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As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder

Source: As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder

The 10 Countries Phasing Out Coal Power the Fastest | World Resources Institute

Source: The 10 Countries Phasing Out Coal Power the Fastest | World Resources Institute

CIEL  Challenges Geoengineering

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ere’s what you need to know about these risky, unproven technologies:

Marine geoengineering will not eliminate the causes of the climate crisis or ocean acidification. These technologies do nothing to reduce or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, which are the major drivers behind climate change. No marine carbon dioxide removal techniques have been […]

“Make America Healthy Again” is dead – by Emily Atkin

Source: “Make America Healthy Again” is dead – by Emily Atkin

But I can’t entirely blame individuals for believing well-funded, widely-disseminated, professionally-crafted bullshit. So I’m going to say this with the most grace and sympathy toward my Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-admiring readers as I possibly can: There is nothing Kennedy can do at the Department […]

Peruvian farmer’s case against German energy giant RWE could reshape global climate accountability | AP News

Source: Peruvian farmer’s case against German energy giant RWE could reshape global climate accountability | AP News

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As a crucial climate lawsuit heads to trial in Germany next week, experts say the case brought by Peruvian farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya against German energy giant RWE could set a significant precedent in […]

The Climate Fix: Nuclear waste finds its forever home

Source: The Climate Fix: Nuclear waste finds its forever home

A new way to power data centers: pair clean energy and… | Canary Media

Source: A new way to power data centers: pair clean energy and… | Canary Media

By Jeff St. John

It’s become the animating question in the U.S. electricity industry: How can power-hungry data centers get the energy they need?

The obvious answers have proven insufficient. Solar and wind power projects face yearslong wait […]

Priests, nuns join protest to Indonesia’s geothermal project | National Catholic Reporter

Source: Priests, nuns join protest to Indonesia’s geothermal project | National Catholic Reporter

Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat

Source: Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat

What old trees can teach us about modern wildfires – The Washington Post

Source: What old trees can teach us about modern wildfires – The Washington Post