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Clean Energy Jobs Are Changing Lives. These Programs Are Providing Liftoff.

October 16, 2024 admin clean power, climate change, green economy, green jobs, Habitat for Humanity, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, Manufacturing, us climate alliance

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 22:36:55 +0000

Jobs supporting the energy transition are in demand, and programs supported by cities, states — and now a bipartisan coalition of governors — are helping train the future workforce. Before Marcus started as a carpentry fellow with Habitat for Humanity, he didn’t know what he was going to do with … [continued]

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DeSantis Foresees No Development Limits In Areas Susceptible To Disasters

October 15, 2024 admin buildings, climate change, Florida, HEALTH, hurricane milton, hurricanes, policy & politics, policy research, ron desantis

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 22:30:05 +0000

“It is not the role of government” to do so, he says. Days after Hurricane Milton caused widespread damage to areas still rebuilding after Hurricane Ian two years ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday dismissed a suggestion that the state limit development in coastal areas vulnerable to dangerous tropical storms. Hurricane Milton … [continued]

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U.S. Hourly Electricity Demand Peaked in July with Widespread Heatwaves

October 15, 2024 admin caiso, California, california independent system operator (caiso), climate change, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), ercot, hurricanes, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, us electricity

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 03:50:53 +0000

Last summer, U.S. electricity demand in the Lower 48 states was greatest at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 15, 2024, when it reached about 745 gigawatthours (GWh), based on data in our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor. In our analysis, we calculate each day’s peak according to the hour with … [continued]

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Tesla Robotaxi Would Cause More Gridlock In USA’s Transit-Deprived Cities

October 15, 2024 admin autonomous, autonomous vehicles, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric car, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, events, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, tesla, tesla cybercab, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:17:04 +0000

Let’s start out with the blunt reality that I didn’t bother to watch the Tesla reveal event in real-time, or even consider watching the event. Tesla reveal parties stopped being particularly relevant a few years ago. The Tesla Semi reveal was the last one of any significance from my perspective. … [continued]

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What It’s Like To Live Through A Climate-Induced Hurricane

October 14, 2024 admin climate change, events, Florida, hurricanes, wind energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:50:55 +0000

Vice President Kamala Harris calls climate change an “existential threat” that the United States must combat. Former President Donald Trump dismisses climate change as a “hoax.” Well, I just came out the other side from hunkering down in a hurricane with friends who had been evacuated, and I can say … [continued]

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The Nature Conservation Index Is A New Tool For Policy Development & Biodiversity Protection

October 13, 2024 admin Agriculture, biodiversity loss, climate change, HEALTH, nature climate change, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:10:07 +0000

Species do not exist in isolation; they are interconnected. A key element to addressing environmental problems, such as improving water quality and renewing biodiversity, involves addressing nature conservation at its core. What can be done to support a more effective global approach to biodiversity protection and sustainable development? The time … [continued]

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Four Factors That Make Hurricanes Deadly

October 13, 2024 admin climate change, Extreme weather, Florida, hurricanes, storm surge, tornadoes

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:50:59 +0000

Powerful hurricanes like Milton are becoming more frequent as ocean temperatures continue to rise to historic levels.

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Stop Emitting Nasty GHG Methane & It Will Disappear From Air In Our Lifetime

October 13, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, HEALTH, heat pumps, investment, lng, lng terminals, methane, natural gas, policy & politics, SCIENCE, Shipping, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:00:54 +0000

Methane is so hot right now. Well, it’s making the world a lot hotter, because it’s a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and we’ve been increasing the amount we’re dumping into the air. That’s not a good kind of hot. The United States is the worst emitter … [continued]

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Electric Vehicles Must Be Catching On: Fox News Is Now Covering Them For Its Audiences

October 12, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev charging, ev sales

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:10:09 +0000

As part of my morning scan of the news, I was surprised to see an article from a Fox News about electric vehicles which seemed, on first glance, to be told from an empathetic point of view. The article, culled from Nexstar Media Wire, was curious to me, as I … [continued]

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Today’s Hurricane Ratings Are Inadequate For Climate Change-Fueled Storms

October 11, 2024 admin carbon emissions, climate change, global weirding, HEALTH, hurricanes, policy & politics, SCIENCE, usa, Water

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 03:31:38 +0000

Currently, hurricanes severity is measured by either the Saffir-Simpson scale or the Accumulated Cyclone Energy scale. Neither of them really was adequate in the massive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, in the years since or in this years devastating season. Let’s explore why. Note: I published a version of this article … [continued]

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