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Why are we feeding crops to our cars when people are starving? | George Monbiot | The Guardian

Source: Why are we feeding crops to our cars when people are starving? | George Monbiot | The Guardian

The bitter fight to stop a 2,000-mile carbon pipeline | Iowa | The Guardian

Source: The bitter fight to stop a 2,000-mile carbon pipeline | Iowa | The Guardian

One weird trick to make heat pumps boom | Canary Media

Source: One weird trick to make heat pumps boom | Canary Media

How hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab found heat + humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize

Source: How hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab found heat + humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize

The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human tolerance

Source: The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human tolerance

The patriotic Virgin: How Mary’s been marshaled for religious nationalism and military campaigns

Source: The patriotic Virgin: How Mary’s been marshaled for religious nationalism and military campaigns

Europe Calls Gas and Nuclear Energy ‘Green’ – The New York Times

Source: Europe Calls Gas and Nuclear Energy ‘Green’ – The New York Times

In a landmark vote for Europe’s climate and energy policies, the European Parliament on Wednesday endorsed labeling some gas and nuclear energy projects as “green,” allowing them access to hundreds of billions of euros in cheap loans and even state subsidies.

The […]

Emissions from mining cause ‘up to £2.5tn’ in environmental damages each year – Carbon Brief

Source: Emissions from mining cause ‘up to £2.5tn’ in environmental damages each year – Carbon Brief

Extractive industries provide the world with fossil fuels, metal ores and mineral resources, but the new research, published in the Journal for Cleaner Production, finds that their total environmental costs amount to as much as £4tn ($5tn) every year. Most […]

Supreme Court Wounded, but Didn’t Kill, Biden Climate Powers – The American Prospect

Source: Supreme Court Wounded, but Didn’t Kill, Biden Climate Powers – The American Prospect

The Supreme Court just dealt a blow to the Biden administration’s ability to reduce climate pollution, precisely when we need all hands on deck to address the climate emergency. In a bad but limited decision, the Court curtailed a section of power […]

How Carbon Emissions Are Shaping Up in 2022 – The Atlantic

Source: How Carbon Emissions Are Shaping Up in 2022 – The Atlantic