Worth noting, though the article doesn’t make it explicit: Republicans currently hold a majority in the US house of representatives, and they’re the ones trying to get climate provisions out of US law as a condition for passing legislation.
I’ll note that the big spending announcement happened shortly after thousands of mostly HQ and engineering staff at Amazon signed an open letter asking the firm to decarbonize, so it can be seen as a way to buy influence and limit labor action.
But there’s a big catch: Just because your plastic fork, cup or doggy poop bag is marketed as biodegradable, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll break down in the environment. The same goes for so-called compostable plastic.
Hardly: the key thing to understand is that renewables kick out enormous amounts of energy compared what it takes to create wind turbines and solar panels — more than a lot of oil fields do today. This makes it possible to create an economy which is based on extracting wind and sunlight, instead of materials which stored energy.
There is little research on the political views of those behind the onslaught of abuse. Some surveys show that Republican officeholders are more likely to report being targeted, often from members of their own party. Research does show, however, that recent acts of political violence are more likely to be carried out by...
The problem isn’t “people think something else is important” — it’s mostly that nobody hears about the big issue in the first place because the press is covering other issues.
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe (www.propublica.org)
Climate debate bedevils farm bill as US House panel holds vote (www.eenews.net)
Worth noting, though the article doesn’t make it explicit: Republicans currently hold a majority in the US house of representatives, and they’re the ones trying to get climate provisions out of US law as a condition for passing legislation.
Sea levels are starting to rise faster. Here’s how much South Florida is expecting (www.miamiherald.com)
Archived copies of the article: web.archive.org archive.today ghostarchive.org
The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy? (www.theguardian.com)
I’ll note that the big spending announcement happened shortly after thousands of mostly HQ and engineering staff at Amazon signed an open letter asking the firm to decarbonize, so it can be seen as a way to buy influence and limit labor action.
Record low Antarctic sea ice 'extremely unlikely' without climate change, says scientists (phys.org)
The paper is here
Is Biodegradable Plastic Really a Thing? Technically, it exists. But here’s what to think about when shopping. (www.nytimes.com)
But there’s a big catch: Just because your plastic fork, cup or doggy poop bag is marketed as biodegradable, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll break down in the environment. The same goes for so-called compostable plastic.
Comet Fragment Explodes in Dark Skies Over Spain and Portugal (www.nytimes.com)
Disneyland Character Workers at California Park Vote to Unionize (www.nytimes.com)
Climate change impacts millions in India. But as the country votes, some politicians skirt the issue (abcnews.go.com)
Are Those Mimes Spying on Us? In Pakistan, It’s Not a Strange Question. (www.nytimes.com)
Western Australia is set to record its highest ever gas emissions as net zero looks unlikely, secret report finds (www.abc.net.au)
When climate damage paralyzed traffic (slrpnk.net)
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports (www.nytimes.com)
Is 'regenerative farming' the climate-friendly solution to meat production (www.npr.org)
Transcript (and errors in it) are mine, as NPR is mainly a broadcast outlet....
‘We’ll See You at Your House:’ How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics (www.nytimes.com)
There is little research on the political views of those behind the onslaught of abuse. Some surveys show that Republican officeholders are more likely to report being targeted, often from members of their own party. Research does show, however, that recent acts of political violence are more likely to be carried out by...
We’re letting Trump distract us from his corrupt, anti-climate agenda | There is a strange, substantive vacuum in this campaign cycle. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91 (www.nytimes.com)