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Podcast: How are cities preparing to combat climate change?
This podcast discusses how cities are preparing to combat climate change. MPR News’ Paul Huttner, filling in for host Kerri Miller, spoke with Forbes Tompkins, officer of flood-prepared communities at The Pew Charitable Trusts, and Mayor Errick Simmons of Greenville, Miss., about how cities across the country are bracing for more climate-driven flooding.
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Clean Energy States Alliance Webinar On Electric Vehicles and the Grid
This webinar discusses the trajectory for the market penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) and what does it mean for the electrical grid. How can EVs be best integrated into the grid so that they increase system reliability and reduce emissions? What would be the impacts on the grid of […]
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Sobering Climate Risks
This podcast discusses a report by the the Australia-based Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration. If carbon emissions keep going up until 2030 it will be too late to avoid a ‘hot house’ Earth with a billion climate refugees starting in 2050. These researchers warn the climate is changing […]
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Recycling Plastics – is it effective?
This article discusses whether recycling plastics is the solution to that problem. No, it isn’t. ‘Recycling Is Like a Band-Aid on Gangrene’.
The Newfoundland lab, the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR), interrogates what Max Liboiron believes to be systemic problems in science. CLEAR conducts its research on microplastics […]
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8 must-watch environmental documentaries to kick off your summer
This Grist article discusses 8 environmental documentaries you should watch this summer. You should definitely read this article, as there are many worthwhile films that will scare your pants off.
Another Memorial Day, another Mountainfilm Festival. Since 1979, outdoor enthusiasts and environmental activists alike have flocked to the mountain town of […]
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Yale Climate Connections weekly email
This set of articles from Yale Climate Connections discuss:
Farmer finds that sustainable choices can also be profitable. The solar panel on his barn have been a good investment, Ted Barbour says.
12 free reports on climate change and the economy.
12 books on how climate change is […]
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Study: Sends New Warning On Predicted Sea-Level Rise
This article discusses a study that warns that sea-level rise will be worse than previous estimates have predicted.
A new study says global sea levels could rise more than predicted and the effects would be catastrophic. The new research finds the world’s seas could rise by nearly six feet by 2100, […]
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SELC – Broken Ground Podcast
This podcast is produced by the Southern Environmental Law Center, one of the preeminent law firms fighting to protect the environment.
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In the future, tropical forests may hold fewer big trees
This Yale Climate Connections article discusses why, in the future, tropical forests may hold fewer big trees. If intense storms grow more common, trees could be killed before reaching full size. But she says if strong storms become more common with climate change, large, slow-growing tree species may be killed before […]
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8 Podcasts About Climate Change That Can Help You Remain Informed
This article discusses 8 climate change podcasts that can help you remain informed. This article includes several links that are worth following.
In a report released in April 2019, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN agency for weather, climate and water resources, shared a not-so-encouraging update […]
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