In San Francisco, we're finally starting to put away our masks. With 74% of the city's residents over 12 fully vaccinated, for the first time in more than a year we're enjoying walking, shopping, and eating out, our faces naked. So I was startled when my partner reminded me that we need to buy masks... Continue Reading →
Northeastern Siberia is a place where people take Arctic temperatures in stride. But 100-degree days are another matter entirely. MAGARAS, Russia — The call for help lit up villagers’ phones at 7:42 on a muggy and painfully smoky evening on Siberia’s fast-warming permafrost expanse. “We urgently ask all men to come to the town hall... Continue Reading →
As Frozen Land Burns, Siberia Fears: ‘If We Don’t Have the Forest, We Don’t Have Life’
The American Petroleum Institute receives millions from oil companies – and works behinds the scenes to stall or weaken legislation When Royal Dutch Shell published its annual environmental report in April, it boasted that it was investing heavily in renewable energy. The oil giant committed to installing hundreds of thousands of charging stations for electric vehicles... Continue Reading →
How a powerful US lobby group helps big oil to block climate action
The global consensus on how climate change will affect the planet is documented every few years by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an entity within the United Nations that compiles research on the subject with the assistance of thousands of volunteer scientists. The five reports compiled since 1990 have documented both updated estimates... Continue Reading →
You should not be surprised that climate predictions may have been too conservative
Support for coal, oil and gas remains high despite pledges to tackle climate crisis The G20 countries have provided more than $3.3tn (£2.4tn) in subsidies for fossil fuels since the Paris climate agreement was sealed in 2015, a report shows, despite many committing to tackle the crisis. This backing for coal, oil and gas is... Continue Reading →
‘Reckless’: G20 states subsidised fossil fuels by $3tn since 2015, says report
Gas-fired stoves are emerging as a burning issue as American cities consider phasing out natural-gas hookups to homes and businesses to reduce carbon emissions. Many restaurant and home chefs prefer cooking on gas-burning ranges, and persuading some to switch to electric stovetops is proving to be a hard sell—a sentiment the natural-gas industry has seized... Continue Reading →
Cities Try to Phase Out Gas Stoves—but Cooks Are Pushing Back
Climate crisis researchers worry about the channel’s reach to perpetuate misinformation and advance political goals Fox News Media, the company that owns the reactionary, climate crisis-skeptical Fox News, is launching a weather channel this year – a development that has climate crisis experts worried. Fox Weather, a 24-hour channel devoted to all things meteorological, promises... Continue Reading →
Fox News’ planned 24-hour weather channel has climate experts worried
NATURAL DISASTERS this week from 11 – 17 july 2021 Climate changе! disasters 2021 flood
NATURAL DISASTERS this week from 11 - 17 july 2021 Climate changе! disasters 2021 flood The release features natural disasters around the world. Climate is changing, and this is very noticeable Climate Change!, that's where the power is !!!! , Source...
In the world of sustainability, as in any other, there is a difference between talking a good game and executing. A company, community or entire country can set all the environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals it wants. But if there’s no follow-through, all that’s left are some nice murals and a stack of unused... Continue Reading →
Keeping It Real: Germany, Illinois and Toledo Top the 2021 Sustainability Rankings
Will world take action after a week of major climate disasters?
Today, there was yet another warning on climate change: the International Energy Agency predicting global emissions of greenhouse gases will reach an all-time high in 2023 - as governments all over the world fail to 'build back better' as they recover from the pandemic. Video Source!
A tribal-led plan to build a meat-processing facility on the Blackfeet Nation reservation in Montana will help invigorate the local economy, safeguard cultural traditions, and protect community health and the environment. A simple cup of tea or a few servings of fresh vegetables don’t always come cheap for residents of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in... Continue Reading →
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