial
www.commondreams.org El Salvador’s Self-Proclaimed Dictator Is On Trial | Common DreamsNayib Bukele is persecuting water defenders on trumped up charges. In reality, he’s the one on trial.
> Nayib Bukele is persecuting water defenders on trumped up charges. In reality, he’s the one on trial. > > Nayib Bukele has proudly called himself “the world’s coolest dictator.” On October 8, his government will begin an unjust trial of five water defenders from El Salvador. These men are heroes of El Salvador — and they never should have been arrested. > > In these two weeks leading up to the trial, human rights supporters across the United States, Canada, Germany, and elsewhere are joining counterparts in El Salvador to call for the five to be freed.
- www.theguardian.com If Trump wins the election, US parks and wildlife will face a new age of mining
Intense heat in the north, epic rains in Miami, fires in New Mexico and California. Trump plans for ‘energy dominance’, removing protection from mining and drilling on public lands
- phys.org Sloth survival under threat due to climate change, study finds
A new PeerJ study has revealed that sloths, the famously slow-moving creatures of Central and South America, may face existential threats due to climate change. The research, conducted by scientists studying the metabolic response of sloths to rising temperatures, suggests that the energy limitation...
