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There are many important issues that should be debated and discussed by the #ushouseofrepresenatives . Refrigeration energy standards are not in the top 100.
The #GOP should not be wasting their time attacking #refrigeration efficiency standards.
No one ran for office on this issue and no one voted for this stupid and performative change.
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
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By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.
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#News #Trump #DOGE #Data #Climate #Health #Environment #Immigration #Science #Education
The results suggest that while the #IEA has accurately anticipated primary and final energy demand growth, it has historically overestimated the growth in #fossil #fuels and #nuclear #electricity generation and severely underestimated the growth in key #renewable #technologies including solar #photovoltaics and #wind #power, the latter occurring across scenarios.
Source: sciencedirect.com/science/arti…
• #WEO #energy scenarios have significantly underestimated #solar PV growth potential.
• Outlook and normative scenarios indicate bias for nuclear and against renewables.
• Power-to-X flexibility options exist in the #GEC model, though their use is limited.
• Increased #transparency of assumptions for key technologies is required.
• Exogenous limitations of key technologies may impede global energy transitions.
#corruption #science #future #fail #environment #technology #news #co2 #politics #climate #humanity #economy
Fifty years ago, if the right decisions had been made, today might look very different. We likely would not be talking about a climate crisis or a climate emergency.
But the right decisions were not made then. Instead, our capitalist rulers pushed ahead with their growth-at-any-cost mantra. And now we face certain disaster.
There are still actions to be taken, a struggle to be waged, in hopes of making the collapse of society slightly less costly for some people in some places. We must engage in that fight.
But suffering is inevitable, great suffering, both for humans and for the natural environment that our industry and our consumerism are in the process of destroying.
#History #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Capitalism
U.S. District Judge Tanya #Chutkan says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance #CleanEnergy & #climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped & must have access to some of the frozen money. The ruling is a defeat for #Trump’s [mockery of an] #EPA, which argues the program is rife w/ financial mismanagement.
#law #USpol
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The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says
A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some of the frozen money.Michael Phillis (AP News)
Friends. Our @SafeguardingResearch team has a request to access some public data that is suddenly being authenticated for access. This is important climate history data.
Do you have or know someone who has an account with FEMA AGOL?
If so, they can privately send a message to SRC (the Safeguarding group) here:
Elon Musk’s xAI is running 35 methane gas burning turbines (enough for a small city) while only having a permit for 15 to power the Colossus supercomputer with over 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs in Tennessee. The Southern Environmental Law Center contends the generators are "illegal," yet they can keep running, reports The Guardian.
#climate #ClimateCollapse #environment #AI #enshittifaction
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Elon Musk’s xAI allegedly uses 'illegal' generators to power Colossus supercomputer facility
A loophole enables the generators to be used for 364 days without a permit.Anton Shilov (Tom's Hardware)
Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
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Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.
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#News #EPA #Environment #Trump #Climate #ClimateChange #Pollution
How did the @ScientistRebellion movement emerge and spread so quickly around the world? My new book, Science in Resistance (out in October with UC Press) documents the evolution of the Scienitist Rebellion movement over the past 5 years. Combining personal stories, interviews with scientist-activists, and insights from research on direct action and academia, I explore the challenges scientists face when taking a stand for climate and ecological justice.
Half of the proceeds will go to SR and allied climate justice groups.
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#ClimateJustice #ClimateChange #Activism #Science #Academia #Degrowth #Ecology #CivilResistance #Climate
Science in Resistance by Fernando Racimo - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.University of California Press
My thoughts about planting a garden (buy farm share instead!) Buyerarchy of Needs & how to shift your mindset about consumption: lots of links, ideas & frothy #solarpunk stuff to stare down the chaos.
susankayequinn.com/2025/04/how…
#green #climate #sustainability #farmshare #consumerism #climatechange #climatesolutions #thrifting #DIY #makerspace #craft #arts
How to Prepare (Not Prep) for Uncertain Times… and Build a Better World in the Process
The world is absolutely crazy right now, and yes, it’s Trump’s fault: There’s a lot of very understandable free-floating stress (punctuated by moments of terror and glorious prote…SUSAN KAYE QUINN
#Europe records hottest #March as global heat stays above #1.5C
source: independent.co.uk/climate-chan…
Scientists and climate experts say the world is not on track to meet the #Paris #Agreement goal of limiting #warming to well below 2C, or ideally 1.5C, unless immediate and deep #emissions cuts are made.
#news #science #environment #earth #weather #future #temperature #heat #climate #crisis
Europe records hottest March as global heat stays above 1.5C
New data shows global temperatures in March averaged 1.6C above pre-industrial levelsStuti Mishra (The Independent)
Get ready for #BlackLung
#Trump set to sign #ExecutiveOrders to boost #US #coal
When burned, coal releases more of the main #GreenhouseGas carbon dioxide than any other #FossilFuel. It also emits criteria #pollutants that are blamed for #lung & #heart illnesses. Much of its use has declined on #regulations from #Democrats, including President Joe #Biden.
#Climate #ClimateCrisis #environment #PublicHealth #law
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We lost the world but we got AI!
Sure, we destroyed our #civilization because of the high #energy consumption and the excessive use of resources for #AI, but for a short time we were able to convert all the photos from our childhood into the Studio #Ghibli #style and were #happy about it.
#image #photo #art #artwork #meme #quote #wisdom #apocalypse #fail #humanity #future #technology #endtime #economy #internet #anime #problem #climate
An #Endangered #GalápagosTortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100
Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz #tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932.
#Climate #ClimateCrisis #Wildlife #Conservation #EndangeredSpecies
nytimes.com/2025/04/05/science…
An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100
Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932.Sopan Deb (The New York Times)
The environmental burden of the United States’ #bitcoin #mining #boom
Source: nature.com/articles/s41467-025…
From mid-2022 to mid-2023, the 34 mines consumed 32.3 terawatt-hours of #electricity — 33% more than Los Angeles—85% of which came from #fossil #fuels.
#btc #usa #earth #environment #climate #finance #politics #Problem #money #nature #emissions #crypto #hype #blockchain
The environmental burden of the United States’ bitcoin mining boom - Nature Communications
The paper maps air pollution from power plants supplying electricity to US Bitcoin mines. It finds that 1.9 million people in 2022-2023 breathed toxic amounts of Bitcoin mine attributable pollution, particularly around New York City and Houston.Nature
Finland phases out coal, ahead of schedule:
“Imported fossil energy has been replaced with cleaner solutions that reduce climate emissions, while consumers benefit from lower energy prices”
“As Finland previously relied primarily on coal imported from Russia, the phase-out has also boosted Finland’s energy independence and, therefore, national security.”
euronews.com/green/2025/04/01/…
#Climate #ClimateSolutions #Energy #Russia #Finland #EU #Europe #Renewables #Wind #Coal #FossilFuel #Suomi
Finland ‘ahead of schedule’ on coal phase out as Helsinki’s Salmisaari plant closes
Wind power in Finland has more than doubled since 2020 to supply a quarter of the country’s energy.Rosie Frost (Euronews.com)
Well, there's a headline that certainly captures the moment: Big banks predict catastrophic warming, with profit potential.
“We now expect a 3°C world,” Morgan Stanley analysts wrote earlier this month."
"The stunning conclusion indicates that the bank believes the planet is hurtling toward a future in which severe droughts and harvest failures become widespread, sea-level rise is measured in feet rather than inches and tropical regions experience episodes of extreme heat and humidity for weeks at a time."
"Morgan Stanley’s climate forecast was tucked into a mundane research report on the future of air conditioning stocks, which it provided to clients on March 17."
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h/t @ai6yr
#GlobalWarming #Climate #ClimateChange #Capitalism #Banking
Big banks predict catastrophic warming, with profit potential - E&E News by POLITICO
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement's 2 degreeCorbin Hiar (E&E News by POLITICO)
Big banks predict catastrophic warming, with profit potential - E&E News by POLITICO
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement's 2 degreeCorbin Hiar (E&E News by POLITICO)
“There was no court reporter and there still is no public transcript or recording of the proceedings.
“Seven of the 11 [jurors] had ties to the fossil fuel industry. Some had admitted they could not be fair, but the judge seated them anyway.”
#fascism #greenpeace #climate
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I was an independent observer in the Greenpeace trial. What I saw was shocking
Greenpeace lost – not because it did something wrong but because it was denied a fair trialSteven Donziger (The Guardian)
via #EarthlyEducation
we are living through an #ExtinctionCrisis unlike anything in human history—over a million #species are at risk of disappearing in the coming decades. #ecosystems that have taken millions of years to evolve are unravelling before our eyes, driven by #HabitatDestruction, #climate chaos, #pollution, and endless #extraction. every species lost is a thread pulled from the web of life, and sooner or later, that web collapses.
Brilliant cartoon by @schloriancartoon
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The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted
It takes an average worker around 250 years to reach €1 million. By 2050, 1.2 billion people could be displaced due to climate change. Just think about that.
#anticapitalism #eattherich #feedthepoor #climate #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #climaterefugees #refugee #refugees #xr #planetearth
The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright
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In his confirmation hearing, the Liberty Energy founder pledged broad support for renewable energy. But when speaking to conservatives, he declared, “We don’t have replacements” for coal, oil and gas.
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#News #Energy #Climate #Oil #Gas #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange
Local Climate Activist Issues Stark Warning Ahead of Talk This Week
Michael Bergin
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In the last 50 years in Ireland, we’ve lost two-thirds of our farmland birds, that’s according to a local climate activist, ahead of a major talk on the topic this week
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#Ireland #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Local Climate Activist Issues Stark Warning Ahead of Talk This Week
In the last 50 years in Ireland, we’ve lost two-thirds of our farmland birds, that’s according to a local climate activist, ahead of a major talk on the topic this week.Michael Bergin (KCLR 96FM)
UK schoolchildren dissuaded from climate action due to bullying and peer pressure
Research released today by education charity, Another Way, has revealed that students actively involved in climate change projects in their schools/colleges are being prevented from taking part in initiatives due to peer pressure and bullying from classmates
londondaily.news/uk-schoolchil…
#UK #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #MassExtinction #environment #climate
UK schoolchildren dissuaded from climate action due to bullying and peer pressure | London Daily News
Research released today by education charity, Another Way, has revealed that students actively involved in climate change projects in their schools/colleges are being prevented from taking part in initiatives due to peer pressure and bullying from cl…LDN Guest Post (London Daily News Ltd)
