Showing posts with label #ThePlanet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #ThePlanet. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Over 25,000 tons of COVID-related plastic waste pollutes world’s oceans, study finds

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Over 25,000 tons of pandemic-related plastic waste pollute the global ocean, according to a study published in the journal PNAS on Monday...
Monday, November 8, 2021

Climate on track to devastate world’s poorest economies: Study

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Some 65 nations will see GDP drop 20 percent by 2050 if temperatures rise, new report released at COP26 says. Source: https://www.aljaze...
Saturday, November 6, 2021

US Department of Energy wants to dramatically reduce the cost of carbon capture technology

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The US Department of Energy wants to accelerate the development of carbon capture technology. On Friday, the agency announced a program c...

Wright Spirit 100-passenger aircraft aims for all-electric flights by 2026

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During the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference this week, Wright Electric unveiled its latest commercial aircraft, the 100-passenger Wright ...

‘The time for change is now’: demonstrators around the world demand action on climate crisis

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Up to 100,000 people expected at Glasgow march amid criticism over heavy policing at Cop26 summit People on almost every continent were ...
Thursday, November 4, 2021

To combat homelessness, California is turning hotels into housing

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In March 2020, as Covid-19 was beginning its assault on America, Jason Elliott found himself huddled in a windowless conference room late o...

COP26: Quitting coal and rebounding CO2 emissions

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Five things you need to know about COP26 – the United Nations climate change conference – on Thursday. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/new...
Saturday, October 30, 2021

Ocasio-Cortez defends climate provisions in spending bill: ‘I have to live in this future’

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is defending the importance of climate change provisions in Democrats’ budget reconciliation packag...
Friday, October 29, 2021

NASA records a massive solar flare

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The NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft recorded a significant solar flare on October 28, 2021, at 11:35 AM EDT. The SDO consta...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

First Covid raised the murder rate. Now it’s changing the politics of crime.

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ATLANTA — Volkan Topalli had just purchased two bags of potting soil at a Buckhead Home Depot when he heard a commotion. A fight that broke...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Senate Democrats unveil new income tax for billionaires

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Senate Democrats on Wednesday released a billionaires’ tax proposal , designed to help support President Biden’s social spending and clima...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Wealthy Countries Are Spending More on Border Security Than Climate Aid

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Wealthier countries are going to be several years late in delivering their promises to give money to poorer countries to help adjust to the...
Sunday, October 24, 2021

Plastic industry pollution to overtake coal in US by 2030, report says

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Enlarge / Smoke billows from one of many chemical plants near Baton Rouge, La. ‘Cancer Alley’ is one of the most polluted areas of the ...
Thursday, October 21, 2021

Hundreds of rare three-eyed crustaceans found in Arizona desert after a storm

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The Arizona Daily Sun reports that hundreds of tiny three-eyed crustaceans called triops were recently found near the desert in the afterm...
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Volcano spews ash two miles into the sky in Japan – video

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A volcano blasted ash two miles into the sky after erupting on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on Wednesday. Officials warned of a risk...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

The new cold war panic

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The world has seen a power struggle between nuclear powers before, and has seen those countries inch closer to military conflict. But it’s...

Over 100 million people in Africa threatened by climate change

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WMO report warns 1.3 billion people remain ‘extremely vulnerable’ as continent warms more and faster than world average. Source: https:/...
Monday, October 18, 2021

‘We want sun’: the battle for solar power in Puerto Rico

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Many people suffered following power cuts in the aftermath of two hurricanes, but advocates say solar power will withstand future disaster...

At least 35 killed by floods, landslides in India’s Kerala state

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Search and rescue operations continue on Monday as thousands remain stranded in parts of the coastal area. Source: https://www.aljazeera...
Saturday, October 16, 2021

Manchin hits back at Sanders criticism in fight over Biden investment plan

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Vermont senator chides Manchin over lack of support for bill Progressive-centrist impasse holds up Biden’s reform agenda Internal part...