CelloMomOnCars

CelloMomOnCars, 1 day ago to random

"The #cement industry alone accounts for nearly eight percent of human-caused CO2 #emissions.

The Cambridge researchers approached the problem by looking at an industry that was already well established—steel recycling, which uses electric-powered furnaces to produce the alloy.

Instead of waste being produced, the end result was recycled cement ready for use in #concrete, bypassing the emissions-heavy process of superheating limestone in kilns."

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-scientists-emission-cement.html

CelloMomOnCars, 23 hours ago to random

Trump went to the Libertarian National Convention, and got cries of “Bullshit!” and “Fuck you!”

"Taking the stage, he was confronted by Libertarians shouting insults and decrying him for running up huge federal deficits and enriching pharmaceutical companies with the coronavirus vaccine development.

The ex-president quoted an article by political commentator Deroy Murdock arguing that Libertarians should vote for Trump. The crowd again erupted in boos and jeers."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/26/no-wannabe-dictators-donald-trump-booed-at-libertarian-convention

CelloMomOnCars, 23 hours ago to climate

"Replacing a diesel #SchoolBus with a clean electric model yields up to $247,600 in #climate and health benefits per bus, according to research from Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

She noted that one important health factor, kids' exposure to air pollution while inside the bus, wasn't even tackled as part of this study."

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/05/22/electric-school-bus-health-savings/2071716385409/

But the upfront cost.
An E-bus is about that much more expensive than a diesel bus.

CelloMomOnCars, 1 day ago to climate

"Republican attorneys general in 19 states have asked the U.S. #SupremeCourt to block several Democratic-led states from pursuing #ClimateChange lawsuits against the oil and gas industry in their own state courts.

The unusual request comes as dozens of states and local governments have filed lawsuits alleging that #FossilFuel companies deceived the public about the risks of their products contributing to climate change."

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-lawsuits-oil-states-234edc15b4045ecb9eff0b5e27ca0aa5

CelloMomOnCars, 2 days ago to pakistan

"Doctors treated hundreds of victims of #heatstroke at hospitals across #Pakistan on Thursday after an intense #heatwave sent temperatures above normal levels due to climate change, officials said.

This month, temperatures are likely to soar to 55 C (131 F), weather forecasters said."

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-heatwave-sweltering-temperatures-472ed4ea59060142be9e84ad012e7be5

CelloMomOnCars, 2 days ago to random

Check on the health of the trees around your house, and batten down the hatches.

"NOAA is forecasting a range of 17 to 25 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 8 to 13 are forecast to become #hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 4 to 7 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). Forecasters have a 70% confidence in these ranges."

https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season

CelloMomOnCars, 3 days ago to HashtagGames

To Infinity! And --
and that's it; that will take long enough.

#ChangeCatchPhrasesAndMovieLines
#HashTagGames

CelloMomOnCars, 3 days ago to random

The recipe for a takeover by private equity:

Buy a thriving company;
Strip its assets (and send the proceeds to the PE shareholders as dividends);
Bleed the company dry (there are creative ways to do this);
Let the company die.
The erstwhile happy customers be damned.

"Red Lobster was killed by private equity, not Endless Shrimp"

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/23/spineless/

CelloMomOnCars, 3 days ago to Florida

When #SeaLevelRise touches septic tanks, communities are in deep doo-doo.

"In 1999, with evidence that water quality was deteriorating along parts of the #Florida Keys, the state mandated that the island chain eliminate the use of tens of thousands of #SepticTanks and other outdated waste systems. The cost reached roughly $1 billion as Monroe County built centralized sewage and hooked up thousands of homes and businesses.

There was a huge change in water quality.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/septic-tanks-rising-waters-environment-health/

CelloMomOnCars, 4 days ago to Alaska

"Eight young #Alaska residents sued the state on Wednesday seeking to block a major gas project, the latest in a string of #climate-crisis-related #lawsuits by youths arguing that government policies promoting fossil fuels violate their rights.

The lawsuit asks the court to block the Alaska #LNG project from proceeding, and to declare that a law mandating its development is unconstitutional. "

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/alaska-climate-change-lawsuit-gas-b2550023.html

CelloMomOnCars, 4 days ago to Bulgaria

"The currently implemented and planned policies under the #EU #GreenDeal lead to a path roughly aligned with global pathways that result in a little above a 2°C global temperature increase by the end of the century if other countries follow a similar level of ambition. This trajectory is more than a degree better than before the Green Deal, the level of action is now much higher than five years ago."

https://climateactiontracker.org/blog/eus-green-deal-improved-its-climate-performance-a-15c-pathway-is-close/

CelloMomOnCars, 4 days ago to climate

"#ClimateChange could make severe #turbulence a bigger problem in the future. Last year, a study published in Geophysical Research Letters found that turbulence in some parts of the world may already be on the rise."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-21/flight-turbulence-is-getting-worse-because-of-climate-change

Yet another reason to avoid flying

CelloMomOnCars, 4 days ago to climate

"About 2.4 million adults were displaced by [#climate] disaster over the last year, about one-fifth of whom were over 65. Though most #displaced people are eventually able to return to their homes, even temporary shocks like these pose particular challenges for older people, many of whom live on fixed incomes and have health and mobility needs that make managing home repairs or finding new places to live difficult."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/22/climate-change-affordable-housing-older-adults

CelloMomOnCars, 4 days ago to climate

Graduating seniors seek degrees in #ClimateChange and more US universities deliver

"Increasingly, U.S. colleges are creating climate change programs to meet demand from students who want to apply their firsthand experience to what they do after high school, and help find solutions."

https://apnews.com/article/universities-colleges-climate-studies-environmental-science-01f287f7ffd25cf27a03a4a5b3ce8a8a

CelloMomOnCars, 4 days ago to Scotland

"‘The fear has properly set in’: how it feels to watch my home town disappear into the sea

#Inverbervie, on the north-east coast of #Scotland, faces an existential threat, with storms carving away metres of #shoreline. "

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/21/the-fear-has-properly-set-in-how-it-feels-to-watch-my-home-town-disappear-into-the-sea

CelloMomOnCars, 4 days ago to climate

"#Mangroves are threatened by deforestation, development, pollution, and dam construction, but the risk to these ecosystems is increasing due to #SeaLevelRise and the increased frequency of severe storms associated with climate change. #ClimateChange threatens one third (33%) of the mangrove ecosystems assessed."

https://www.iucn.org/press-release/202405/more-half-all-mangrove-ecosystems-risk-collapse-2050-first-global-assessment

CelloMomOnCars, 5 days ago to random

"Big changes to #Antarctic sea ice will have a profound effect on other parts of the planet. In addition to protecting the exposed edges of Antarctica’s continental ice shelves from waves, the formation of sea ice acts as an engine for ocean currents and influences weather patterns in the Southern Hemisphere, the researchers said."

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20052024/antarctica-fundamental-climate-shifts-studies/

CelloMomOnCars, 5 days ago to climate

"A U.N. tribunal on maritime law said Tuesday that countries are legally required to reduce #GreenhouseGas pollution, delivering a long-awaited opinion sought by small island nations that are on the front lines of #ClimateChange.

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea found that carbon #emissions qualify as marine pollution and said countries must take steps to mitigate and adapt to their adverse effects."

https://www.morningsun.net/stories/un-maritime-tribunal-says-countries-are-legally-required-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-pollution,131692

CelloMomOnCars, 5 days ago to climate

Experts: What are the biggest #geopolitical risks to #climate action in 2024?

"More than 50 countries, accounting for half of the global population, are going to the polls, with high levels of political uncertainty across many of the world’s largest economies.

Additionally, ongoing conflicts, extreme weather events, trade disputes and resource competition are contributing to geopolitical volatility."

https://www.carbonbrief.org/experts-what-are-the-biggest-geopolitical-risks-to-climate-action-in-2024/

CelloMomOnCars, 6 days ago to solar

Smelting #Steel Without Fossil Fuels: #Solar Power Shatters the 1,000°C Barrier for Industrial Heating

"Swiss researchers have developed a solar energy method using synthetic quartz to achieve temperatures above 1,000°C for industrial processes, potentially replacing fossil fuels in the production of materials like steel and cement."

https://scitechdaily.com/smelting-steel-without-fossil-fuels-solar-power-shatters-the-1000c-barrier-for-industrial-heating/

Caveat: this is a lab result, albeit a promising one.

CelloMomOnCars, 7 days ago to random

Buying or building an energy-efficient home? Deutsche Bank now gives a discount on the mortgage.

Deutsche Bank’s Risk Transfer Enables More #GreenMortgages

"Deutsche Bank AG has entered a capital-relief deal with the European Investment Bank that allows the German lender to grant discounts on more than €600 million ($652 million) of green mortgages in its home market."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-17/deutsche-bank-transfers-risk-on-portfolio-of-green-mortgages

CelloMomOnCars, 8 days ago to australia

"Last week #Tuvalu and #Australia confirmed a landmark climate and security pact, which would allow 280 Tuvaluans to migrate to Australia every year.

The Falepili Union marks the first time Australia has offered resettlement rights due to the threat posed by #ClimateChange."

https://www.smh.com.au/world/oceania/tuvalu-is-being-swallowed-by-the-ocean-its-people-face-a-difficult-choice-20240516-p5jea1.html

CelloMomOnCars, 7 days ago to Ohio

This is an interesting account of how a large #SolarFarm was approved, against the odds, in #Ohio.

There are a lot of spurious myths surrounding the proposed solar farms, but a large part of the opposition stems from real concern over the loss of farmland. It seems to me that advocates for agrivoltaics have their jobs cut out for them in farming communities.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18052024/ohio-solar-projects-politics/

CelloMomOnCars, 8 days ago to Bangladesh

"He said the faster rate of rising sea-level on #Bangladesh's coast will increase the vulnerability of coastal people and their livelihoods.

Salinity, coastal inundation, and storm surge height will increase. It could impact agriculture, food security, disaster management, health, drinking water supply, and coastal infrastructure.

The world's largest #mangrove forest and its ecosystem will be affected by rising sea-level and salinity."

https://www.thedailystar.net/environment/climate-change/news/sea-level-rise-bangladesh-faster-global-average-3613116
#SeaLevelRise

CelloMomOnCars, 8 days ago to india

"A brutal #heatwave swept swathes of northwest #India on Friday, with maximum temperatures soaring to a scorching 47.4 degrees Celsius in southwest #Delhi's Najafgarh, making it the warmest place in the country."

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/intense-heat-wave-scorches-northwest-india-najafgarh-in-delhi-warmest-at-47-4-degrees-celsius-622140