Author: cne4h
Transcript: Pastor Gerald Durley has been fighting for racial justice since joining the Tennessee student movement more than 60 years ago. He said today, fighting climate change and fossil fuel pollution is a key part of the fight. Dooley: “In order for us to truly grasp civil rights … you have to have a healthy and safe environment.” But black and brown communities are more likely to be located near factories and power plants that burn fossil fuels. As a result, this can worsen asthma and other health problems due to the greater risk of air pollution. And they are…
A recent article Washington Post It caught my attention. It outlines the staggering losses of over 3 million birds among breeding adults over the past half century (water birds are an exception due to wetland protection). [emphasis, links added] This article continues to discuss possible reasons. Not surprisingly, habitat is lost in it. Then, of course, the leading common suspects were rounded up. That's climate change. this Postal – yes Postal – Solar energy and wind farms are not the main culprit. That is the third track of the green industrial complex. Postal, The New York Timesand NPR dares not…
Never in the history of the Swiss Alps has a glacier caused such destruction as the one that collapsed in stunning fashion on May 28. After a few days of ominous advances, coupled with rockslides pipeline on top, the front section of the Birch Glacier, or Birchgletscher, hurtled into the Lötschental Valley at speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour (120 mph). Most of the evacuated villages Blatten (Pop. 300) are buried in fragment cones up to 100 meters (328 feet). One person is missing and assumed to be dead. “The collapse of the birch glacier is unprecedented in…
Transcript: During the downpour, rainwater can clean the soil in people's yards and gardens and carve small gulls. It can overwhelm the storm system, flooding urban roads and sidewalks. But for towns, there is an easy way to reduce flood risk – planting trees. A tree's leaves and branches caught some rain when it rained, thus hitting the ground. And the dripping thing will fall more gently, rather than slamming into the soil and causing erosion. Under the trees, the fallen leaves and vegetation also captured some water, so they rushed into the rain at once. The roots of a…
The ever-changing climate financial landscape requires coordination and transparency to act uniformly. CPI's compass for climate finance reform lists milestones to change the way funds flow and their outcomes. Tracking and connecting progress with clear goals can help transition from words to results. Climate financing is undergoing a fundamental shift. As multilateral institutions face rising debt, limited fiscal space and decentralized global coordination, countries are turning to regional and domestic solutions to bridge their climate financing gaps. This shift reflects the needs and opportunities of strong local capital markets and financial institutions in emerging economies that can expand resilient, impartial…
Every summer, as climate activists increasingly warn of the killer heat waves, the German government has developed a heat wave protection plan that calls for more harsh guidelines on hot days and bans sporting events. [emphasis, links added] The German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) has proposed three new heat wave safety plans to better cope with the health effects of heat waves. According to a BMG press release, German authorities are expanding the “Health Heat Wave Protection Program” to include areas of sports, pharmacies and psychotherapy practices. Authorities seem to believe that adults still haven’t learned how to do…
Climate change on the earth. Historical records are very clear in this reality, and information about the current changing climate is being collected and studied due to the greater flooding of modern equipment and temperature recording equipment. [emphasis, links added] The problem is the assumption that with this greater ability to track and collect global climate information, humans can be completely sure how and why climate changes. Ecofascist even has arrogant people who believe that humans have the ability to control it. Will humans contribute to current climate change? According to the Hall of Climate Alert, the answer to this…
The Lower Inflation Act is the most ambitious climate law in U.S. history, and Congress may soon retreat despite the fact that Congress generates more than 400,000 new clean energy jobs. In a new video conversation, environmental scientist Dana Nuccitelli, a research coordinator for the nonprofit Citizen Climate Hall and Yale University’s climate link, joined Pearl Marvell, editor of Yale University’s climate link to explain the dangers. The IRA has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in 2022 through Democrats in 2022, from electric vehicle tax credits to new solar panel factories. But now, Republican senators are considering a bill…
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) released part of a Republican settlement bill late Wednesday, which includes major cuts to the green energy tax credit and initiatives under former President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). [emphasis, links added] The bill text requires the repeal of undominated IRA funds under the authority of the EPW. If the EPW Republicans are heading, then the “One, Big Beautiful” bill would also enable the IRA's decade-long methane emissions fees to be implemented and repeal President Joe Biden's final rule on emission standards on tail-tables, a key sector for Democrats' de…
In addition to any hype and illusion of transitioning to a net-zero green energy paradise, the global population growth and increased electrification of vehicles, coupled with the huge demand for reliable power for new artificial intelligence and giant data centers, can also drive the need for all reliable energy sources and infrastructure for reliable energy including coal, including coal. [emphasis, links added] According to the Wall Street Journal estimates, on April 15, 2024, data centers that account for about 2.5% of U.S. electricity in 2022 are expected to consume more than 20% by 2030. 24/7 power is required to compete…