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Will Climate Change Transform the Florida Dream? Millions of Americans have moved to the Sunshine State over the last several decades, only to see Florida’s future collide with climate change. (www.nytimes.com)
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Thomas Rockwell, 91, Dies; Taught Children ‘How to Eat Fried Worms’ (www.nytimes.com)
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How fossil fuels mutated Milton | Climate scientists tell HEATED the historic storm represents "the profound irresponsibility and culpability" of polluters. (heated.world)
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Major papers are giving Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment dramatically less attention than they did Clinton’s server (www.mediamatters.org)
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Live Updates: Milton Kills at Least 5, With Death Toll Expected to Rise (www.nytimes.com)
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Live Updates: Milton Kills at Least 5, With Death Toll Expected to Rise (www.nytimes.com)
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The Staggering Price You’re Paying for America’s Nuclear Makeover (www.nytimes.com)
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The Case for Kamala Harris (www.theatlantic.com)
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The US is spending billions to build direct-air-capture plants. But some fear the projects won’t succeed unless the government buys more of what they’re selling. (www.technologyreview.com)
 

This has been one of the inherent problems with any kind of carbon removal — there's no real way to profit from it, so it was unlikely to happen at scale bigger than a PR operation unless government either pays for it or requires firms to pay for it.

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Carbon Mapper Releases First Emissions Detections from the Tanager-1 Satellite (www.prnewswire.com)
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Hurricane misinformation festers, revealing a new side to the climate fight (yaleclimateconnections.org)
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“Climate Alibis” | whether we arrive at a low-carbon energy sector or merely a larger energy sector will still be a question of politics (www.thedriftmag.com)
End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down | UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Yep. Going to need to end that too.

The climate crisis is here. We can still have a better world. | Our hotter planet doesn’t have to be a hopeless planet. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, we've wanted too long for zero impact.

We haven't waited too long to still end up with a habitable planet. Failing to act now puts that at risk.

The climate crisis is here. We can still have a better world. | Our hotter planet doesn’t have to be a hopeless planet. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Hardly; it's largely a matter of how quickly we phase out fossil fuels. Wait longer, and you get to scrap equipment before the ends of its normal useful life instead of getting full use out of what you pay for.

The climate crisis is here. We can still have a better world. | Our hotter planet doesn’t have to be a hopeless planet. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

The sooner we act, the less drastic the measures needed are. That's the reality of it, and something I'll keep on pushing for.

California Governor Rejects Health Warnings on Gas Stoves in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It would be better to impose a ban on new gas stoves, but the gas companies reliably fund campaigns for state legislature, so we didn't have the votes to get something like that as far as the governor.

Leonard Leo-linked group attacking efforts to educate judges on climate | Rightwing US thinktank claimed in report that non-profit holding trainings is ‘corruptly influencing the courts’ in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

The fossil fuels industry funds a big chunk of their patronage machine. So no surprises.

California Governor Rejects Health Warnings on Gas Stoves in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

My solution to that is to maintain a camping stove and a connector to a 20lb propane tank. You can cook for a couple weeks with that if need be, but don't have to breathe the fumes on a routine basis.

Many plastics in Bay Area blue bins end up in landfills. Here’s what is actually recycled in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

To be fair, they're actually recycling #1 and #2 rigid containers. It's everything else that's not making it.

The better move is to avoid manufacturing other plastics for most consumer products.

Many plastics in Bay Area blue bins end up in landfills. Here’s what is actually recycled in c/[email protected]
What if Everyone Did Something to Slow Climate Change? Researchers are looking at the impact that individuals’ actions can have on reducing carbon emissions — and the best ways to get people to adopt in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not saying that either. But we are at the point where it takes people showing neighbors the changes that everybody needs to make.

What if Everyone Did Something to Slow Climate Change? Researchers are looking at the impact that individuals’ actions can have on reducing carbon emissions — and the best ways to get people to adopt in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They're mostly not blasting it directly; they're selling fossil fuels for others to blast. Changing how you commute or heat your home helps change social norms around those and lowers the rate of emissions

Energy experts say U.S. policy must direct money to industries that really need clean hydrogen — and away from those that are better off using clean electricity. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

No; it's a fairly distant thing with there being some aircraft design happening.

It's not a "next tuesday thing"

Ammonia, steel, and some petrochemicals could be moved much sooner.

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