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Offshore Wind Farms Show What Biden’s Climate Plan Is Up Against
New York Times: Offshore Wind Farms Show What Biden’s Climate Plan Is Up Against. The U.S. has fallen way behind Europe partly because of an old shipping law and opposition from homeowners and fishing groups.
A constellation of 5,400 offshore wind turbines meet a growing portion of
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Report: Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Hits Record High Despite Pandemic Dip
New York Times: Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Hits Record High Despite Pandemic Dip. Global emissions dropped last year, but the decline wasn’t nearly enough to halt the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
The amount of carbon dioxide piling up in Earth’s atmosphere set a record last month, […]
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Yale Climate Connection, June 4, 2021
Articles include: A climate-change-inspired video road-trip across the U.S.; Key readings on IEA’s ‘Net Zero by 2050’ report; Tips: How to weatherize your home; Talking climate with those holding different worldviews; New Mexico imposes strict rule to prevent venting, flaring of natural gas; Can […]
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Yale Climate Connection, May 28, 2021
Articles include: Marine photographer captures haunting images of California’s beautiful, but vanishing, kelp forests; Ambitious action on climate change could be Biden’s ‘moon shot’; It’s been a record-long time since the last EF5 tornado. What does that mean?; 12 reports on what the U.S. may make […]
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Yale Climate Connection, May 14, 2021
Articles include: Silent calamity: The health impacts of wildfire smoke; White House adviser and environmental justice advocate Catherine Coleman Flowers; Climate change increases renters’ risks; Why are there so many Atlantic named storms? Five possible explanations; Heavier downpours strain septic systems in some rural areas; […]
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Study: NY Times Climate Fwd: May 26, 2021
Articles include: offshore wind; drought in the US west; Russia’s new nightmare; net zero GHGs; preparing for a disaster season; Study: invasive species in Africa
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Study: Air pollution from farms leads to 17,900 U.S. deaths per year
Washington Post: Air pollution from farms leads to 17,900 U.S. deaths per year, study finds. A first-of-its-kind study shows that lung-irritating particles from fertilizer, feed lots and manure cause thousands of premature deaths — even more than coal power plants. But using more sustainable farming practices and eating less […]
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NY Times Climate Fwd: May 12, 2021
Articles include: A breakthrough for U.S. wind power; interactive maps; circular economy; California cutting smog; gas flaring;
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Study: NYTimes Climate Fwd June 2, 2021
Articles include: Making way for wildlife; Biden suspends drilling in the Arctic Refuge; imagining life after highways; methane emitters; where solar & wind power are needed; Study: heat deaths & climate change; Trump denial; airlines & GHGs; Norwegian environmental base.
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Study: A 20-Foot Sea Wall? Miami Faces the Hard Choices of Climate Change.
New York Times: A 20-Foot Sea Wall? Miami Faces the Hard Choices of Climate Change. A proposal to construct barriers for storm surge protection has forced South Floridians to reckon with the many environmental challenges they face.
Three years ago, not long after Hurricane Irma left parts of […]
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