#Tree of ‘Lies’ for Shameless Joe Biden: Devine

#Tree of ‘Lies’ for Shameless Joe Biden: Devine

“#Tree of ‘Lies’ for Shameless Joe Biden: Devine” President Biden’s tall tale about going to the Tree of Life synagogue after the 2018 massacre is not the product of an ageing memory but symptomatic of a lifetime of lies. It’s only now, with “Honest Joe” in the top job, that this character flaw is starting…

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#Election 2021: Change is on the menu. Will we order it?

#Election 2021: Change is on the menu. Will we order it?

“#Election 2021: Change is on the menu. Will we order it?” Bruce Anderson is chairman of Abacus Data and Summa Communications and a partner in Spark Advocacy If you had to describe—in one word—U.S. national elections today, you could do worse than settle on chaos. Efforts to limit voting rights, redrawing boundaries for political ends,…

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#The urgency to act on climate is surging in Canada

#The urgency to act on climate is surging in Canada

“#The urgency to act on climate is surging in Canada” Monica Gattinger and Nik Nanos: New data shows Canadians want to be ambitious about climate change. But public confidence in the ability to take action is weak. Monica Gattinger is Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, Chair of Positive Energy, and a…

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#California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West

#California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West

“#California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West” QUINCY, Calif. — Thousands of homes in Northern California remain threatened by the nation’s largest wildfire as unstable weather creates a high danger of new blazes erupting across the West. Weekend thunderstorms across the northern Sierra didn’t produce much rain, instead whipping up winds and unleashing…

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#If your coffee’s going downhill, blame climate change

#If your coffee’s going downhill, blame climate change

“#If your coffee’s going downhill, blame climate change” LONDON/NEW YORK/SAO PAULO, Aug 16 – Coffee leader Brazil is turning to stronger and more bitter robusta beans, which are hardier in the heat than the delicate arabica, in a sign of how climate change is affecting global markets – and shaping our favorite flavors. Brazil is the world’s biggest…

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#Joe Biden just reminded the nation why the Green New Deal is just not feasible

#Joe Biden just reminded the nation why the Green New Deal is just not feasible

“#Joe Biden just reminded the nation why the Green New Deal is just not feasible” On Monday, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ordered a “code red,” releasing a “landmark” report warning that global warming was an existential threat to humanity, “unequivocally” blaming humans and demanding rapid action to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. “What the…

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#July was hottest month on record, NOAA says

#July was hottest month on record, NOAA says

“#July was hottest month on record, NOAA says” Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, U.S. weather officials announced. As extreme heat waves struck parts of the United States and Europe, the globe averaged 62.07 degrees (16.73 degrees Celsius) last month, beating out the previous record set in…

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#The best new mini-golf spots in NYC for summer 2021

#The best new mini-golf spots in NYC for summer 2021

“#The best new mini-golf spots in NYC for summer 2021” It’s time to add some long-term thinking to your short-golf game.  A new climate change themed mini golf course opened on the Williamsburg waterfront last month, weaving critical lessons about the future of the city and planet into 18 sustainably built holes.  It’s just one…

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#China cranks up carbon-intensive projects as climate crisis grows

#China cranks up carbon-intensive projects as climate crisis grows

“#China cranks up carbon-intensive projects as climate crisis grows” SHANGHAI – China announced scores of new carbon-intensive coal and steel projects in the first half of 2021, research showed on Friday just days after a key U.N. report urged immediate global action to curb use of fossil fuels and prevent runaway climate change. The push comes as climate experts exhort governments around the world to take drastic…

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#Fresh flooding in central China kills another 21 people

#Fresh flooding in central China kills another 21 people

“#Fresh flooding in central China kills another 21 people” BEIJING — Flooding in central China continued to cause havoc in both cities and rural areas, with authorities saying Friday that another 21 people had been killed and another four were missing. Floodwaters rose to 11.4 feet in Hubei province’s Liulin township following heavy rains that…

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