It’s 70 degrees warmer than normal in eastern Antarctica.
Scientists are flabbergasted.
‘This event is completely unprecedented and upended our expectations about the Antarctic climate system,’ one expert said.
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“All of the above” and a variable tax?
Matt Yglesias (slowboring.com) offers a very useful discussion about the interaction of oil prices, gas taxes, investment and the politics involvred. I learned a LOT of things I didn’t know here. Eco-economics at its best!
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Climate Reality Conference coming to Las Vegas
Join our training in June to explore the impacts of climate change in the US Southwest and the just solutions in our hands today. The effects of the climate crisis are already all too clear…
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Endless Geothermal Power Now Reach-able
A company called Quaise raised $63m to deploy, next year, a laser drill that can bore more than 12.4 miles (20 km) into the Earth’s crust. This article has incredible some stats on what this might do for GT energy!
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These Solar Panels Help Grow Crops in the Desert
Using a unique hydrogel, scientists in Saudi Arabia have successfully drawn water out of the dry air for growing spinach—while producing electricity from the solar panels that power it all.
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Americans are WILLING to get active, if asked
Americans are getting increasingly “active” in demanding that government and industry address the climate. And 46% of the “Alarmed” category is WILLING TO GET ACTIVE IF ASKED.
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Let’s Talk: Climate Confab Announced
CCL-Las Vegas announced a major event for Sunday afternoon, April 24th. Learn all about it at Let’s Talk: Climate Solutions.
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Local Economist Likes Carbon Fee
MY NAME is Betsy Fadali. I was born in Reno and have lived here most of my life, getting two of my three degrees at UNR. I work as an economist at the Nevada Housing…
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Vegas Group Leaders Discuss Heat Effects and Health
Join Zoominar with CCL Vegas member Dr. Jacob Altholz and Group Leader Dr. Joanne Leovy discussing the health effects of excess heat for the Southern Nevada group of the Sierra Club
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Electric Planes Are Coming Sooner Than You Think
The first rollouts for a major airline—with United—are due in 2026, and countries like Denmark and Sweden have announced plans to make all domestic flights fossil fuel–free by 2030.
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What the latest IPCC report says about carbon fee and dividend
The press accurately reported how dire the latest IPCC report was. But they didn’t report the explicit support of carbon fee and dividend.
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World Shipping Council Endorses Global Carbon Pricing
Ocean shipping is a notoriously “difficult to transition” to clean energy. This leading international trade group calls on governments to take six steps to help, starting with carbon pricing.
