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Tagged: environment

Trump says he wants Keystone XL Pipeline to be built

Trump says he wants Keystone XL Pipeline to be built

Via:   •  Confucius  •  14 Comments  •  one month ago

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60 Scientists Want to Block the Sun: Solar Geoengineering Facts

60 Scientists Want to Block the Sun: Solar Geoengineering Facts


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  8 months ago

Scientists Discover Birds Lied About Being Related To Dinosaurs

Scientists Discover Birds Lied About Being Related To Dinosaurs


Via: outis  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  last year

It's s-o-o-o-o sad...
Experts warn invasive hammerhead worms secrete "nasty toxin" and can be a foot long. Here's what to know. - CBS News

Experts warn invasive hammerhead worms secrete "nasty toxin" and can be a foot long. Here's what to know. - CBS News


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  2 years ago

Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow

Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow


Via: gullivers-island  •  Environment/Climate  •  0 Comments  •  3 years ago

"The most likely source of these airborne microplastics is local scientific research stations," researcher Alex Aves wrote in the journal, Cryosphere. Oh.
California Doesn't Know What To Do With Old EV Batteries

California Doesn't Know What To Do With Old EV Batteries

Via:   •  News Viners  •  11 Comments  •  3 years ago

The solution for old EV batteries is obvious:  spend more money.  Politicians can fix any problem by simply spending other people's money.   Repurposing old EV batteries for grid electricity...
Greta Thunberg says it's 'strange' Biden is considered a leader on climate change

Greta Thunberg says it's 'strange' Biden is considered a leader on climate change

Via:   •  The Deplorables  •  28 Comments  •  3 years ago

The more these activists bleat 'somebody has to DO something' while doing nothing themselves, politicians take advantage of that lack of leadership to create a power vacuum for their own benefit....
Energy Policy After the Texas Blackouts

Energy Policy After the Texas Blackouts

Via:   •  We the People  •  17 Comments  •  4 years ago

Climate Change Survey: Majority of Voters Support Initiatives

Climate Change Survey: Majority of Voters Support Initiatives

Via:   •  News Viners  •  61 Comments  •  4 years ago

Political science won't address climate change.  The only thing political science accomplishes is misleading the public into accepting bad policy. We know human activities can affect climate....
The Mystery of the World's Loneliest Penguins | WIRED

The Mystery of the World's Loneliest Penguins | WIRED


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  5 Comments  •  4 years ago

Trump Administration Declines to Tighten Soot Rules, Despite Link to Covid Deaths

Trump Administration Declines to Tighten Soot Rules, Despite Link to Covid Deaths

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  2 Comments  •  5 years ago

Hey! You gotta unnerstan! Ain't got much more time... Gotta kill as many as we can!
The Climate Debt the U.S. Owes the World

The Climate Debt the U.S. Owes the World

Via:   •  News Viners  •  5 Comments  •  5 years ago

Another variation of the dying polar bears theme.  Environmentalism has become nothing more than a sentimental guilt trip.  The nonproductive activism of justice warriors will still leave Blanca...
The Supreme Court, Gundy v. United States, and the administrative state: The conservative justices may paralyze the Biden administration.

The Supreme Court, Gundy v. United States, and the administrative state: The conservative justices may paralyze the Biden administration.


Via: thomas  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  5 years ago

General Motors Drops Support for Trump Climate Rollbacks

General Motors Drops Support for Trump Climate Rollbacks

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

The automobile industry is facing huge challenges. We don't need conflict between it and the government.
Minnesota Wolves Are Eating Beavers and Reshaping Wetlands

Minnesota Wolves Are Eating Beavers and Reshaping Wetlands

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

We've always heard of beavers as builders. Now we know who the architect is...
Warmongering Female Mongooses Lead Their Groups Into Battle to Mate With the Enemy

Warmongering Female Mongooses Lead Their Groups Into Battle to Mate With the Enemy

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

Aggressive females!! ... unless there's a catch?
Under Trump, Criminal Prosecutions for Pollution Dropped Sharply

Under Trump, Criminal Prosecutions for Pollution Dropped Sharply

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

U.S. EPA removes requirement for curbing toxic air pollutants | Reuters

U.S. EPA removes requirement for curbing toxic air pollutants | Reuters

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

Gray parrots separated at zoo after swearing a blue streak - ABC News

Gray parrots separated at zoo after swearing a blue streak - ABC News


Via: flynavy1  •  News & Politics  •  33 Comments  •  5 years ago

Frog Eats Beetle. Beetle Crawls Through Guts to Escape

Frog Eats Beetle. Beetle Crawls Through Guts to Escape

Via:   •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  5 years ago

Easy come, easy go.  I guess sometimes you just have to wade through the crap.
Eight go mad in Arizona: how a lockdown experiment went horribly wrong

Eight go mad in Arizona: how a lockdown experiment went horribly wrong

Via:   •  News Viners  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

Blast from the past.  The future has already been tried and forgotten. There are several images and a trailer for 'Spaceship Earth' in the article, click on the link.
The progressive climate plan is heavy on symbols and burdens

The progressive climate plan is heavy on symbols and burdens

Via:   •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  5 years ago

Same reheated tripe, different day. Democrats have no more intention of addressing climate change than do Republicans.  Republicans and Democrats are arguing over money.  They are not arguing...
George Carlin - Saving the Planet

George Carlin - Saving the Planet


Via: it-is-me  •  Op/Ed  •  7 Comments  •  6 years ago

7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support?

7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support?


Via: dignitatem-societatis  •  Other  •  298 Comments  •  7 years ago

7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support? By  Andrew D. Hwang Humans are the most populous large mammal on Earth today, and probably in all of geological history....
Mercury is an overlooked component of air pollution. Here are 5 offenders, and some ways to clear the air.

Mercury is an overlooked component of air pollution. Here are 5 offenders, and some ways to clear the air.


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  8 years ago

Warnings about mercury in fish and seafood have gotten plenty of attention in recent years. But where does all that mercury come from in the first place? Apparently, the largest sources of...
Business Insider: "Elon Musk just threatened to leave Trump's advisory councils if the US withdraws from the Paris climate deal"

Business Insider: "Elon Musk just threatened to leave Trump's advisory councils if the US withdraws from the Paris climate deal"


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  53 Comments  •  8 years ago

Elon Musk and Donald Trump. AP/ Evan Vucci Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he would leave President Donald Trump's advisory councils if the US withdrew from the Paris Agreement. Trump is...