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On Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California, an old apartment building got a complete makeover. This affordable home now has rooftop solar and new insulation, and runs entirely on electricity, so residents don’t use fossil fuels for heating or cooking. Maggie Messerschmidt of consultancy Arup said such retrofits could reduce climate-warming carbon pollution. It can also save people money on utility bills, improve indoor air quality, and reduce air leakage and drafts. Messerschmitt: “These thermal comfort advantages, air quality advantages should be available to everyone…” …regardless of income. But affordable housing renovations like the one in Santa Monica remain rare.…
not many people know Paul Homewood h/t Paul Kolker Scotland's last refinery – Grangemouth – to close we learned last week400 jobs were lost. The factory, co-owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos, is set to close due to UK to soon ban new petrol and diesel cars Reach the net zero target. Grangemouth produces most of the petrol, diesel, heating oil and aviation fuel used in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. Ineos said the closure reflected lower fuel demand due to the “imminent ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles”. Unite union general secretary Sharon Graham also highlighted the…
From the Daily Caller Marianne Angela journalist A federal judge on Thursday temporarily halted enforcement in five states of a Biden-Harris administration rule aimed at reducing methane emissions and minimizing natural gas waste on federal lands. According to the “Capitol Hill” report, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor issued a preliminary injunction to temporarily prevent the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from enforcing orders in North Dakota, Montana, Texas, and Wyoming in April. and new rules implemented in Utah. The states argue that federal rules requiring oil and gas companies to implement waste reduction and leak detection programs on public…
From Climate Warehouse Mark Morano https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-09-11/climate-anxiety-and-the-kid-question Author: Jade S. Shockwave Excerpt: Jade S. Sasser is an associate professor in the Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of California, Riverside. Her research explores the relationship between reproductive justice, women’s health, and climate change, and she is the host of the podcast Climate Anxiety and Children’s Issues. The following is an excerpt from her new book, Climate Anxiety and Children: Deciding whether to have children in an uncertain future, published earlier this year. These respondents had more knowledge about climate change than most. They are all college educated; most…
Article by Eric Worrell As Australia heads into the next round of state and federal elections, Australia's activist federal government is pushing for laws to quell media criticism of its key policy positions. 'Attack on our freedoms': Government's revised online disinformation bill slammed as 'chilling attack' on free speech Labour's new online disinformation bill has been slammed as a “chilling attack” on free speech, with critics claiming the government's definition of “serious harm” could cover “any dissent”. By Patrick Hannaford Digital Reporter4 min readSeptember 12, 2024 – 5:00 pm … Communications Minister Michel Rowland introduced the legislation to parliament on…
After a warm, sunny weekend in the Baltimore area, showers are possible throughout the week.Sunday will be sunny with a high near 84 degrees and winds of 7 to 10 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Sunday night will be sunny with a low of about 59 degrees.[Get the latest weathercast from FOX45 News]Monday will be sunny, with a high near 79 degrees and winds around 9 mph. Monday night will be the start of the week's rain chances. The weather will become cloudy with a chance of showers after 2amMonday night low temperatures will be around 65 degrees,…
Yesterday's south coast wind pattern Preface: Since the Bodega ocean buoy is NW 23g29 and the 449Hz profiler has mean wind speed 35 Right on high, my beloved Pt. Reyes is 23g3 I'd better leave it alone: Sunday weather forecast: The strong northwest sea breeze eliminated the eddies and south coast winds, and the huge 3,100-mile-wide North Pacific high pressure and Great Basin low pressure seized the steering wheel of the weather machine. Overnight, a massive Gulf of Alaska storm pushed the NPH to the west coast, with northerly winds battering beaches from Canada to Bahanan Cabo. Low pressure extends…
from legal riots by Leslie Eastman Back in 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom introduced a bill to give the state’s iconic West Joshua trees “protected” status. The West Joshua Tree Conservation Act comes after the California Fish and Game Commission failed to act on a petition filed more than three years ago to have the California desert biomarker listed under the California Endangered Species Act. 》Threatened species. “Compromise is always painful,” said Brendan Cummings, conservation director at the Center for Biological Diversity and one of the petition's authors. “But at the end of the day, I would be happy if…
From the Daily Caller Nick PopeContributor The Biden-Harris administration gave a major steelmaker $500 million in funding to go green in March, but the company's chief executive told Politico the company may have to give up the money. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced in March that Cleveland-Cliffs was selected to receive $500 million in funding to help the company produce “green” low-carbon steel. However, CEO Lourenco Goncalves told Politico that his company may have to give up the funding because buyers appear to have no interest in spending more for the company's “green” steel, And Cleveland Cliffs still has…
A report published by National Public Radio (NPR) on September 9 asked this question: Can America's favorite red wine withstand climate change? The answer is yes, even though the story wrongly suggests the opposite. Data shows that Napa Valley grapes have experienced hotter temperatures in the past, and despite more than 30 years of global warming, grape production in the region has actually increased. Here are some excerpts from the article: But increasingly severe heat waves are taking a toll on grape varieties, especially during late summer ripening. As temperatures continue to rise, the wine industry is slowly facing a…