http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/22/ebike-boom-america-sales ‘It feels very fun and freeing’: US sees ebike boom after years of false starts Sales surge as cities and states look to cut pollution from cars and improve options for Americans to get around Oliver Milman, @olliemilman, published Fri 22 Dec 2023 12.00 EST After several years of false starts, electric bikes are finally … Continue reading Ebikes coming into their own as alternatives to cars
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COP28 nations agree for first time to transition away from fossil fuels
www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/cop28-leaders-call-for-transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels-in-final-push-at-climate-talks-48f4b1c3? COP28 Nations Agree for First Time to Transition Away From Fossil Fuels Conference host, the United Arab Emirates, brokered the compromise that calls for a clean energy shift to accelerate this decade By Matthew Dalton, Stacy Meichtry and Sha Hua, Updated Dec. 13, 2023 2:34 am ET COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber proposed the compromise agreement after … Continue reading COP28 nations agree for first time to transition away from fossil fuels
Thorough discussion of “The Comment” made at COP28
http://www.cnn.com/2023/12/03/climate/cop28-al-jaber-fossil-fuel-phase-out/index.html [click thru for essential videos] Climate summit leader defends controversial comments that alarmed scientists and sent shockwaves through meeting By Laura Paddison, CNN, Updated 9:57 PM EST, Mon December 4, 2023 Sultan Al Jaber, the oil executive who is leading the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, sent shockwaves through the gathering by claiming in the days before the UN-backed … Continue reading Thorough discussion of “The Comment” made at COP28
Common water plant could provide a green energy source
https://apple.news/AO4eNT1kZRVuslOFwr65XPw Duckweed Power Common water plant could provide a green energy source Scientistshave figured out how to coax copious amounts of oil from duckweed, one of nature’s fastest-growing aquatic plants. Converting such plant oil into biodiesel for transportation and heating could be a big part of a more sustainable future. For a new study in … Continue reading Common water plant could provide a green energy source
How are we going to handle the need and demand for air conditioning?
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/29/air-conditioner-alternatives-benefit-environment Air conditioning: the benefits, problems and alternatives Amid record-breaking heat, increased access to air conditioning could save lives – but AC units are damaging the environment. Are there other options? Dharna Noor, Sat 29 Jul 2023 06.00 EDT Much of the Earth sweltered under record-topping temperatures this month. Phoenix, Arizona, broke its record for … Continue reading How are we going to handle the need and demand for air conditioning?
Renewables are saving Texas. Again. So respect their impact.
https://wapo.st/46FuxcX Opinion Renewables are saving Texas. Again. So give them their due. By Catherine Rampell, Columnist July 4, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EDT This summer, like last summer, Texas has battled a brutal heat wave that regularly reaches triple-digit temperatures. This summer, like last summer, the heat wave triggered record levels of energy demand. This summer, like last summer, … Continue reading Renewables are saving Texas. Again. So respect their impact.
Maybe, perhaps, plastic production may be reduced by treaty
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/13/plastic-production-plastics-treaty-environmental-diplomacy? Whisper it, but the boom in plastic production could be about to come to a juddering halt Geoffrey Lean, Tue 13 Jun 2023 05.00 EDT A plastics treaty is on the cards – and it could join the rescue of the ozone layer as a landmark success in environmental diplomacy Plastic production has soared … Continue reading Maybe, perhaps, plastic production may be reduced by treaty
EPA finally to close the “SUV loophole” that supersized cars
https://apple.news/APnKu6XkfTpWdFX99P5bUdA by AARIAN MARSHALL for Wired, published APR 14, 2023 8:00 AM The US Wants to Close an ‘SUV Loophole’ That Supersized Cars A new proposal from the EPA would make it less attractive for automakers to build big vehicles. TOUGH NEW RULES on pollution from vehicles, proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency this week, … Continue reading EPA finally to close the “SUV loophole” that supersized cars
Long lasting and widespread consequences of huge oil spills
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/bp-oil-spill-deepwater-horizon-health-lawsuits Top row from left: Jorey Danos, Sheree Kerner, Troy Schultz, John Pabst, Samuel Castleberry, and Floyd Ruffin are among the many cleanup workers and family members who want justice after the BP oil spill. Photograph: Kathleen Flynn/The Guardian They cleaned up BP’s massive oil spill. Now they’re sick – and want justice Thirteen years … Continue reading Long lasting and widespread consequences of huge oil spills
Attacks on NW U.S. power stations raise fears for power grid security
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/09/us-power-grid-pacific-northwest-attacks? Attacks on Pacific north-west power stations raise fears for US electric grid This article is more than 1 month old Series of attacks come after assault on North Carolina facilities cut electricity to 40,000 Power lines in Oregon, seen after a wildfire. It is unclear who is behind the attacks on power stations. Photograph: Mathieu … Continue reading Attacks on NW U.S. power stations raise fears for power grid security
Finally! Action to be taken on oil-filled, stranded tanker off coast of Yemen ripe for spill of 1.14M barrels
This is horrific. This ship was abandoned in 2015 and has had no maintenance since then. Appalling that even the U.N. is having to use crowd funding to pay for the cost of offloading the ship -- if that's even possible. This problem has been known and ignored. https://apple.news/ARNrt2Sy5QoChBRIMStAjwQ A 47-year-old ship could cause "one … Continue reading Finally! Action to be taken on oil-filled, stranded tanker off coast of Yemen ripe for spill of 1.14M barrels
WV gas pipeline hated by environmentalists part of debt deal to fulfill earlier promise to Manchin
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/climate/mountain-valley-pipe.html Debt Deal Includes a Green Light for a Contentious Pipeline Climate activists are livid over a provision in the debt limit agreement that orders federal agencies to issue permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline — and says courts can’t review them. Pipes on Brush Mountain in Virginia that have sat for years at a … Continue reading WV gas pipeline hated by environmentalists part of debt deal to fulfill earlier promise to Manchin
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