WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022by Robinson Meyer On Top of Everything Else, Nuclear War Is a Climate Problem When we talk about what causes climate change, we usually talk about oil and gas, coal and cars, and—just generally—energy policy. There’s a good reason for this. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, which enters the atmosphere, warms the … Continue reading Even one nuclear ballistic missile could have a bad effect on our climate
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Gen Z taking careers to handle the climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/06/gen-z-climate-change-careers-jobs ‘No point in anything else’: Gen Z members flock to climate careers Colleges offer support as young people aim to devote their lives to battling the crisis Hundreds of protesters march to the White House calling for climate action, including a Civilian Climate Corps. Photograph: Allison Bailey/Rex/Shutterstock Supported by About this content Angela Lashbrook. Mon 6 … Continue reading Gen Z taking careers to handle the climate crisis
Federal regulatory power, including pollution and climate issues, could be gutted soon by Supreme Court
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/feb/25/supreme-court-west-virgina-epa-nondelegation-doctrine How a court case over pollution could be used to unravel federal regulatory power Rightwing groups are urging the supreme court to hobble not just environmental regulation, but Biden’s ability to govern The court’s conservatives may use West Virginia v EPA as a preemptive strike against environmental regulation, some legal scholars say. Photograph: J David … Continue reading Federal regulatory power, including pollution and climate issues, could be gutted soon by Supreme Court
Patagonia undergoing huge adjustments now as its glaciers vanish
https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-glacier-melt-is-causing-patagonia-to-rise-up Patagonia Is Rapidly Rising Up in The Largest Glacial Adjustment Ever Recorded CLARE WATSON 1 MARCH 2022 Patagonian ice fields are among some of the fastest-melting glaciers on the planet. As these glaciers disappear, the earth that once lay beneath them is rebounding upwards at rates much faster than expected. Now, scientists have worked out a gap in … Continue reading Patagonia undergoing huge adjustments now as its glaciers vanish
Bleakest warnings yet on the climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/28/ipcc-issues-bleakest-warning-yet-impacts-climate-breakdown? IPCC issues ‘bleakest warning yet’ on impacts of climate breakdown Wildfires tearing through a forest in the Chefchaouen region of northern Morocco. Photograph: Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images Report says human actions are causing dangerous disruption, and window to secure a liveable future is closing Analysis: This report asks: what is at stake? In short, everything Fiona … Continue reading Bleakest warnings yet on the climate crisis
Who do people trust about the climate crisis?
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/02/weatherman-climate-change/621630/ THE ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE AMERICANS ACTUALLY TRUST ON CLIMATE SCIENCE Local meteorologists are better positioned than anyone else to talk their communities through the facts about climate change.By Dan Schwartz Christopher Lee for The Atlantic FEBRUARY 22, 2022SHARE T he weatherman’s striped tie is still snug on his neck as he starts an evening bath … Continue reading Who do people trust about the climate crisis?
Wildfires apt to increase by a third by 2050 according to the U.N.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/23/climate-crisis-driving-increase-in-wildfires-across-globe-says-report-aoe? Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050, warns UN Even previously unaffected countries likely to see uncontrollable blazes, says study, which calls for shift to spending on prevention Wildfires in California. A new report warns that extreme fires that ravaged the US, Australia and Siberia will become more common by the end … Continue reading Wildfires apt to increase by a third by 2050 according to the U.N.
Fossil fuel industry proven to be greenwashing its efforts to combat climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/18/greenwashing-pr-advertising-oil-firms-exxon-chevron-shell-bp The great greenwashing scam: PR firms face reckoning after spinning for big oil A comprehensive study confirms that oil companies are largely all talk and no action when it comes to clean energy initiatives A Chevron drilling site near Midland, Texas. It’s unlikely PR firms will be able to serve the fossil-fuel industry as … Continue reading Fossil fuel industry proven to be greenwashing its efforts to combat climate crisis
Bitcoin production is demonstrably toxic — no question or doubt
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/feb/18/bitcoin-miners-revive-fossil-fuel-plant-co2-emissions-soared Bitcoin miners revived a dying coal plant – then CO2 emissions soared The Hardin coal plant in southern Montana was on the brink of closing when a bitcoin ‘mining’ company bought it, and it roared back to life. Photograph: Courtesy of Anne Hedges Critics say the enormous electricity consumption needed to sustain cryptocurrency is fueling … Continue reading Bitcoin production is demonstrably toxic — no question or doubt
A green economy means millions of manufacturing jobs here in the U.S.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/02/biden-climate-factories-industrial-sector/622810/? The White House Is Going After One of Climate Change’s Thorniest Problems It requires building new factories. Lots of them.By Robinson Meyer The Atlantic FEBRUARY 16, 2022, 8:43 AM ETSHARE Every week, our lead climate reporter brings you the big ideas, expert analysis, and vital guidance that will help you flourish on a changing planet. Sign … Continue reading A green economy means millions of manufacturing jobs here in the U.S.
Concrete doesn’t have to be an ecological disaster
https://www.curbed.com/2021/12/concrete-doesnt-have-to-be-an-ecological-nightmare.html? DEC. 3, 2021 Concrete Doesn’t Have to Be an Ecological Nightmare By Justin Davidson Clockwise from upper left: the Pantheon in Rome; Boston City Hall; Saarinen’s TWA terminal at JFK airport; Zaha Hadid’s Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Dubai. Photo: Getty Images Imagine your refrigerator is made of concrete, a two-ton slab buckling the kitchen floor — … Continue reading Concrete doesn’t have to be an ecological disaster
4 Hidden health effects of the climate crisis
http://www.inverse.com/mind-body/climate-change-effect-on-health TWENTY YEARS OF DATA REVEAL 4 HIDDEN EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH We need to act now. WHEN YOU TAKE age out of the equation, temperature-related deaths are on the decline in England and Wales. That’s according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But more people are going to the hospital, compared with 20 … Continue reading 4 Hidden health effects of the climate crisis
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