The US Energy Department is directing employees to avoid using terms related to the climate crisis in official communications, limiting the discussion of climate change issues in public documents and correspondence.
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E.P.A. Severely Limits Pollution From Coal Burning Power Plants
Supported by E.P.A. Severely Limits Pollution From Coal Burning Power Plants New regulations could spell the end for electric plants that burn coal, the fossil fuel that powered the country for more than a century. The Biden administration on Thursday placed the final cornerstone of its plan to tackle climate change: a regulation that would…
US releases ‘strongest ever’ car pollution rules in push for EV transition
US releases ‘strongest ever’ car pollution rules in push for EV transition The new environmental regulations fall short of more ambitious goals previously set by the Biden administration. Washington, DC – The United States has released what it calls the “strongest ever” regulations for car tailpipe pollution, as the country looks to accelerate its sales…
Climate change threatens snow cover at ski destinations worldwide
One in 8 ski destinations will lose all of their natural snow cover because of climate change by the end of the century, an analysis published this month in the journal PLOS One suggests. Researchers paired geographic data about current ski area locations and current snow cover days with climate models that predict what would…
Climate change is hitting the heart of Cajun country—through its crawfish
Climate change is hitting the heart of Cajun country—through its crawfish Drought and last winter’s hard freeze have caused a massive shortage, driving up prices by 500 percent or more. Dane Powell put his name on small-town east Texas when he opened Dane’s Crawfish and More in 2020. The restaurant was an immediate hit among…
Astrophysicist shoots down climate change denier
Then he suggests I take a selfie with Jillian* so he can post them side-by-side on Facebook and boast that we finally have two babies. People will ask if they’re twins, I’m sure. But they’re not twins. In fact, the babies aren’t even ours. James’ dream come true: Two babies! Rafi in the NICU with…
Business Aviation Soaring to Sustainability
Business Aviation Soaring to Sustainability January 09 2024 Advanced Aircrew Academy If the average American was an airplane, we’d be about as fuel efficient as an old Boeing 707. We consume roughly 76,646 pounds of food in a lifetime, which averages out to digesting six elephants. Because we balance that consumption over time and use…
Why cold weather doesn’t mean climate change is fake
Why cold weather doesn’t mean climate change is fake Weather and climate aren’t the same thing, and you can still expect harsh winter storms in a warming world. Cold, Arctic air has descended on large portions of the U.S. and across the South, where this kind of extreme winter weather is rare. In Texas, residents…
Nikki Haley Once Suggested Climate Change to Blame for Mass Immigration
Republican presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley once seemingly parroted a talking point used by Democrats that suggests climate change is partially to blame for mass immigration to the United States and other countries. In January 2017, Haley went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to be confirmed as ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in…
Air pollution from fossil fuels ‘kills 5 million people a year’
Air pollution from fossil fuel use is killing 5 million people worldwide every year, a death toll much higher than previously estimated, according to the largest study of its kind. The stark figures, published on the eve of the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai, will increase pressure on world leaders to take action. Among the…
