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It’s technically doable — just a lot more expensive than not burning fossil fuels in the first place. So nobody is doing it at any kind of meaningful scale, and we get what are basically exercises in doing very tiny amounts in order to create social permission to keep on extracting and burning.
“I think that very likely climate change is part of it,” said Nicholas Mandrak, a University of Toronto professor of biology who studies invasive fish species....
There are a bunch running on hydropower in the US pacific northwest, but also a ton which were co-located with coal-burning power plants in Virginia and Ohio.
Why I’ve taken to carrying a satellite transponder in places like that. They’re reasonably effective at enabling rescue if you have a foot or leg injury which immobilizes you.
How Bad Are Ultraprocessed Foods, Really? (www.nytimes.com)
What the U.N. Climate Conference Has To Do With this Texas Congressman’s Corruption Indictment (www.splinter.com)
The $9tn question: how to pay for the green transition (www.ft.com)
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A Baguette Is Baked in France (www.nytimes.com)
In Brooklyn, the Anti-Met Gala Raises Funds for Medical Debt (www.nytimes.com)
Pro-Trump Nonprofit Paid Millions to Companies Tied to Its Own Leaders (www.nytimes.com)
CO2 removal ‘gap’ shows countries ‘lack progress’ for 1.5C warming limit (www.carbonbrief.org)
The paper is here
Así es como Trump y sus aliados planean ejercer el poder en 2025 (www.nytimes.com) Spanish
This voracious U.S. catfish species is now in Ontario, possibly due to climate change (www.cbc.ca)
“I think that very likely climate change is part of it,” said Nicholas Mandrak, a University of Toronto professor of biology who studies invasive fish species....
Climate change is making hurricanes more destructive | a lot of climate misinformers don't want you to understand this (www.theclimatebrink.com)
The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s proposed urban mega-project sends a clear warning to other would-be utopias (theconversation.com)
Live Updates: Trump Held in Contempt Again as His Criminal Trial Speeds Along (www.nytimes.com)
Building the Electronic Superhighway (Published 1993) (www.nytimes.com)
This ancient tree is one of the oldest in Minnesota. The warming climate might kill it. (www.startribune.com)
When Buying a Home Is Treated as a National Security Threat (www.nytimes.com)
This has real echoes of the Chinese Exclusion Acts of the 1880s.
First Patient Begins Newly Approved Sickle Cell Gene Therapy (www.nytimes.com)
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How Bad Is A.I. for the Climate? Tech giants are building power-hungry data centers to run their artificial intelligence tools. The costs of that demand surge are becoming clearer. (messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com)
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about 4 days in either direction from any civilization [OC] (lemmy.world)