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UN climate talks: Faint progress on money, none on pollution
Opening pocketbooks wider to fight climate change? That’s looking slightly more doable. Closing more smokestacks for the same goal? Not…
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Floods Have Swamped the US. The Next Health Problem: Mold
There’s a long history of natural disasters making people sick. Reports range from cases of Valley fever after the Northridge…
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Bill Gates secures hundreds of millions from U.S. firms for climate fight
Bill Gates at Munich Security Conference on February 17, 2017 in Munich, Germany. Michael Gottschalk | Getty Bill Gates has…
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Amazon Grows Climate Coalition Ahead of U.N. General Assembly
(Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. said it has added 86 new signatories to its Climate Pledge, expanding the number of companies…
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Climate strike: In the words of a hunger striker | DW | 17.09.2021
Jacob Heinze, 27, is risking it all to take a stand. He is one of seven young people who began…
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Outrider’s Robotic Yard Trucks Are Taking On Dangerous, Dirty Jobs
Yard trucks: also known as spotters, shifters, shunt trucks, and terminal tractors, or, for those who prefer zoological nomenclature, yard…
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How Frackers Can Turn Methane Into Methane-aid
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Methane is both the energy sector’s big lost opportunity and, for some, a potential future one. President…
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U.K.’s Green Push Leaves Country at the Mercy of The Weather
(Bloomberg) — The U.K.’s wind-power drive has dramatically cut carbon emissions, but it’s also created a vulnerability that’s been brutally…
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Biden to Convene Virtual Summit to Jump Start Climate Ambitions
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden will host a virtual discussion of climate change with world leaders Friday as he tries…
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In areas hit hard by climate change, only the rich can afford to stay
The rain fell steadily at Curt Dyer’s Miami Beach, Florida, home on a mid-July day this summer. He opened the door…
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UN chief urges ‘rapid’ emission cuts to curb climate change
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations called Thursday for “immediate, rapid and large-scale” cuts in greenhouse gas…
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Methane Plumes Spotted Near Central Asia Pipes to China, Russia
(Bloomberg) — Powerful plumes of the super-potent greenhouse gas methane were detected by satellite late last month in Turkmenistan, near…
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Taking the Gas (and Coal) Out of Heat
When we think of global energy consumption, I imagine most of us think of two things. The first is power…
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Report: Most nations fall far short in plans to curb warming
Nearly every nation is coming up short — most of them far short — in their efforts to fight climate…
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Climate change, logging collide — and a forest shrinks
CUSTER CITY, S.D. (AP) — Looking down a hillside dotted with large stumps and nearly devoid of trees, a pair…
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Could feeding cows seaweed make climate-friendly steaks? | DW | 14.09.2021
Cattle for milk and meat production are responsible for about 9% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Methane — a gas…
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Methane: What’s the big deal? | DW | 14.09.2021
There’s a reason why carbon dioxide has become the bogeyman of the climate crisis, considering just how much of it…
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Report: Climate change could see 200 million move by 2050
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next…
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Out West, Biden points to wildfires to push for big rebuild
MATHER, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday used his first Western swing in office to hold out the…
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Ireland Takes on Powerful Farm Lobby to Meet Climate Goals
(Bloomberg) — The cattle that roam Ireland’s fields are a charming part of its stunning landscapes. They’re also the reason the country…
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New Storm to Test Post-Harvey Houston Infrastructure
(Bloomberg) — On Aug. 25, the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, which dumped about 50 inches of rain on Houston,…
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Oil-rich Norway goes to polls with climate on the agenda
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — North Sea oil and gas has helped make Norway one of the wealthiest countries in the…
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Climate Change Is Worsening Ozone Problems On The Front Range. Hispanic Communities Feel It The Most
“It’s relatively modest now, but it’s certainly expected to grow in the future as the climate continues to warm,” Crooks…
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As New York And Louisiana Recover From Ida, Here’s How You Can Help
NEW YORK CITY – SEPTEMBER 02: Cars sit abandoned on the flooded Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx … [+]…
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World Economy Like a Patient on Experimental Drugs, Says Tooze
(Bloomberg) — The turbulence of the pandemic is likely just the curtain-raiser for a coming age of upheaval in the…
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Madagascar: How Climate Change Contributed to Madagascar’s Food Crisis
The UN has announced that Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world’s first “climate change famine”. Tens of…
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The Energy Transition Needs Artificial Intelligence
Imagine if you will a network of n things, each of which is connected to each other. When n is…
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Europe Is Key Staging Ground for Climate Lawyers Dogging Big Oil
(Bloomberg) — More lawsuits seeking to curb carbon dioxide emissions are likely in Europe, spurred by a recent report that…
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Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035
WASHINGTON (AP) — Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years…
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U.K. Watchdog Blasts Britain’s Effort for Greener Home Heating
(Bloomberg) — The U.K.’s plan to decarbonize home heating fell far short of targets to drive a green recovery from…
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Climate change pushes New Zealand to warmest recorded winter
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The southern winter that just ended in New Zealand was the warmest ever recorded, and…
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UN climate chief: No country is safe from global warming
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The U.N.’s top climate official urged governments Monday to stop their “deferral and delay” tactics and…
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Industry group backs global carbon price for large ships
BERLIN (AP) — A major maritime industry association on Monday backed plans for a global surcharge on carbon emissions from…
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Greece creates climate crisis ministry after huge wildfires
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right government has created a new ministry to address the impact of climate change and…
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Green Junk Bond Shows High-Yield Lags Investment Grade
Transport services company Getlink’s sale this week of an environmentally friendly bond has pushed 2020’s tally for European green junk…
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Fossil Fuels’ Price Boom Isn’t the Victory It Might Seem
(Bloomberg Opinion) — From the price action, you’d think that fossil fuels are back in business. Since breaking above $100…
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UN Urges Climate Laggard Australia to Set Emissions Target
(Bloomberg) — Australia should join its Group of 20 counterparts in committing to a net zero emissions target “as a…
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Can Britain Go Green? The Issue Still Divides the Tory Soul
(Bloomberg Opinion) — The Conservative party is an uneasy champion of environmentalism. The leadership of the U.K.’s party of power…
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Sump Pumps and Wet Vacs Are Climate Change Must-Haves
(Bloomberg Opinion) — It was the sound of glass shattering. I raced around the house searching for broken windows because it was…
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COVID-19 and the Fight Against Climate Change: What Have We Learned?
As the world continues to battle the COVID crisis, we must not lose sight of the greatest long-term threat faced…
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Eskom CEO Says Carbon Capture Being Considered in South Africa
(Bloomberg) — Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is evaluating the use of carbon capture…
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Oil Palm Policy: Don’t Lose Ancient Forests To Silver-Bullet Ideas
On a sultry August evening, I heard a high, shrill cry. The sound was unmistakably that of a woodpecker, a…
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Hurricane Ida Aftermath Delivers Deadly Lesson on Climate Change
(Bloomberg) — As Ida’s deadly waters receded Thursday from subway stations and roads, playgrounds and apartments, stunned residents of New…
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Satellites Spot Methane Plumes Over U.S. Caused by ‘Routine Work’
(Bloomberg) — Plumes of the super-warming greenhouse gas methane were spotted over the Midwest last month. U.S. pipeline giant Energy…
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Thief Who Stole Redwood Burls Is Banned by Judge From National Park
(Bloomberg) — A California judge has banned a man from the national park where he stole priceless chunks of old-growth…
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Ida-Wrecked Power Grid Could Boost Infrastructure Bill Support
(Bloomberg) — Hurricane Ida wrecked transmission lines and left New Orleans in darkness, but infrastructure advocates see an opportunity in…
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Hurricane Ida Proves That We Need to Step Up the Political Fight on Climate Change
In October, 1999, Kerry Emanuel, a professor of atmospheric science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, published a paper in…
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Lake Tahoe Fire Threat Grows as High Winds Fan California Flames
(Bloomberg) — Dry winds gusting with the strength of a tropical storm are propelling a California wildfire Tuesday as firefighters…
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Dry, Gusty Winds to Fan California’s Wildfires, Adding to Crisis
(Bloomberg) — Dry winds gusting with the strength of a tropical storm will fan flames across the Sierra Nevada and…
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How Climate, ‘Rapid Intensification’ Revved Up Hurricane Ida
(Bloomberg) — Many hurricanes grow weaker as they approach land. But Hurricane Ida, like Hurricane Laura in 2020 and a…
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