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Ever Felt Overwhelmed By The Climate Crisis? Join Our Webinar November 14!

October 31, 2024 admin HEALTH, webinars

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 03:51:37 +0000

If you are not living under a rock, odds are, you’re aware that climate change is real and has pretty bad repercussions for everyone and everything on this beautiful little planet we call home. There are a lot of folks who are working on solving this — more than we … [continued]

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Methane Expert Rob Jackson Of Global Carbon Project Talks Solutions

October 26, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, buildings, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, cattle, clean power, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, HEALTH, heat pumps, Landfill, methane, natural gas, policy & politics, research, shale oil, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:21:39 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Rob Jackson, scientist, author, and director of the Global Carbon Project to talk cow burps, landfills, and shale oil, all in aid of the very big global warming problem that is methane. This is the second half of our conversation, lightly … [continued]

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It’s Time To Accept That There Is No Such Thing As Climate Smart Beef

October 23, 2024 admin Agriculture, beef, carbon emissions, climate change, co2 emissions, global weirding, HEALTH, meat, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:28:55 +0000

Tyson Foods — that enormous industrial beef consortium — has found itself the object of a consumer-protection lawsuit that alleges the company was disingenuous in its communication to consumers about its efforts and progress to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. What’s at issue are claims in marketing materials like suggesting … [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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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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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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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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Electrify Everything, Eradicate Energy Poverty

October 10, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, HEALTH, renewable energy, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:30:37 +0000

When will world leaders reimagine their approach to improving the prospects of developing nations in health, employment, nutrition, and access to affordable and clean energy? Those were ambitious goals set by world leaders in 2015, at a time in which there were only 38 million hungry people in the world. … [continued]

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What Is The Biggest Contributor To Methane Emissions: Fossil Fuels Or Cattle?

September 20, 2024 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, HEALTH, methane

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:09:40 +0000

You might think that fossil fuels score at the very top level of methane emissions levels, but they don’t. It’s cattle and manure, according to a recent report from the Global Carbon Project, which updates its Global Methane Budget every few years. They say that despite an increasing policy focus … [continued]

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Another Day, Another Nonsensical Oceanic Carbon Capture Non-Solution, This Time Italian

September 19, 2024 admin California, carbon emissions, climate change, Fossil Fuels, green economy, HEALTH, investment, Italy, Ocean, ocean acidification, research, SCIENCE, seafood

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:40:52 +0000

Regular readers might think Californians have a lock on poorly thought-through ideas for ‘enhancing’ oceanic carbon uptake, but apparently Italy decided to throw a log on this fire. A startup is promoting the idea of digging up long-sequestered carbon dioxide in the form of limestone to make quicklime to make … [continued]

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