Enviro.News
This Arctic Circle Town Expected a Green Energy Boom. Then Came Bidenomics.
NYTimes - Environment -
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 17:58
Generous subsidies are helping the United States steal green industries from Europe, as countries race to secure the energy supplies of the future.
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Are You Getting Sticker Shock From Your Electric Bills? We Want to Hear About It.
NYTimes - Environment -
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 11:20
Electricity prices have increased across the country in recent years and we want to know about your bill.
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U.S. Gas Producers Are Racing to Sell to Asia. And Mexico Is Key.
NYTimes - Environment -
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:19
By next year, American natural gas will start flowing across Mexico to a major export terminal on the Pacific, reflecting a global energy landscape transformed by U.S. dominance in gas.
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How Earth Might Have Turned Into a Snowball
NYTimes - Environment -
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 22:29
A team of scientists thinks the planet may have been thrust into its longest ice age because less gas leaked out of volcanoes.
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Wildfire Smoke Will Worsen, New Study Shows, and Protections Are Few
NYTimes - Environment -
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 22:28
Climate change is amplifying wildfires, and more smoke means higher risk of heart and lung disease from inhaling tiny particles that can drift far and wide, researchers said.
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Is There a Climate Cost to Collecting Climate-Friendly Stuff, Like Mugs?
NYTimes - Environment -
Sat, 02/10/2024 - 08:52
A selling point of the Stanley Tumbler, today’s ‘it’ mug, is sustainability: one mug to replace many disposables. But things get complicated when you end up with lots of anything.
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In a Victory for Poland Spring, Maine Rejects New Groundwater Limits
NYTimes - Environment -
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 14:14
The bottled-water company last year tried to kill legislation aimed at protecting aquifers at a time when many are at risk nationally.
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Monarch Butterfly Numbers Are Down Sharply at Wintering Areas in Mexico
NYTimes - Environment -
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 08:06
Scientists said the decline appeared to be driven by hot, dry conditions in the United States and Canada that reduced food supply.
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Grading Biden’s Big Law
NYTimes - Environment -
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 07:19
The climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act is popular with businesses. But its cost is expected to double over the next decade, and its outlook is uncertain.
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Michael Mann Awarded $1 Million in Defamation Lawsuit
NYTimes - Environment -
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 22:49
The researcher had sued two writers for libel and slander over comments about his work. The jury awarded him damages of more than $1 million.
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Why the Cost of Biden’s Climate Law Keeps Going Up
NYTimes - Environment -
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 19:05
Forecasters say the president’s clean-energy incentives will be more effective than they had originally expected, in part because of new federal regulations.
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Climate Information on Trial: Michael Mann’s Defamation Trial Wraps Up
NYTimes - Environment -
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 16:24
The scientist Michael Mann is challenging attacks on his work in a defamation suit that’s taken 12 years to come to trial.
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What Does the 1.5 C Marker of Global Warming Mean?
NYTimes - Environment -
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 14:54
Recent temperature rises have come uncomfortably close to a key benchmark: 1.5 degrees Celsius. It’s a bad sign for the world’s climate goals, but it’s not game over. Not yet.
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January Temperatures Hit Record Highs on Land and at Sea
NYTimes - Environment -
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 14:53
On the heels of Earth’s warmest year, January was the eighth month in a row in which global temperatures blew past previous records.
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Polluted Flowers Smell Less Sweet to Pollinators, Study Finds
NYTimes - Environment -
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 13:00
The research, involving primroses and hawk moths, suggests that air pollution could be interfering with plant reproduction.
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There’s a Super Bowl Extravaganza at Las Vegas Airports, Too
NYTimes - Environment -
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 11:58
Around 1,000 private aircraft are expected at Las Vegas airports for the Super Bowl. It matters for climate change, and maybe for Taylor Swift, too.
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How Ford’s F-150 Lightning, Once in Hot Demand, Lost Its Luster
NYTimes - Environment -
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 10:10
Some buyers said the electric Lightning did not meet expectations, and Ford has slashed its production plans for the pickup because sales are lagging.
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Scientists Use Sea Sponges to Study Global Warming Back to 1700
NYTimes - Environment -
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 10:03
Research on a long-lived but rarely seen species in the Caribbean is helping scientists piece together a revised history of climate change.
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Biden Administration Toughens Limits on Deadly Air Pollution
NYTimes - Environment -
Wed, 02/07/2024 - 08:32
The E.P.A. says the new rule will prevent 4,500 premature deaths annually. Industry leaders are expected to challenge the regulation, saying it will harm the economy.
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Southern California Braces for Potential Mudslides as Rain Continues
NYTimes - Environment -
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 23:12
Weather experts warned that additional rain on top of saturated soil in the Los Angeles region could still cause hillsides to collapse.
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