Tag: CO2
Carbon’s climbing curve: Confronting a climate unseen in millions of years
The current state of atmospheric CO2 levels, as revealed by the comprehensive study, marks a critical juncture in Earth's climatic history and humanity's future.
Capturing carbon with machines is a failure—so why are we subsidizing...
Policymakers are pouring money into techno-fixes to solve the climate crisis, even though scientific studies indicate nature-based solutions are all-around more effective.
CO2 storage plans risk leaving future generations with ‘carbon bombs’, energy...
Many climate plans rely on carbon capture and storage in some capacity to limit warming. But Chevron’s latest struggles with an Australian project cast doubt on CCS as a reliable solution.
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere hit highest level in 3...
"The rate of rise in the last decade has been faster than previous decades."
Concentration of CO2 hits record high
“The saddest thing is that this won’t be breaking news. And basically no one understands the full meaning of this.”
CO2 levels reached all-time high in 2016
Hopefully, this drastic increase in CO2 levels will be discussed and debated in the upcoming climate talks.
Conservative groups pushing Trump to exit Paris climate deal have taken...
The CO2 Coalition denies the evidence that humans are causing dangerous climate change and runs with the tag line “CO2 – Essential for Life.”
Scientists sound the alarm: CO2 levels race past point of no...
Emissions from fossil-fuel consumption have remained at historically high levels since 2011 and are expected to spike.
First Statewide Carbon Tax Is What Our Climate Moment Demands
Climate scientists like me need to be clear about the global danger. Putting a price on CO2 would slow warming more effectively than any other policy tool we have available.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.