Yeah, which is what you get in the US. Very different in Europe, where distances are shorter, passengers are packed tightly, and the trains are often electrified.
Dark energy was assumed to be a constant force in the universe, both currently and throughout cosmic history. But the new data suggest that it may be more changeable, growing stronger or weaker over time, reversing or even fading away.
The long-awaited beaver episode! In this episode, we learn about how beavers are not only champions of wildfire resilience but are also sleeper endurance athletes (climbing mountains to find new watersheds), dedicated anti-capitalists (not giving a **** about the regulatory or material concerns of humans), expert engineers...
There’s a high-cost state-run insurer of last resort (Citizens Property Insurance Corporation) which is still in operation. The right set of storms could break that.
Actual damage is many times larger than aggregate profits of all the oil companies. They’re in business due to control over government, rather than because of fair payment for the damage they do.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday awarded $20 billion to help finance clean-energy projects across the country, marking one of the Biden administration’s biggest investments in combating climate change and curbing pollution in disadvantaged communities.
We know exactly what he’s done. Oil drilling permits are considered a property right by the courts once a lease is issued; the President can’t as a rule say ‘no’ — all he can do is set the terms.
We will eventually need to change the law so that existing leases aren’t treated as a property right like that, but we haven’t had the votes in Congress to do that.
Indiana Court Gives Win To Group Arguing Religious Freedom Grants Them Right To Abortion (talkingpointsmemo.com)
Ugandan Court Upholds Draconian Anti-Gay Law (www.nytimes.com)
Up to a Trillion Cicadas Are About to Emerge in the U.S. (www.nytimes.com)
Much ado about acceleration (www.realclimate.org)
California dominates U.S. emissions of the pesticide and potent greenhouse gas sulfuryl fluoride (www.nature.com)
Global carbon emissions in 2023 (www.nature.com)
Facebook removed every post linking to Kansas Reflector’s website, apparently in response to an op-ed about Facebook's censorship of climate-related ads (kansasreflector.com)
The op-ed which apparently set of Facebook
Trains Are Cleaner Than Planes, Right? The surprising carbon footprint of an Amtrak trip across America. (www.nytimes.com)
The big difference is of course that you can electrify trains, as has happened in much of Europe and Asia, but not for most of Amtrak
Campaign trail shifts gears to focus on climate, as Harris heads to North Carolina. (www.nytimes.com)
A Tantalizing ‘Hint’ That Astronomers Got Dark Energy All Wrong (www.nytimes.com)
Dark energy was assumed to be a constant force in the universe, both currently and throughout cosmic history. But the new data suggest that it may be more changeable, growing stronger or weaker over time, reversing or even fading away.
Ep. 63—THE BEAVER EPISODE (finally!) with Dr. Emily Fairfax and Dr. Sophie Gilbert (lifewithfirepodcast.com)
The long-awaited beaver episode! In this episode, we learn about how beavers are not only champions of wildfire resilience but are also sleeper endurance athletes (climbing mountains to find new watersheds), dedicated anti-capitalists (not giving a **** about the regulatory or material concerns of humans), expert engineers...
Electric vehicles expose the myth of ethical oil (www.nationalobserver.com)
Archived copies of the article: ghostarchive.org archive.today web.archive.org
A guide to electric car misinformation (part 2) (heated.world)
The Italian energy giant Eni sees future profits from collecting carbon dioxide and pumping it into natural gas fields that have been exhausted. (www.nytimes.com)
‘Alarming’ Ocean Temperatures Suggest This Hurricane Season Will Be a Daunting One (www.nytimes.com)
Big Oil Clouded the Science on Extreme Weather. Now It Faces a Reckoning. (www.desmog.com)
America’s new high-risk, high-reward $20 billion climate push | In an ambitious effort to fight climate change, the EPA is assisting local groups in financing clean-energy projects (wapo.st)
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday awarded $20 billion to help finance clean-energy projects across the country, marking one of the Biden administration’s biggest investments in combating climate change and curbing pollution in disadvantaged communities.