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Biden–Harris Admin Advances Early Wildfire Detection by Expanding Use of Satellites as Part of Investing in America Agenda

July 27, 2024 admin air quality, bipartisan infrastructure law, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, investing in america, Joe Biden, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, tom vilsack, us department of agriculture (usda), us wildfires, Wildfire, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:38:24 +0000

A collaborative agreement for use of NOAA satellites will help the Interior and Agriculture Departments detect wildfires early, track wildfires in real time, and provide data for public safety and air quality modeling The Biden–Harris administration yesterday announced it is taking additional steps to safeguard western communities in the face … [continued]

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Can A Vaccine Reduce Methane Emissions From Cow Burps?

July 17, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, climate change, cows, investment, methane, methane emissions, Vaccines

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:54:42 +0000

Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas, and rapid and sustained cuts in emissions from the energy sector are imperative to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. Livestock account for about 11%–17% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, more than all the world’s cars and trucks combined. Methane is formed … [continued]

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Be Wary What You Wish For: Trump 2.0 Will Retract Climate Laws

July 15, 2024 admin air quality, carbon emissions, climate change, policy & politics, renewable energy, us election 2024

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:45:10 +0000

Another Trump administration would revise nearly every forward-looking Biden-Harris administration action, including breakthrough legislation to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. The Sierra Club warns that “everything from rules to curb hazardous air pollutants to programs that help make cleaner and more energy-efficient purchases affordable would be on the … [continued]

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Labour And Climate Celebrate Big Wins In UK

July 10, 2024 admin air quality, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, policy & politics, uk

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 10:14:21 +0000

Britain’s Labour Party won the UK general election by a landslide, ending 14 years of Conservative Party rule. The time has come in which Labour and climate activists will be working together toward common goals. With a 326-seat majority in the UK parliament, the next prime minister, Keir Starmer, and … [continued]

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U.S. EPA & NMED Inspections Identify Widespread Emissions at Oil & Gas Facilities in the Permian Basin Area

July 9, 2024 admin Air pollution, air quality, clean air act, EPA, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, NEW MEXICO, Oil, ozone, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 03:24:05 +0000

DALLAS, Texas — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) recently posted the reports for 124 facilities the two agencies inspected in the New Mexico Permian Basin area in April. Fourteen EPA inspectors and five NMED inspectors took part in these joint inspections … [continued]

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Breakthrough Energy Ventures Has Bad Investment Theses Therefore Bad Investments

July 8, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, Aviation, batteries, Bill Gates, biofuels, boats, breakthrough energy ventures, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, geothermal energy, green economy, grid, investment, natural gas, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 23:07:44 +0000

Eight years ago, Bill Gates and group of his closest billionaire acquaintances launched an incredibly well funded venture capital group. Its noble mission was funding and supporting transformative technologies aimed at mitigating climate change. Many of its investments are sound and if commercialized, would assist, at least a bit. However, … [continued]

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Cooling Solutions For Cities That Lower Surface & Air Temperatures

July 2, 2024 admin air quality, climate change, heatwaves, urban heat island

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:15:17 +0000

City surface and air temperatures are in critical need of cooling. That’s because 20 of the world’s largest capitals experienced 52% days with 95 degree Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) over the past 3 decades. More than 300 million people live in these cities, where climate change has made them vulnerable, … [continued]

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Proven Climate Solutions — A New Book On Accelerating Change

June 27, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, Bill McKibben, Books, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, climate change, climate solutions, Energy, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, HEALTH, mark z. jacobson, Media, renewable energy, Water

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:20:01 +0000

A couple of years ago, BF Nagy contacted me, asking if I would be interested in contributing to a book he was assembling. He already had Bill McKibben, Mark Z. Jacobson and others signed up, so how could I disagree? Fast forward two years, and the book, Proven Climate Solutions: … [continued]

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Go Outside! People Who Play In Green Spaces Are Healthier

June 25, 2024 admin air quality, climate health, Finland, HEALTH, nature, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 22:19:22 +0000

Technology is the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes or applications, whether in industry or in our everyday lives. Clean technologies — also known sometimes as green tech — reduce the negative effects that our post-industrial society has on the planet and its ecosystems, including human life. Those negative … [continued]

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Canada Follows Europe, China, & USA With Anti-Greenwashing Provisions, Oil & Gas Industry Freaks Out

June 25, 2024 admin air quality, Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, climate change, Coal, Europe, Fossil Fuels, greenwashing, HEALTH, Media, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:39:34 +0000

You might be surprised to know that the oil, gas, and coal industries make claims that aren’t completely aligned with reality, and indeed often make claims that have no discernible relationship to it. I know, I know, it’s a shocking revelation. That’s why Canadian firms in the sector are leading … [continued]

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