I suspect that hostility towards mask wearing and lack of maintenance due to the governor blocking congestion pricing are a much bigger deal
There are a lot of places in the western US where there aren't any insurers writing new policies anymore.
New Yorkers Are Driving More, Even as Climate Plan Hinges on Driving Less | From New York City to Buffalo, people are driving a lot more than they did before the pandemic.
From New York City to Buffalo, people are driving a lot more than they did before the pandemic.
The Fires That Could Reshape the Amazon | Vast, diverse parts of Brazil are burning at the same time, forcing officials to rethink how to protect crucial ecosystems like the Amazon.
Home insurance premiums have at times risen 40% faster than inflation. Extreme weather events are likely to make the expense worse.
Norway: electric cars outnumber petrol for first time in ‘historic milestone’ | Nordic country, paradoxically a major oil producer, has set target for all new cars sold to be zero emission
Nordic country, paradoxically a major oil producer, has set target for all new cars sold to be zero emission
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My guess is that they figured out that Hezbollah was ordering new encrypted pagers for their members, and modified the devices to include explosives and a mechanism to remotely detonate them.
Since the start of this fiscal year alone, Customs and Border Protection agents have confiscated 211,000 metric tons of planet-warming chemicals.
Syndicated copies of the article, like the one I linked above, don't include the cartoon illustration that's in the bloomberg.com version
Mapping the Decline of Eelgrass Along Maine’s Coast | Researchers are studying the role of eelgrass beds for carbon capture and the health of the habitat for a variety of species.
It's pretty well documented that the transferrable renewable energy credits don't result in the construction of additional renewables. That lack of additionality means that they're not effective at causing decarbonization.
Two separate reports find policies will save Americans from pollution in coming decades and added nearly 150,000 jobs
Biden’s green policies will save 200,000 lives and have boosted clean energy jobs, data shows | Two separate reports find policies will save Americans from pollution in coming decades & add 150k jobs
Two separate reports find policies will save Americans from pollution in coming decades and added nearly 150,000 jobs
Gov. Newsom's got good climate bills on his desk. Will he sign them?
The governor has a chance to support rooftop solar, protect farmworkers from heat and dump plastic bags.
One of the ways you can encourage him is to call his office at (916) 445-2841. The phone will be answered by a staffer. Give your name, zip code, and tell them why you're calling.
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Why ‘chaos wheat’ may be the future of bread | It’s time to look beyond all-purpose flour.
It’s time to look beyond all-purpose flour.
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That argument has been around since antiquity, and hasn't been effective.
It takes something more.
These states tried, and failed, to cut food waste. One succeeded. | Researchers studied the effect of five laws requiring supermarkets and restaurants to reduce waste
A study of five states’ food waste bans found that most had no effect — except Massachusetts.
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Four people were injured Sunday afternoon at a Brooklyn subway stop in what started as officers’ attempts to apprehend a man accused of skipping the station turnstile.
This likely means that the knife never existed in the first place, and was made up by the cops in order to justify shooting into a crowd.
Did climate change make the Airport, Bridge and Line fires worse: A “one-two” weather punch tied to rising temperatures sets stage for intense blazes, expert says
A “one-two” weather punch tied to rising temperatures sets the stage for intense blazes, one expert says.
The bankruptcy took out a big chunk of their executive team, and induced a huge investment in grid upgrades. So completely reasonable actually.
PG&E literally went bankrupt because they didn't inspect a powerline, and the cast-iron hooks holding it up swung slowly back and forth over a century until they wore through, dropping a live powerline to the ground, sparking a fire, and causing towns to burn down.
What I think actually got it into the 2020 election news coverage was that people figured out when and where high-dollar fundraisers would be, and showed up outside them to ask the candidates about climate as they entered or exited.
Or...he wasn't trying to be funny, but was trying to induce an assassination attempt aimed at Biden or Harris, and hiding behind a fig leaf of "humor" to avoid prosecution.
It's on voters to impose them by keeping him out of office
The problem is that we'll still have a Republican-appointed Supreme Court. It takes more than just electing a Democratic President to change things there; it takes a willing Congress and (maybe) a few justices dropping dead.
Absolutely, but the executives started claiming that EVs would require less labor to manufacture. It's utter bullshit, but they managed to panic a bunch of the workers.
- Big batteries need cooling during charging.
- A/C units need to do heat exchange.
- Aesthetics
It's not as fast as I'd like either, but it's a lot better than the original USPS plan to replace them with diesel trucks.
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as the planet warms further, the increase in risk actually falls heaviest on those swimming in money rather than floodwater.
It may not kill, but it's going to be incredibly expensive.
It's more that there needs to be a lot more discussion of the fact that converting to EVs doesn't mean fewer jobs. So the autoworkers unions don't need to fight it.
That 'sprint to the middle' happens in every general election campaign. You can't get elected if you don't do it.