The world’s biggest plant to pull carbon from the sky just opened | Experts say we’ll need carbon capture to offset stubborn emissions that can’t easily be cut with existing green technology. (wapo.st)
the plant is designed to remove 36,000 metric tons of carbon each year, the equivalent of taking 8,600 cars off the road....
What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign: Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy & more (wapo.st)
The corruption is really open at this point....
What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign: Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy & more (wapo.st)
The corruption is really open at this point....
In Arizona, election workers trained with deepfakes to prepare for 2024 | “By the end of the second day, you’re like: Trust no one,” said one county recorder who completed the training. (wapo.st)
How climate change is raising the risks of another pandemic | Evidence is mounting that human disruptions to natural ecosystems are raising risks of disease spread, according to a new study. (wapo.st)
New York Times coverage of the same study...
How to avoid a contractor nightmare when electrifying your home | Seven steps to cut your energy bill, upgrade your home and bid farewell to fossil fuels. (wapo.st)
Here’s why so many US Republicans won’t buy EVs (wapo.st)
Why Highway 1 is the climate challenge that California can’t fix | It is beloved by Big Sur road trippers and is vital for local businesses. But intense storms, slides and fires imperil this highway. (wapo.st)
Why Highway 1 is the climate challenge that California can’t fix | It is beloved by Big Sur road trippers and is vital for local businesses. But intense storms, slides and fires imperil this highway. (wapo.st)
Fish are shrinking around the world. Here’s why scientists are worried. | Figuring out the reason why has big implications, with billions of people depending on seafood for protein. (wapo.st)
The pair restarted their work in Massachusetts with about 400 brook trout reared for up to eight months in tanks. The scientists kept some of the fish in waters set at 59 degrees Fahrenheit while others at 68 degrees Fahrenheit. All were fed the same diet....
As climate change pushes deer north, other animals may lose out | Researchers say woodland caribou could be at risk. (wapo.st)
Texas man files legal action to probe ex-partner’s out-of-state abortion (wapo.st)
The previously unreported petition reflects a potential new antiabortion strategy to block women from ending their pregnancies in states where abortion is legal.
How Trump convinces Republicans to adopt extreme views | A new poll on presidential immunity tells a familiar tale: If he pushes it, they eventually decide they support it, too. (wapo.st)
A streak of record global heat nears one-year mark (wapo.st)
April marked an 11th consecutive month of record global heat, the latest sign that humans are in uncharted climate territory.
Live updates: Stormy Daniels’s lawyer testifies in Trump’s hush money trial (wapo.st)
How the arrival of iodized salt 100 years ago changed America (wapo.st)
Biden expands two California national monuments crucial to tribes (wapo.st)
Presidential proclamations enlarge the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
Studies show that as energy prices rise, so do right-wing movements against green policies (wapo.st)
This makes it important to use cheap wind, solar, and storage to cut costs as we decarbonize.
What a years-long probe of Big Oil reveals about its climate strategy (wapo.st)
Exxon downplayed Paris agreement climate targets, according to documents, while others privately were skeptical of achieving their ‘net zero’ commitments