Friday, May 17, 2024

Wind turbines supplied 99% of Scotland electricity demand last month

Wind generated enough electricity to power 7.116 million homes, or about three times the number of Scottish households.

Climate change could force 216 million to flee home

To slow the factors driving climate migration and avoid these worst-case outcomes, the report recommends a series of steps world leaders can take.

The impact of Green New Deals on Latin America

A new wave of extractivism from the Global South is the hidden side of the energy transitions in the North.

What do Louisiana pipeline explosion and Dakota Access pipeline have in common? Phillips 66

Aging pipelines are seen as a major issue that could create catastrophes.

Another set back for TransCanada: Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska to go through ‘robust...

Since the pipeline will now follow an alternative route and not its original route, Morris wrote the government "cannot escape their responsibility."

Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 21

Microplastics in beer, CNN "fact check" on Medicare for All is bogus, ZInke caught red handed trying to sell off public lands, and more.
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Another Flint? Newark, NJ, faces public health crisis over lead contamination in city’s water...

Thousands of residents in Newark, New Jersey, remain unable to drink their tap water in an enduring public health nightmare. Lead contamination...

Electric solutions to decarbonize your life

The goal is to electrify your big-ticket items—your car, furnace, stove—to decarbonize your domain. This is both essential for climate change … and good for your health!

Despite climate crisis, politicians will double the production of energy from fossil fuels

“Fossil-fuel-producing nations must recognize their role and responsibility in closing the production gap and steering us towards a safe climate future.”

Wisconsin leads on climate research, even as agencies cut science from websites

“If you’re not recognizing that burning fossil fuels is causing climate change, then you’re not looking for solutions that reduce climate change.”